Columbiana County for Hunters

Birds, rabbits and fur in Columbiana County

Columbiana County waterfowl zone

Parts of Columbiana County sit in Zone B and Zone C; read the road boundary below before choosing a date. In Zone B the second duck split opens November 21, 2026 and closes January 10, 2027. The Zone B goose season ends February 15, 2027. Statewide, early teal and early Canada goose run September 5 to September 13, 2026, and the youth and veterans waterfowl days fall on October 3 to October 4, 2026. Woodcock hunters get October 16 to November 29, 2026; dove hunters get a September opener on September 1 and a December split. Waterfowl licensing: HIP every year, the $15.00 Ohio wetlands stamp and the $25.00 federal stamp for hunters 16 and up.

The zone rule describes the line this way: Lucas south of U.S. 24 and west of I-75; line from the Ashland County line along SR 3, SR 60, U.S. 30, SR 3, SR 226, SR 514, SR 754, SR 39, SR 241, U.S. 30 and SR 39 to Pennsylvania; plus remaining Lake Erie islands and waters.

Spring and fall turkey rules for Columbiana County

The South zone covers Columbiana County in spring. The 2026 dates (April 25 to May 24, 2026) are shown because ODNR had not announced spring 2027. Youth gobbler days in 2026: April 18 to April 19, 2026. In 2026, Columbiana County hunters checked 345 spring gobblers and jakes, placing it 13th of 88; four seasons earlier the total was 361. The county is one of the 70 fall turkey counties: October 1 to October 25, 2026, either sex, shotgun and shotshells only this year. Fall hunters checked 11 turkeys here in 2025.

Columbiana County squirrels to otters

Quail are closed in Columbiana County; ODNR opens them in only 16 counties and two wildlife areas. Expect squirrel hunters from September 1 and rabbit and pheasant hunters from November 6. Trappers here work fox, raccoon and other furbearers from November 10 to January 31, 2027, and beaver and otter from December 26; the county is otter Zone A. Season otter limit: 3 total, max. 1 from Zone B. Trappers can run mink and muskrat sets until February 28, 2027.

Zones from OAC 1501:31-7-07 and the digest waterfowl pages; seasons from the 2026-27 season dates; turkey from the turkey rules with spring and fall results (2023 spring; 2024 spring; 2025 spring; 2026 spring; 2023 fall; 2024 fall; 2025 fall); quail from OAC 1501:31-15-21; otter zones from the trapping pages; stamps from the license list. Checked November 6, 2026.

Columbiana County hunting calendar and results

This county lists 1 date ahead, starting with Beaver Creek Chapter NWTF Banquet on February 28, and 2 past rows.

Past listings

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Offices, towns and shops serving Columbiana County

District staff for Columbiana County work out of Akron, home of the Northeast Ohio office of the Division of Wildlife. ODNR's county contact layer names Jesse Janosik as the wildlife officer here; the number is (330) 245-3039. About 8 miles from Columbiana County, Highlandtown Wildlife Area headquarters is the closest area office.

With 99,823 residents (2024) and 532 land square miles, Columbiana County keeps its courthouse in Lisbon.

Hunting near Columbiana County towns

3 Columbiana County towns have a hunting guide of their own.

• Lisbon2,519 people
• Salineville1,167 people
• CalcuttaCDP

Inside Columbiana County we count 1 deer processor, 3 taxidermists and 8 sporting goods stores.

Columbiana County butchers for deer

Deer mounts, Columbiana County

Sporting goods counters for Columbiana County

Guide or preserves serving Columbiana County from next door

District offices, officers and wildlife area headquarters from the digest wildlife officer page and the ODNR county contacts and work units layers (counties.json); population from the Census 2024 estimates; services from store locators, Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry and Yellow Pages listings (not individually verified). Checked November 6, 2026.

Licenses and statewide rules for Columbiana County hunters

Hunting licenses run $19.00 (resident) and $180.96 (nonresident) for the license year that starts March 1. Ohio sets no square-inch figure: the rule is a hunter orange vest, coat, jacket or coveralls, solid or camo, in the firearm deer weeks.

Hunting deer over bait is legal on private land outside the DSA, but not on public hunting areas, and never for turkeys or migratory birds. Use the HuntFish OH app, HuntFishOH.gov, the phone line or an agent: deer by noon next day, turkeys by 11:30 p.m. Ohio has no statewide ban on Sunday hunting; crow season is the one hunt limited to Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. New hunters take the hunter education course, or start on an apprentice license alongside a licensed hunter at least 21. The state publishes harvest statistics; trophy deer records belong to the private Buckeye Big Buck Club.

From the license and permit list, hunter orange rule, baiting rules, game check, season calendar, hunter education and the Buckeye Big Buck Club notice in the 2026-27 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations. Checked November 6, 2026.

Columbiana County and its nearest neighbours

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Columbiana County borders Carroll County, Jefferson County, Mahoning County, Stark County.

Bordering counties outside Ohio: Beaver County (PA), Hancock County (WV), Lawrence County (PA)

Columbiana County page notes

Every number on this Columbiana County page has a source link and the date we last checked it.