Perhaps to no one’s great surprise, the number of new concealed carry permits issued by Ohio’s 88 county sheriffs has risen, but by a rather paltry 4.9%.
Certainly, this statistic is anemic when compared to several years since 2016.
Concealed carry permits rise in Ohio, but just slightly Read More »
Even in these times of economic uncertainty – particularly as it relates to imported goods – a lighted fiscal candle is providing a glimmer of hope that is illuminating one sector of the country’s collective wallet.
Using data collected in 2024 – the latest available due to the methodology of collecting and analyzing information – the economic impact of outdoors recreation increased to $1.3 trillion (that’s with a “T”), up from 2023’s $1.2 trillion.
Consumers hit in wallet for foreign tackle Read More »
The boar was not so big, though hardly a (formerly) squealing little piglet. Not by Florida wild hog hunting standards.
At maybe 100 pounds, the boar thus fell under the unofficial heading of being called a “meat hog.” Just a wee bit heavier than average perhaps, but a meat hog just the same. I’ve taken my share of heavyweight hogs and not just in Florida where I hunt such critters but in Texas, also. And my largest boar to-date came a few years ago in east Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains.
Jeffrey Frischkorn: This firearm made a recent hog hunt more special Read More »
Athens, Ohio — The conclusion of Ohio’s 2025-2026 needs to include an asterisk.
Every two years, Ohio’s executive and legislative branches try to get on the same page in determining what needs to be built.
That sort of budget building is different from the state’s biennial operating budget, which is typically done in odd-numbered years. Operating budgets are designed to help ensure that the wheels of government keep going round and round.
Jeff Frischkorn: Ohio outdoorsmen submit wish lists for 2026 Read More »
Ohio’s 2026 muzzleloader hunters killed 421 fewer animals than they did during its 2025 counterpart. Still, a harvest of 13,055 whitetails is nothing to sneeze at, either.
Even so, both years showed declines from their respective three-year averages. And, it must be noted, too, that several southeast Ohio countries recorded steep declines. This steep slide no doubt was due to heavy tolls on deer caused last summer by a rampant breakout of the nearly-always fatal viral infection Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD.
More than 13,000 deer fall during Ohio’s muzzleloader hunt Read More »
Death and taxes aren’t the only two things that a life can count on.
In just a couple of weeks, both the U.S. Congress and the Ohio General Assembly will each meet to rehash proposals that saw daylight in 2025 but were eclipsed by more pressing matters. Or else face the scourge of new legislation. In that universal field of government deliberations will rise gun control.
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Legislature rife with too many gun bills Read More »
Nearly 10,000 Ohio deer hunters age 17 and under helped fill their family freezers with venison in late November.
During the Nov. 22 and Nov. 23, Ohio youth-only deer firearms hunting season, the state’s Division of Wildlife reported 9,759 whitetails as being taken. Last year, that figure was 10,436 animals.
Ohio’s young deer hunters experience good hunt during 2025 youth season Read More »
In spite of several Ohio county deer herds being hammered by a fatal viral disease, the state’s white-tail hunters still nailed it.
During Ohio’s seven-day firearms deer hunting season from Dec. 1 through Dec. 7, hunters checked in 85,448 animals. That figure is 1,743 animals shy of 2024’s deer firearms hunting season count of 87,191 animals but is startling just the same after four southeast Ohio counties were hard hit this past summer and autumn due to an outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD).
Ohio’s seven-day gun season deer harvest almost matches last year’s Read More »
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