Metro Area Fishing Report – November 2, 2025 – video
What’s happening on the water as the open-water season winds down.
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November 2, 2025
Steve Piatt: Add Sunday to the youth turkey hunt in Pennsylvania
I’ve always been a follower of science-based wildlife management, and over the years have generally been supportive of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s decision-making when it comes to season setting, bag limits and other regulations.
But I have to admit that when the commission announced its lineup of Sunday hunting dates on the heels of Gov. Shapiro’s signing into law legislation that put the decision rightfully in the hands of the commission, I did scratch my head a bit.
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Ohio’s Sandusky River gets initial lake sturgeon stocking
As light rain fell on the morning of Oct. 15, about 95 people gathered in Fremont, Ohio, to witness the first-ever stocking of lake sturgeon into the Sandusky River, a fish with a family tree dating back 200 million years to the Jurassic Period.
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How to score a typical whitetail rack
Few things capture the imagination of deer hunters like a set of whitetail antlers. Beyond their beauty and character, antlers tell a story – one we can measure and compare via the Boone and Crockett Club’s scoring system.
Scoring isn’t just for record books; it’s a way for any hunter to deepen his understanding of America’s most popular big-game animal.
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Has Michigan’s UP moose population significantly declined? Latest survey raises questions
Based on the DNR’s estimate of the number of moose occupying the 1,400-square-mile core area in the western UP, the herd has declined significantly since the last survey two years ago.
However, the accuracy of the recent estimate, garnered from an aerial survey conducted last winter, is suspect.
Ohio Mixed Bag: New marina opens at Buck Creek State Park
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio DNR (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz officially opened a new marina and nature center recently at Buck Creek State Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Visitors can enjoy a new marina store, interactive and educational exhibits, and family-friendly activities in the modern facility.
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