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.
Ohio Insider: Would these ideas actually get hunters to take more antlerless deer? Read More »
Indian Lake in north-central Ohio is one of those Buckeye State fishing holes that produces year around.
That includes ice fishing, and Indian is one of the first places in Ohio where anglers flock to the hardwater.
Indian Lake is one of Ohio’s best for saugeyes Read More »
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.
Ohio Insider: Waterfowl biologist in right place at right time to offer life-saving help Read More »
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.
EHD continues to spread, hitting parts of southeast Ohio’s deer herd hard Read More »
Fishing for walleyes in the Central Basin of Lake Erie is going strong.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 15, 2025 – video Read More »
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.”
Ohio’s outdoor trailblazers: Peg VanVleet hooks kids on fishing Read More »
Pleasant Hill Lake in northwest Ohio is an old lake, built during World War I as an impoundment of the Clear Fork of the Mohican River.
It is 785 acres of water that holds a good amount of fish, primarily saugeyes, bass and panfish. Muskies are an added bonus.
Ohio’s Pleasant Hill Lake good for saugeyes, smallmouth bass Read More »
We ran a letter to the editor a couple of issues back challenging our wildlife officers’ authority to enforce our game laws.
Needless to say, the letter has caused a bit of a stir among Ohio Outdoor News readers. For anyone who has regularly read my column they will know that I have the utmost respect for Ohio’s legion of wildlife officers.
Ohio Insider: Clearing up any confusion about opinions shared via letters to the editor Read More »
A fast-spreading deer disease has hit areas of southeast Ohio hard in this late summer season, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) has had a particular rough impact on parts of the region, said Clint McCoy, deer biologist with the Division of Wildlife.
“So far, we’ve confirmed it in 11 counties,” McCoy said toward the end of August.
EHD hitting deer hard in southeast Ohio Read More »
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