Outdoor Briefs

All About Goats - Fall Webinar Series The Ohio State University Extension Small Ruminants Team is hosting a 6-part All About Goats! Fall Webinar series. The webinar series will answer producers' questions concerning their herds and help new producers start their herds. Whether you are thinking about or raising Dairy or Meat goats, this webinar is for you. All youth livestock exhibitors are encouraged to attend. The schedule for the series is as follows: Fencing and Pastures - Sept. 23 Dairy Products - Oct. 7 Custom Browsing and Grazing - Oct. 21 Kidding - Nov. 4 Herd Estrus Synchronization and Artificial Insemination - Nov. 18 Legality of Selling Goat By-Products - Dec. 2 Introducing Dairy into a Meat Herd - Dec. 16 Webinars are hosted via Zoom from 7-8 p.m. Registration is required and can be completed by visiting go.osu.edu/allaboutgoatsfall. Ohio's Fall Hunting Seasons Begin in September COLUMBUS — Ohio's hunting seasons for squirrel, dove, and specific waterfowl open in early September, according to a release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Archers can look forward to white-tailed deer hunting, scheduled to begin later that month. Hunting season for squirrel (fox, red and grey), dove, rail (Virginia and sora), snipe, and gallinule begin Sept. 1, early Canada goose hunting runs from Sept. 7-15, and early teal (blue-winged and green-winged) hunting is from Sept. 7-Sept. 22 Early in the hunting season, squirrels are found in forests and woodlands that have beech, oak, and hickory trees. Squirrel season continues through Jan. 31, 2025. Doves have been a popular game bird in Ohio since 1995. They are plentiful during the start of the season, especially in agricultural areas and open fields, and migrate to southern habitats for the winter. Dove season runs through Nov. 3, with a second season open from Dec. 7 to Jan. 1, 2025. Canada geese, blue-winged teal, and green-winged teal are some of the earliest migratory waterfowl to arrive in Ohio's wetlands. Waterfowl hunting is best in agricultural fields, from the shores of wetlands or ponds, or from a boat. Waterfowl identification is important in the early season, when similar species are not legal game, so it is a good idea to review an identification guide before an early season hunt. Deer archery season is not far behind, with statewide hunting opening on Sept. 28. Hunters in the disease surveillance area (all of Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties as well as Auglaize and Jackson townships in Allen County) can begin archery hunting on Saturday, Sept. 14. This year, hunters can use deer management permits, valid for antlerless deer, through Sunday, Dec. 22, which is the last day of the bonus deer gun hunting season. Check the hunting regulations booklet for more info. Hunters are reminded to check the current regulations for changes to season dates and daily limits as the 2024 fall seasons begin. Visit wildohio.gov for more information The free HuntFish OH app is available to conveniently purchase hunting and fishing licenses, check game, view wildlife area maps, and much more. The HuntFish OH mobile app is available for iOS and Android users in the app store or Google Play. Users can check deer and wild turkey harvests through the app, even without an internet connection.