Hunting season in full swing: Outdoors calendar

by D'Arcy Egan/Plain Dealer Reporter

Friday October 24, 2008, 9:41 PM

Hunting season

Squirrel: Sept. 1 through Jan. 31
Rails, moorhens: Sept. 1 through Nov. 9
Snipe: Sept. 1 through Nov. 30
White-tailed deer -- archery: Sept. 27 through Feb. 1
Wild turkey: Oct. 11 through Nov. 30
Ruffed grouse: Oct. 11 through Feb. 28
Woodcock: Oct. 11 through Nov. 24
White-tailed deer -- early muzzleloader: Oct. 20 through Oct. 25
Small game -- youth: Oct. 25-26
Small game -- youth: Nov. 1-2
Cottontail rabbit: Nov. 7 through Feb. 28
Ringneck pheasant: Nov. 7 through Jan. 11
Bobwhite quail: Nov. 7 through Nov. 30
Fox, raccoon: Nov. 10 through Jan. 31
White-tailed deer -- youth Gun: Nov. 22-23
White-tailed deer -- gun: Dec. 1 through Dec. 7
White-tailed Deer - gun: Dec. 20-21
Snipe: Dec. 8 through Dec. 23
Doves: Dec. 9 through Dec. 26.
White-tailed deer -- statewide muzzleloader: Dec. 27 through Dec. 30
Crow: Friday-Sunday only, through March 15
Coyote, wild boar: No closed season

Oct. 25: Crooked Creek Pistol League, Practical Pistol Competition, Crooked Creek Conservation Club, 4323 Rt. 534, Hartsgrove. Registration 8 a.m.-noon., $15, juniors $10. For semi-auto pistols, revolver, 9mm/.38 calibre or larger. Call Ed Henry, 440-221-4306. Visit www.practicalpistol.net.

Oct. 25: Buckeye Lake Catfish Challenge, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Deer Creek Catfish Association and NEOCATS. Registration at 8 a.m. Call Tom Long (740-649-6568) or Jeff Arrington (330-948-2108).

Oct. 25-26: Statewide youth small game hunting season. Call 1-800-WILDLIFE or visit wildohio.com.

Oct. 26: All-Breed Hunter's Trial, 8 a.m., South Cuyahoga Sportsmens Association, Erhart Rd., Chatham. To enter pointing or flushing dogs call Mike Kristof, 216-663-6427. For complete schedule visit hunterstrial.com.

Oct. 26: All-Breed Hunter's Field and Water Trial, 8 a.m., Crooked Creek Conservation Club, 4323 Rt. 534, 2 miles north of Rt. 6, Hartsgrove. To enter pointing or flushing dogs call Cindy Rogge, 440-858-2855. For complete schedule visit www.hunterstrial.com.

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