Ohio hunting licenses stored digitally on mobile phones via the Wild Ohio Customer Portal provide legal proof for hunters.

Buying Ohio hunting and fishing permits online or by phone through the Wild Ohio Customer Center enables legal state recreation.

Ohio hunting licenses expire on the last day of February each year, meaning permits purchased in January or December still expire in February.

An Ohio deer permit allows hunters to harvest one either-sex deer during any legal archery, firearm, or muzzleloader season.

Ohio resident senior hunting license costs fifteen dollars for residents aged sixty six or older with six months residency.

The Ohio resident youth deer permit costs around sixteen dollars and allows hunters seventeen and under to harvest one antlered deer.

Ohio nonresident deer permit costs, license fees, and the two-tiered purchasing system explained for out-of-state hunters.

Ohio resident deer permits cost thirty-one dollars, while the mandatory annual hunting license costs nineteen dollars for adults.

A nonresident needs a general base license, about $180.96 for 2024-2025, before buying individual permits for the specific game, a layered structure.

Ohio resident annual hunting licenses cost nineteen dollars and cover small game, furbearers, and unprotected coyotes across the state.