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🙌🏻 Today we brought together our staff from across the state for an all team meeting at @OhioState. This is the first time in recent memory that we have been able to bring our full team together. 🤩

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🦃 Wild turkey hunters across Ohio have harvested 10,574 birds so far during the 2024 spring season: https://ow.ly/K8xJ50RszC2 🙌

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🐟 2024-2025 Fishing Regulations Available 📲🎣 You can go fishing year-round, but it's important to be aware of Ohio's fishing regulations. The laws can be different for fishing specific waters and catching certain fish species: https://ow.ly/ENuV50Rr4Xw🔴 Changes from the previous regulations booklet are listed in red text. The biggest changes are:⏺️ Nonresident students who are actively enrolled full-time in an Ohio college or university qualify for a resident license if they live in Ohio at the time of purchase.⏺️ Site-specific regulations for crappie and brook trout have been updated on pages 10 and 11.

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🎣 There is still time to catch a rainbow trout this spring! Our agency is releasing over 85,000 rainbow trout at 95 locations across the state. Stockings will continue through the beginning of May.💫 ohiodnr.gov/troutstockings

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🤩 GOOD NEWS from Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves⭐️ 102 Acres Along Little Beaver Creek Become Ohio’s 147th State Nature Preserve 🙌🌿 High quality riparian wildlife habitat harboring rare plants along both sides of the Little Beaver Creek will be protected for generations to come. 🔗 https://ow.ly/u0Fw50Rp5E4

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🌳 This #ArborDay we are reminded of the vital role trees play in the lives of countless wild animals, like the pileated woodpecker.

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🦃 NEWS: Ohio hunters checked 4,367 bearded wild turkeys during the opening weekend of the spring 2024 season.📈 In 2023, hunters harvested 4,078 turkeys during the opening weekend. The three-year average during the first two days of the spring season from 2021 to 2023 is 3,758 birds. Not included in this year’s opening weekend results are the 1,785 wild turkeys taken during the youth-only weekend, April 13-14.⭐ The top 10 counties for wild turkeys checked during the opening weekend: 1️⃣ Belmont (146)2️⃣ Tuscarawas (139)3️⃣ Carroll (128)4️⃣ Meigs (128)5️⃣ Washington (128)6️⃣ Adams (127)7️⃣ Guernsey (126)8️⃣ Monroe (126)9️⃣ Gallia (125)🔟 Jefferson (119)🔗 https://ow.ly/Nvpn50Roi5t

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ICYMI: 🙌 Thanks to the 28 years of hard work and dedication of our staff and conservation partners we can once again readily see trumpeter swans fly through Ohio’s skies! https://ow.ly/j3Jo50Ritnw

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🤞 Best of Luck, Turkey Hunters! 🦃⛅ Ohio's spring turkey hunting season begins at sunrise for most of the state and Saturday, April 27 in the northeast zone (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, and Trumbull counties). The season is open until Sunday, May 19, while the northeast zone’s season concludes Sunday, May 26. 🟠 Hunting Resources🔶 HuntFish OH app: https://ow.ly/svGE50Rk0SK🔶 Hunting Regulations: https://ow.ly/r3fw50Rk0VB🔶 Wild Ohio Harvest Community: ohiodnr.gov/wohc📷 Wildlife Officer Kevin Newsome

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🦃 Youth Spring Turkey Hunting Success 🙌 ⏺️ Ohio's youth wild turkey hunters checked 1,785 birds during the special hunting weekend on April 13-14. ⏺️ The three-year average for wild turkeys taken during the two-day youth season (2021-2023) is 1,466 birds. ⏺️ In 2023, youth hunters harvested 1,823 turkeys on the corresponding weekend.🔗 https://ow.ly/4GTG50RjZMx📷: Nolan Thompson

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