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Division of Wildlife, Ducks Unlimited celebrate Ohio waterfowling

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More than 120 waterfowl enthusiasts gathered Oct. 22-24 in Port Clinton, Ohio, to acknowledge and celebrate the long North American waterfowling tradition in western Lake Erie and its coastal marshes.
Hosted by the Lake Erie Marsh Association, Ducks Unlimited (DU), and the Ohio Division of Wildlife, many participants went on morning duck hunts, toured the Howard Marsh wetlands restoration project, and during meal times and social gatherings heard about the year’s accomplishments and updates by the host groups and volunteers.

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Ice-free winters can be a problem on Lake Erie

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On Oct. 17, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center predicted that the weak La Nina that has developed in the northern Pacific could produce above average precipitation and cooler temperatures in Washington and Oregon, where its influence is closest.
But, in the Great Lakes, NOAA expects higher precipitation and higher than normal temperatures – not a good recipe for ice fishing and other outdoor winter recreation.

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Is it necessary to be there before daylight? Try this different approach during firearms deer season

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For most of my deer hunting career, I made sure to get to my tree stand, ground blind, or cushion at my hunting location while under the cover of darkness during firearms season.
The rationale was to give nearby deer time to forget about any noises that I made, allow my scent to dissipate, cool down from my walk, organize my equipment, and get quiet well ahead of legal shooting time.

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Commentary: Rules of gun safety important to follow regardless of experience

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As another hunting season begins, I was abruptly reminded how easy one gun safety slip-up can quickly ruin a day afield. 
After my second dove hunt of the season, I dismantled my antique 12-gauge U.S.S.R.-made Baikal over/under shotgun to clean it as I have done each time since I began hunting about 50 years ago. I usually push a wad of paper towel dipped in Hoppes No. 9 gunpowder solvent through my barrels to remove any fouling until they are smooth and protected from rust.

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Stocking of lake sturgeon marks another milestone for the recovery of Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River

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Ohio and federal wildlife officials and local agencies gathered at three locations on Oct. 2 to release 60 juvenile lake sturgeons into the Cuyahoga River.
The five dozen fish were each fitted with internal transmitters that will allow tracking of them with land-based receivers as they disperse within this Lake Erie tributary and throughout the Great Lakes. Twenty each were released at Merlins Wharf in Cleveland, Boston Mills at Cuyahoga National Park, and north of the Gorge Dam in Akron.

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EHD continues its ugly spread to the north in Ohio

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As Ohio’s statewide archery season approached and then opened on Sept. 28, hunters, property owners, and kayakers/canoeists began to encounter dead deer of all shapes and sizes, including trophy bucks, often near water sources.
Of those submitted for testing to the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, the cause of death as Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) has been confirmed in 20 counties.

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Lake Erie’s walleye hatch again a solid one in Ohio waters

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During the Oct. 2 meeting of the Ohio Wildlife Council, members were provided the results of the Sandusky Fisheries Research Station’s Western Basin trawling figures for the 2024 walleye hatch.
While this peek gives some indication of the relative strength of the hatch that will provide catchable, legal 15-plus-inch fish in 2026, the final trawling index figure that is used to set quotas for managing the species will not be released until Ontario biologists provide their results.

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Plans in the works to buy another research vessel for Ohio State University’s Stone Lab

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The 37-foot M/V Bio-Lab, a trap net-style boat built in 1947 by the Vermilion Engineering Company is the oldest research vessel in the Great Lakes.
According to a recent announcement, it may be getting company at Ohio State University’s Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory’s dock on South Bass Island, thanks to $2.5 million federal dollars that have been championed by Ohio U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. Plans are underway to construct another vessel to provide additional capacity for the education and research programs conducted at Stone Lab during the open water season.

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