Total deer harvest down by more than 14,000
Hunters checked 172,040 white-tailed deer throughout Ohio’s 2018-2019 deer seasons, down from 186,247 a year ago.
Ohio DNR Reports
Upping the walleye, sauger, saugeye daily bag limit on Lake Erie?
In probably the most notable proposal to the Ohio Wildlife Council, when the total allowable catch exceeds 3 million fish, the bag would go from four fish to six fish daily from March 1 to April 30 in Lake Erie, excluding the Sandusky River.
Muzzleloader deer harvest surpasses 14,000, and last year’s totals
Hunters checked 14,182 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s muzzleloader season, Jan. 5-8. That’s up from 13,268 the previous year.
Ohio DNR: Lake Erie’s central basin sees strong walleye hatch
The ODNR Division of Wildlife’s results from the 2018 survey indicate that young-of-the-year walleye catch rates were the highest recorded in the past 20 years of the central basin trawl survey.
Two-day gun deer season harvest down sharply
Ohio’s hunters checked 9,625 white-tailed deer; last year, the harvest was 14,115.
Ohio sees significant drop-off in gun deer harvest
Amid challenging weather, hunters in Ohio checked 60,557 white-tailed deer during the 2018 weeklong deer-gun season. Last year, hunters checked 72,814 deer over the same period.
Ohio opening-day gun deer harvest down considerably from 2017
This year’s first day sees 13,614 deer harvested, compared to 22,366 last year.
Outdoor rec plan: Trails all the rage with Ohioans
Data: 90 percent of Ohioans walk or hike a trail a few times a year and approximately a third walk or hike a trail monthly.
State parks offer special archery hunt lotteries Sept. 22
(Windigo Images)COLUMBUS, Ohio — Approximately 1,600 acres of quality deer hunting land will be available to archers as part of controlled hunts at Buck Creek, Caesar Creek, Deer Creek, Findley, Malabar Farm and Maumee Bay state parks, according to the Ohio DNR. Hunters must be present at the drawing location they are interested in hunting. Deer harvested in these controlled…
DNR: Lake Erie western basin walleye, yellow perch futures look bright
The 2018 walleye hatch appears to be exceptional, the second highest in the history of the Ohio survey, and the yellow perch hatch was strong, well above its long-term average.
Ohio DNR: New action to monitor CWD in state’s deer herd
The newly-established Disease Surveillance Area includes the areas within a 6-mile radius from the CWD positive samples.
Year-round fishing for bass in Lake Erie fishing district?
Removing crappie bag and slot limits on specific lakes also proposed, also to provide more opportunities for anglers.
Fisheries biologists look for answers, grass carp in Sandusky, Maumee rivers
Part of continuing efforts to remove invasive grass carp, assess grass carp capture techniques and increase information on grass carp populations in the two rivers.
Ohio hunters see spike in harvest, total 22,571 turkeys
That’s up more than 1,500 birds from last year.
Deer hunting changes, addition of three turkey-hunting counties highlight new Ohio regs
White-tailed deer hunting changes include modifications to antlerless harvest on public land following the weeklong deer gun season.
First-week turkey harvest up slightly
Ohio hunters checked 10,415 wild turkeys during the first week of the wild turkey hunting season, up from 10,293 in 2017.
Turkey hunters see increase – by nearly 200 birds – in opening-day numbers
(Photo by Bob Drieslein)Ohio hunters in the south zone checked 3,315 wild turkeys on the first day of the spring wild turkey hunting season April 23, up from 3,127 on the opening day in 2017, the DNR said in a news release. Ohio’s spring wild turkey season is divided into two zones: a south zone, which is open from Monday, April…
Youth season kicks off turkey hunting
Total of 1,860 birds down just slightly from last year.
Fishing expectations high, walleye bag limit up for 2018 on Lake Erie’s Ohio waters
Currently, the walleye daily bag limit is four. But as a result of the 2018 quota allocation, the daily bag limit will be six walleye from May 1 through Feb. 28, 2019, with a minimum size limit of 15 inches.
In Ohio, with spring comes fish-kill possibilities
According to the ODNR Division of Wildlife fisheries biologists, minor fish kills do not significantly impact fish populations or sport fishing opportunities in lakes and reservoirs. Fish kills are fairly common in Ohio, particularly right after ice-out, from late April through mid-June, and during prolonged periods of hot summer weather.
Ohio Wildlife Council pitches deer seasons, regs
(Photo by Bill Diers)COLUMBUS — The Ohio Wildlife Council heard proposals for Ohio’s 2018-2019 white-tailed deer hunting season dates and bag limits at Wednesday’s meeting, according to the Ohio DNR. The proposed season dates are nearly identical to previous seasons. The proposed deer hunting seasons for 2018-2019: Deer archery: Sept. 29, 2018-Feb. 3, 2019. Youth deer gun: Nov. 17-18, 2018….
Ohio hunters total more than 186,000 deer during 2017-18
That’s up slightly from the previous year, when 182,169 deer were checked.
How do animals survive the Ohio winter? They adapt
Akron, Ohio — As winter began drifting into the Ohio Valley, people were pulling on parkas, adding extra blankets to their beds, and building cozy fires to keep away the cold. But what about wildlife? How do they survive the cold months of winter? Over time, wildlife have adapted and learned to cope with the climatic changes they face in…
Ohio boating safety eduction gets a boost
COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than $240,000 from Ohio’s Waterways Safety Fund is being provided to support 10 community boating safety education programs this year, according to the Ohio DNR. Individual grant awards provided through the ODNR Division of Parks and Watercraft’s Boating Safety Education grant program range from $8,875 to $30,000. The grants are funded by Ohio’s recreational boaters through the…
CWD confirmed in captive Ohio deer
The positive sample was taken from a single buck on a hunting preserve in Guernsey County and tested as part of Ohio’s CWD monitoring program for captive white-tailed deer operations; no cases found in wild deer population.
Proposals to trapping and small game, migratory bird hunting seasons include minimal changes
(Photo by Bob Drieslein)COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 2018-2019 small game and migratory bird hunting seasons and the trapping seasons were proposed to the Ohio Wildlife Council on Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to the Ohio DNR. The hunting season date proposals prepared by the ODNR Division of Wildlife maintain many traditional opening dates. Proposals concerning Ohio’s white-tailed deer hunting seasons will be…
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