Turkey hunters fooled a lot of gobblers – and even some bearded hens – into believing they were the real deal during Ohio’s recently concluded spring turkey season.
In all, Ohio’s turkey hunters killed 15,673 birds checked from April 22 through May 28, and that includes the 1,823 turkeys tallied during the two-day youth turkey season April 15-16.
After a century of being battered by Lake Erie waves and erosion, the famed Mentor Harbor/Lagoons has a “white knight” riding to its rescue.
In mid-March, Ohio General Assembly members state Rep. Jamie Callender, R-Concord Township, and state Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, addressed the three-member Lake County Commissioners that the Ohio DNR will be the conduit for $500,000 in legislatively approved money for the so-named “Mentor Erosion Project.”
It matters not who came in behind the person who initially coined the phrase “second place is the first loser” or its similes since it is this catchphrase that drives the cheating engine.
Cheating has existed since the original sin and has moved on from there. The world of sports not being exempt, either.
Data supplied by the Ohio Division of Wildlife appears to demonstrate the state’s turkey flock is on the road to recovery, thanks in some measure to tightening of bag limits.
It is important to note, too, that the totals shown for this year and last year includes the results of their respective two-day, youth-only turkey-hunting seasons. This year, youth hunters were blessed with absolutely ideal turkey-hunting weather.
Every boy needs a dog and every dog needs a boy.
I have Molly and she has me, and we both have the Creek.
In March, the Creek belongs exclusively to me, though. It is then that I fish for steelhead trout, typically starting with bait and then transferring my flag over to one of three 7-weight fly rods (I like to alternate between them, but I digress.) To the fly line’s leader I add a fly that I have assembled from scratch. But again, I am getting ahead of myself.
The sun shone and the stars were aligned for 1,823 youths aged 17 and under on April 15 and April 16.
That’s how many youths were successful – thus the number of bearded birds taken – during Ohio’s recently concluded statewide youth-only wild turkey hunting season. Participants were required to be accompanied by a non-hunting adult.
What each Lake County first-grader received this year – about 2,600 or so students in all – was a one- to two-year-old white pine seedling, each one about 10 to 12 inches long. The seedlings are packaged in a clear plastic sleeve, the root ball in growth medium and wrapped in a biodegradable envelope.
When it comes to sport-angling landing nets, many fishermen seemingly know they need them, though they don’t always get equal play with the rest of their toys. I mean, anglers think nothing of spending $10 to $20 for the newest crankbait, but to shell out $125 for a net? You gotta be kidding me.
Maps bring out the adventurer in me, the explorer who wants to see what’s around the next fold of a road map or the next page of a state atlas. Such people as me who collects/assembles maps are called “cartmaniacs.”
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