Hunters across Ohio now have the opportunity to apply for Ohio Department of Natural ResourcesDivision of Wildlife controlled access lotteries that offer a unique opportunity to pursue several different species across the state.
Successful applicants will receive a permit, rules, and a hunting area map. Permits are offered for mourning dove, quail, waterfowl, white-tailed deer, ring-necked pheasant, small game, turkey, and trapping.
Apply for:
The following turkey hunts will be offered:
2768-Killbuck Marsh WA Mentor Turkey Hunt
2769 – Killbuck Marsh Turkey Hunt [NEW FOR 2025]
2782-Killbuck Marsh WA Youth Turkey Hunt
2784 – Eagle Creek Mentor Turkey Hunt
2785 – Eagle Creek Youth Turkey Hunt
2786 – Eagle Creek Turkey Hunt
2777 – Killdeer Plains Mentor Turkey Hunt
2787 – Killdeer Plains Youth Turkey Hunt
2788 – Killdeer Plains Turkey Hunt
2778 – La Su An Youth Turkey Hunt
2789 – La Su An Mentor Turkey
2790 – La Su An Turkey
2770-Mosquito Creek WA Turkey Hunt
2783 – Mosquito Creek Youth Turkey Hunt
2791 – Mosquito Creek WA Mentor Turkey
2792 – Woodland Trails WA Youth Turkey
2793 – Woodland Trails WA Mentor Turkey
2794 – Woodland Trails WA Turkey
You must be fully licensed and permitted to hunt the species for which you are applying.
Hunters may apply for each hunt once annually.
Apply online in March for turkey hunts and Castalia trout fishing, October for trapping, and July for all other species. Each application is $3 and is non-refundable. Applications can also be taken over the phone at 1-866-703-1928 for a service fee of $5.50.
Youth: Hunters must be under 18 at the time of application to apply for youth hunts. Hunters must be under 18 at the time of the hunt to participate in youth hunts.
Mentor hunts: Mentor hunts are designed to introduce new hunters of any age, the mentee, to hunting or to hunting a species they have not pursued before. As an incentive to be a mentor and introduce new hunters, both the mentee and the mentor can participate in the hunt if they win a permit. Applications for mentor hunts can be purchased by either the mentor, the mentee, or both. To qualify as a mentee, the applicant must either be under 18 at the time of application or not have harvested the species for which they are applying in the previous five years. A mentor can be anyone willing to introduce a mentee to hunting or hunting a particular species.
Adults: Anyone 18 or older at the time of application.
Mobility Impaired: A mobility-impaired person is any person, regardless of age, who is subject to a physiological defect or deficiency regardless of its cause, nature, or extent that renders the person unable to move about without the aid of crutches, a wheelchair, or any other form of support, or that limits the person’s functional ability to ambulate, climb, descend, sit, rise, or perform any related function.
Open: Open to all applicants.
Veteran: Permittee will need to show valid drivers license with a veterans ID or a DD214.
Mentor hunts are designed to introduce new hunters of any age, the mentee, to hunting or to hunting a species they have not pursued before. As an incentive to be a mentor and introduce new hunters, both the mentee and the mentor can participate in the hunt if they win a permit. Applications for mentor hunts can be purchased by either the mentor, the mentee, or both. To qualify as a mentee, the applicant must either be under 18 at the time of application or not have harvested the species for which they are applying in the previous five years. A mentor can be anyone willing to introduce a mentee to hunting or hunting a particular species.
Lotteries will be drawn the week after the application period ends.
Applicants will receive an email with their results once the lotteries are drawn.
Visit the Ohio Wildlife Licensing System or the HuntFish OH mobile app. Hunters are required to have a printed or digital copy of their permit on the day of the hunt.
Follow the steps listed in the ‘How will I know if I’m drawn?’ tab to view your lottery results and retrieve your permit.
Hunters are required to have a printed or digital copy of their permit on the day of the hunt, so either print your permit or navigate to it on the HuntFish OH mobile app
Each permit includes the name of the hunt, the date, and the unit for which you are permitted.
Hunt rules and maps are provided along with the permit. It is your responsibility to know and follow the rules of the hunt and to study the map and know to which unit you are assigned. Failure to follow controlled hunt rules and conditions could result in dismissal from the hunt, in addition to criminal charges pursuant to OAC 1501:31-9-01(T)
Should you have any questions about your permit, contact information for the hunt for which you are permitted is provided in the rules sheet. Additionally, you can call 1-800-WILDLIFE.
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