Fishing license sales plummet with the temperatures
Anglers itching to get out, but weather holding them back.
Jeff Frischkorn
New species breath new life into state’s Fish Ohio program
Columbus — The addition of five new recognized species and the reduction in the minimum length requirement of three other species when caught from inland waters has helped to breathe new life into the state’s Fish Ohio program. Fish Ohio was launched in 1976 with only 138 entries. This 42-year-old program recognizes anglers who catch a qualifying specimen from one…
A bucket-list trip filled with outdoor sightings
On a recent bucket-list trip to Delaware, the author even had a red fox come trotting up the road, stopping directly opposite the car, allowing for a bunch of photographs.Any bucket list is meaningless save for the one who matters the most: The person actually compiling the list. It all comes down to what he (or she) would like to…
Bears spotted in unusual spot in northeastern Ohio
Painesville, Ohio — While on Feb. 2 a famous Pennsylvania groundhog was predicting six more weeks of winter, on that same day three black bears in northeast Ohio ignored the groundhog’s long-range weather forecast. The trio of bears – very likely a family unit consisting of a sow and two yearling cubs – took a stroll on Groundhog Day in…
Ohio hunters on pace to harvest 188,000 deer
Archery numbers, though, have shown a small decline.
This season’s deer kill could hit 186,000, falling within game biologists’ estimate
Archery season, all seasons close on Feb. 4.
Deer kill holding steady, trending upward
Muzzleloader hunt runs Jan. 6-9.
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
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