During a meeting of the Ohio Wildlife Council in mid-April, the council received a proposal to reduce the ruffed grouse season hunting dates and open counties due to long-term trends in declining grouse numbers.
Proposed grouse season dates are from Friday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 26, with a daily limit of one bird. Season dates would be aligned for public and private land. The proposal would allow grouse hunting in Adams, Athens, Belmont, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington counties.
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