Ohio sets April 24-May 23 spring turkey season for most counties

Ohio's spring wild turkey hunting season will run April 24-May 23, 2027, in the south zone, which includes Firelands counties, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced.

The Ohio Wildlife Council approved the dates Oct. 28, according to the agency's Oct. 29 announcement. The south zone covers 83 counties. The northeast zone consists of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties and has a May 1-30 season.

In both zones, regular-season hunting hours will run from 30 minutes before sunrise until noon for the first nine days, then from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset for the rest of the season, ODNR said.