Compared to it’s cousin of similar name in central Ohio, Deer Creek Reservoir in the northeast is but a postage stamp of a fishing hole.
At just 334 acres, Deer Creek Reservoir is dwarfed in size by nearby Berlin Reservoir and Lake Milton. But, that doesn’t mean the fishing isn’t any good at Deer Creek.
Deer Creek Reservoir in Ohio’s Stark County decent for largemouths Read More »
Boating brings big business to Ohio.
A new study shows the state’s boating industry produced an economic impact of $6.4 billion in 2022. According to the study, published by the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Parks and Watercraft, the boating industry also accounted for 45,856 jobs.
Boating brings big bucks to Ohio’s economy Read More »
Ohio’s spring turkey season is now in the books, so it’s time to put a bow on this year’s hunt.
As usual, I contacted Mark Wiley, the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) lead turkey biologist, to get the rundown on the season from the DOW’s perspective. The resident turkey permit success rate was 26.5% of all those resident hunters who purchased a permit. That compares to 20.9% in 2022 and 18.9% in 2021.
Observers reported 357 sandhill cranes in Ohio during the volunteer-driven 2023 Midwest Crane Count on Saturday, April 15, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The count was coordinated by the Division of Wildlife, International Crane Foundation, and Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative.
The survey was conducted in 30 pre-selected counties during the crane’s nesting season to monitor Ohio’s growing breeding population of sandhill cranes.
Ohio’s sandhill crane numbers still rising in third year of count Read More »
Fishing in the Buckeye State has been slowed a bit in the past two weeks due to the lack of precipitation. Lake Erie walleyes, however, continue to be on fire.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – June 9, 2023 – video Read More »
About 1.2 million killograms of antibiotics are produced for U.S. agriculture purposes each and every year. And, up to 90% of those drugs can be excreted without being metabolized by livestock. In the environment, those pharmaceuticals can lead to human health risks such as antibiotic resistance, as well as damage to local ecosystems when that manure is applied to land.
The foregoing was part of the take-home message from an Ohio Sea Grant Freshwater Science webinar featuring Laura Johnson in late May.
For anyone who hunts in Ohio, it’s no big secret that access – or a lack thereof – is a significant barrier for seasoned hunters and beginners alike.
A recent survey conducted by the ODNR Division of Wildlife showed that fully 70% of respondents said that land access for hunting is a tall hurdle for them.
Ohio ranks 47th out of the 50 states for the amount of public land available to hunting. The ODNR Division of Wildlife launched a program three years ago, though, that just might help bridge the gap.
Ohio’s hunter-landowner program hitting its stride in third year Read More »
When anglers think about fishing public waters in Knox County, the discussion generally turns toward Knox Lake, well known as one of the best bass fisheries in central Ohio.
However, not much thought is given to Kokosing Lake, which sits only about five miles to the west.
Kokosing Lake’s largemouth potential underrated in Ohio’s Knox County Read More »
We all realize that curtailing hunting of ruffed grouse isn’t the answer to bringing the bird back. Hunting, in Ohio, at least, moves the needle barely a blip. According to Division of Wildlife (DOW) statistics, there are only about 3,500 people in Ohio who identify themselves as grouse hunters and those hunters average about 6.1 days afield each season in search of grouse. The total number of harvested grouse was less than 200 (195) this past season.
Ohio Insider: Diving further into the demise of state’s ruffed grouse Read More »
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