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Mike Moore

Lack of doe harvest a trend nationwide

The lack of antlerless deer harvest to help balance out the herd is not only a problem in Ohio but it is in most of the United States.
That was the general takeaway from a recent National Deer Association (NDA) podcast in the organization’s “Deer Season 365” series.
“As you shoot more does and the (deer) herd gets healthier, you’ll also see corresponding antler growth for the bucks,” said Kip Adams, the NDA’s chief conservation officer.

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Ohio’s Outdoors Trailblazers: Andrew Pegman’s writing connects to outdoors

When Andrew Pegman started to delve into the world of outdoor writing he never thought about writing for the big national publications. But, a dozen or so years after first penning a piece on steelhead fishing for Ohio Outdoor News, that’s exactly where Pegman finds himself.

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Ohio Insider: Would these ideas actually get hunters to take more antlerless deer?

I’ve been asking the question of what, if anything, would motivate you to shoot more antlerless deer this season? I’ve talked to about a dozen readers on this topic, including Beckman, and to a man nearly all of them have mentioned having a separate firearms season that would allow only does.

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Ohio Insider: Waterfowl biologist in right place at right time to offer life-saving help

This past spring, Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife waterfowl biologist Dave Sherman found himself in the exact right place at the exact right time.
Back in early May, Sherman was working on a pump with a couple of private contractors at Middle Harbor when he noticed something odd on the water on Lake Erie.

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EHD continues to spread, hitting parts of southeast Ohio’s deer herd hard

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) continues to rapidly spread across southeast Ohio, making its presence known in 24 counties as of mid-September.
“And we have several more samples at the lab now that will likely be confirmed (EHD) in the next couple of days,” Clint McCoy, the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s deer biologist, told Ohio Outdoor News on Sept. 10.
EHD is a viral disease that is often fatal to whitetailed deer. The disease, which is often associated with hot and dry weather, typically subsides at the first frost, which kills the midges that carry the disease.

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Ohio’s outdoor trailblazers: Peg VanVleet hooks kids on fishing

Peg VanVleet never stood a chance of not being a fisherman.
“My parents were fishers and both set of grandparents were fishers,” said the retired Lake Erie charter fishing captain. “And, my one grandmother was a professional fish cutter. So, as soon as I was old enough to hold a knife I was learning how to cut fish. I just stood across the table from her and mimicked what she did.”

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