While it may make a lake tougher to fish, sometimes limited boat access can be a good thing.
Consider the case of Wills Creek Lake in Muskingum and Coshocton counties. DNR Division of Wildlife fisheries biologists owe the lake’s decent largemouth numbers in part to limited access and an underfished population.
Difficult to access, but Wills Creek Lake in Ohio is worth the effort Read More »
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Ohio published in the March 15, 2024, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio’s Outdoor Calendar Read More »
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the March 15, 2024 edition of Outdoor News.
Ohio Cuffs & Collars: 13 dogs running loose at Delaware Wildlife Area Read More »
The majority of the pheasants that hunters set their sights on during the fall in Ohio and other Midwestern states are pen-raised birds simply because the habitat no longer supports wild birds for the most part.
Even in pheasant-rich states on the order of Iowa, Kansas, and South Dakota, the number of wild birds’ ebbs and flows with the vagaries of weather patterns, how much habitat is lost to agricultural production along with access to sportsmen. And in Ohio, the harlequin days of the 1950s and 1960s are a fast-fading memory for a shrinking population of bird hunters.
Van Cise, of Brookville, Pa., added to his legendary status and cemented his reputation as the greatest competition turkey caller of all time, winning his ninth National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National Calling Championships Senior Division title last month.
Pennsylvanians win at turkey-calling ‘Super Bowl’ Read More »
Anglers here reported that the night bite was the best.
Wisconsin Fishing Report – March 11, 2024 Read More »
Ray Easton’s painting of a bufflehead duck was selected as the winner of the 2024 Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp Design Competition held on Saturday, Feb. 17, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Easton’s painting will be displayed on the Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp that is issued in 2025.
New York artist paints stamp winner in Ohio duck contest Read More »
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will release 85,000 rainbow trout across the state beginning in mid-March. The 95 stocking locations were chosen to give as many anglers as possible a chance to reel in these feisty fish in March, April, and May. Trout releases are designed for high angler success and harvest, according to the Division of Wildlife.
Ohio DNR to stock 85,000 rainbow trout in public waters Read More »
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 15, 2024, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Canada gets better end of walleye stick on Lake Erie Read More »
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