By a vote of 4-3, commission voted to put off the decision and possibly revisit the issue at its next quarterly meeting in February.
A bee gathering nectar from a spring twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla) flower. The fragile flowers bloom around Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, April 13, and last for only a few days. (Photo by Frank Hinchey)Pollinating insects are making up for lost time in Ohio as a late spring wakes up nectar-filled wildflowers along byways, in fields and prairies, and residential backyards. To better help Ohioans…
Beginner duck hunters encouraged to attend a free waterfowl identification workshop.
Suspect shot a deer from roadway.
Anglers will find walleyes, muskies in large northeast Ohio reservoir.
Tiny frogs are now in breeding mode across the state.
A deer poacher was ordered to pay $3,893.30 in restitution for illegally harvesting a trophy buck that scored 1417⁄8 inches.
Columbus — Often a bane to rural and urban Ohio landowners, coyotes and their distinctive howls remain music to the ears of scientific researchers. Scientific findings on coyote vocalizations were highlighted recently in the Natural History of the Urban Coyote, a blog founded by photojournalist Jaymi Heimbuch of San Francisco. “The coyote is one of the most misunderstood and divisive…
Millersburg, Ohio — Tests performed on 66 white-tailed deer killed July 21 at a Holmes County breeding farm did not detect fatal chronic wasting disease, but the Ohio Department of Agriculture remains vigilant. There is another, possibly greater, concern, though. “The unknown status of 40-44 quarantined tagged deer are a big concern of ours,”said Tony Forshey, ODA chief of the…
Three southern Ohio men have been sentenced to prison and lifetime loss of hunting privileges as result of a deer spotlighting enforcement incident during which one of the hunters was accused of shooting at law-enforcement officers.
More Ohio communities should follow suit
Wildlife investigator works in northwest Ohio
