Deer kill holding steady, trending upward
Muzzleloader hunt runs Jan. 6-9.
Jeff Frischkorn
Ohio deer harvest sees slight uptick
Athens, Ohio — In trolling the 2017 to-date Ohio deer kill figures as of Nov. 28, the tally is ever so slightly ahead of where the comparable 2016 to-date figures were back then on Nov. 29. In each case the end-of-the-week running numbers included the first two days of their respective firearms deer hunting season. So, what we have is…
Hunter shot and killed during Ohio’s firearms opener
Monday was opening day of seven-day season.
Ohio’s archery deer harvest lagging behind last year’s numbers
Youth gun hunt scheduled for Nov. 18-19.
Lake Metroparks again keeps anglers in mind, at the forefront
Agency stocks bass, sunfish, trout at park holdings.
Bald eagle nest a touchy subject for new development
Kirtland Hills, Ohio — If horses ever will have the run of a new high-end planned community in Lake County’s Kirtland Hills Village, then American bald eagles will continue to soar above the proposed equine-related project. In fact, the eagles are already homesteaders on a large piece of private property located within the village, edged on the north by Interstate…
DNR still involved in investigating pollution cases
Issue bubbles to surface with recent large fish kill.
Hurricane could wash some rare seabirds into Ohio
Powerful storm sweeping into Ohio Valley later this week.
Ohio mobilizes assets to respond to Texas hurricane
Several state agencies involved in deployment.
Survey says: AR-platform gun buyers are younger
Survey firm plumbs minds of hunters, anglers.
Ohio DNR’s liaison to governor resigns
Cites ongoing license fee debate among reasons.
Battle lines drawn over Ohio license fee increases
Both sides make their points in debate over resident hunting, fishing fees.
Annual emerald shiner shortage rears its ugly head
Lake Erie anglers settling for goldens right now.
Ohio senators team up to fight for Great Lakes
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Sea Grant programs at stake.
Coast Guard’s iconic emblem got its origin under Kennedy administration
When boaters are in trouble, one U.S. agency stands at the watch.
Ballast inspections aid fight against AIS in Great Lakes
Discharges from ocean-going ships inspected by Coast Guard.
Ohio deer season likely to remain largely unchanged in 2017
For turkey hunting, the state is proposing adding another 11 counties to the fall season with the season bag limit still entrenched at one bird of either sex.
Steelie stocks shifting
Ohio Division of Wildlife has had to use its “Plan B” for the agency’s steelhead fisheries program in 2015 and 2016, and might again in 2017 if Michigan’s Little Manistee strain of steelhead trout remain uncooperative.
Ohio deer kill for 2016-17 drops 3.2 percent
Many historically good deer counties saw decreases in harvest.
Ohio deer hunters closing in on 180,000 kills
Archery season ends on Feb. 5
Ohio muzzleloading kill sees big bump in numbers
Of the state’s 88 counties, only 18 recorded season-to-season declines
Bonus gun kill on par with last year
Athens, Ohio — Add an asterisk to the 9,228 total for Ohio’s just-concluded two-day so-named “bonus” firearms deer-hunting kill. While the final figure for the two-day hunt is almost a mirror image of that for 2015 – which was 9,447 animals – it must be remembered that the latter’s two-day hunt was held during the week on a Monday and…
Numbers trending downward in Ohio deer hunting kills
Total harvest is nearly 8,000 off from a year ago
Deer gun kill slightly down
Preliminary figures point to a decline in the number of deer taken by Ohio hunters during the just-concluded seven-day firearms deer-hunting season when compared to the final tally for its 2015 counterpart.
Weather could hinder Ohio ‘bonus’ firearms deer-hunting season
In all probability, the opportunity to make up for Ohio’s to-date deer kill will be overrun with deep snows, holiday shopping and a general lack of interest that can be traced back to deer-hunting over-exposure.
Early on deer kill lagging in numbers
Ohio biologists unconcerned, however
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