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June 6, 2023

Simple tips to keep your bait in the water and make the most of your time spent fishing

Featured, Features, Fishing, National Fishing, Ohio /

They say, “Time is Money!” Well, time can mean fish, too, especially when you’re fishing for spring steelhead and trout.
There’s a direct correlation between how much time your line is in the water and how many fish you catch. A prime technique for spring steelhead fishermen and anglers pursuing trout is bottom bouncing.

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Ohio could do better for traveling sportsmen

Ohio, Opinion /

Maybe the clearest way of understanding that Ohio is sometimes headed in the wrong direction is seen with the first – and last – rest stops on Interstate-71 just north of Cincinnati.

Traveling north after (gratefully) leaving Cincinnati’s abysmal traffic in the rearview mirror, my wife, Bev, and I pulled into the state’s refurbished rest area. Small and just adequate, it hardly could find itself noted for being much more than clean pull-off to do one’s business. No, it is not a visitors’ center.

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Ohio’s hunter-landowner program hitting its stride in third year

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, News, Ohio /

For anyone who hunts in Ohio, it’s no big secret that access – or a lack thereof – is a significant barrier for seasoned hunters and beginners alike.
A recent survey conducted by the ODNR Division of Wildlife showed that fully 70% of respondents said that land access for hunting is a tall hurdle for them.
Ohio ranks 47th out of the 50 states for the amount of public land available to hunting. The ODNR Division of Wildlife launched a program three years ago, though, that just might help bridge the gap.

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Notes off a soiled cuff: Recapping a busy recent period in Pennsylvania’s outdoors

Fishing, Hunting, National Fishing, National Hunting, Opinion, Pennsylvania /

Just before this issue went to press, we learned that the Game Commission recently charged six southwestern Pennsylvania residents with hundreds of wildlife violations after they admitted to illegally shooting and killing between 100 and 200 deer in six months “just for fun.”

Notes off a soiled cuff: Recapping a busy recent period in Pennsylvania’s outdoors Read More »

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