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Ohio Drones & Hunting (2026)

Restricted: Ohio (Admin. Code 1501:31-15-02(B)) bars hunting or taking any wild bird or quadruped by aid of any aircraft, including aerial drones; drones allowed only for post-kill deer recovery.

RestrictedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drones & Hunting in states bordering Ohio

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

IndianaRestricted
Indiana bars knowingly using a drone to search for, scout, locate, or detect game as an aid to taking it, during season and the 14 days before (IC 14-22-6-16).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: iga.in.gov · Full Indiana rule →
KentuckyRestricted
Kentucky Fish & Wildlife regulation (301 KAR 3:140, 2025) prohibits using an aircraft or unmanned aircraft system to fish, hunt, take, drive/herd, or harass wildlife.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
MichiganRestricted
Michigan (MCL 324.40111c) prohibits taking game or fish using an unmanned device that uses aerodynamic forces to fly (a drone).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legislature.mi.gov · Full Michigan rule →
PennsylvaniaRestricted
Pennsylvania bars hunting with the aid of aircraft or other devices prohibited by the Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S. 2308), and expressly bans launching or operating drones on State Game Lands (58 Pa. Code 135.41); the Game Commission applies these to drone scouting and recovery.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.state.pa.us · Full Pennsylvania rule →
West VirginiaRestricted
West Virginia (20-2-5(a)(5)) makes it unlawful to use a drone or other unmanned aircraft to hunt, take, wound, harass, transport or kill a wild bird or animal, or to drive/herd wildlife.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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