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Tuesday, August 11th, 2026

Breaking News for

Sportsmen Since 1968

Mike Moore

Ohio Insider: Ice fishing possibilities?

I’d really like to do some ice fishing this winter, but I’m not so sure that will be a real possibility.
As of this writing on Jan. 13, there was no ice anywhere in the state aside from the extreme northeast corner of Ohio. At least no ice that is safe enough to fish on. I had gotten my hopes up, probably like many of you, when in mid-December places like Buckeye Lake and Indian Lake firmed up enough to allow for some early season ice fishing.

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Lake Vesuvius, an important fishing destination in southeast Ohio, is high and dry due to issue with dam gate

Lake Vesuvius in southeast Ohio is small at just 121 acres, but its stature makes it no less important for sportsmen and women in the region.
Today, Vesuvius is a shadow of its former self. It is high and dry, bereft of water.
“The (USDA) Forest Service is repairing a component of the Lake Vesuvius dam after routine inspections identified an issue with the slide gate system,” Anna Owens, a public affairs officer with the Forest Service at Wayne National Forest, said in an email to Ohio Outdoor News.

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Ohio Insider: Hunter avoids any potential controversy by contacting wildlife officer before pursuing massive buck

My first thought upon looking at the photo of Zac Prickett’s non-typical buck for the first time was, “Man, that thing is gnarly!”
We detailed the story of how the big Ohio buck shot in Champaign County came to its knees at the hands of Prickett’s bow. Prickett, an experienced bowhunter, did something really smart before he harvested the buck he had nicknamed “Junkie.”

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Ohio hunter arrows massive non-typical buck after a second encounter

Zac Prickett was fortunate enough to have two encounters this past fall with a massive buck he had been watching since last year.
The second such encounter paid off for Prickett on Nov. 1 when he arrowed the 22-point, non-typical buck.
“It was definitely something magical for sure,” the St. Paris hunter said.

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Ohio Insider: Readers respond to call for feedback on poaching punishments

Man, did I touch a nerve a couple of issues back with my column in this space detailing two big poaching cases prosecuted by the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife.
I probably received more mail on that one subject than any other in our 20 years of producing this publication. My sincere gratitude goes out to each and every one of you who took the time to read and respond.

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