A new and already-amended Ohio law that would ban the importation and hunting of feral swine has been put on hold, again.
That comes with the recent affirmation by the Ohio 4th District Court of Appeals of an Adams County Common Pleas Court decision that ruled in a highly-detailed, 53-page decision in favor of a local hunting preserve, Shawnee Ridge Hunting, of Stout, Ohio.
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“If I were reincarnated, I’d want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything.” – William Faulkner
Ah, yes, the iconic novelist William Faulkner nailed it when it came to his view of the big black birds that almost nobody pays any attention to – turkey vultures and black vultures. But both species are of note this time of year, for different reasons.
Steve Pollick: Turkey, black vultures are survivors Read More »
Imagine my surprise recently when reviewing overnight trail-cam photos, that a handsome little 6-point buck showed up several times near my mineral licks. A rack, still, in early March?
Late-shedding bucks, and this “sixer” clearly is one, always catch my attention. After all, we “know” that most Ohio bucks shed their racks in these latitudes in late December and January or sometimes into February. And we “know” that bucks usually shed or cast their antlers about the same time every year. But this late?
Steve Pollick: Dissecting the timing of when bucks shed their antlers Read More »
One of the rewards for spending long, cold, lonely hours parked on backroads as a volunteer bald eagle nest-watcher in Ohio is that you might just find a new eagle nest.
Just that happened to me, a long-time nest-watcher, in mid-January. My nest-watching goes back perhaps 40 years but for two years now I have joined nest-watch volunteers in the Sandusky County Park District.
Steve Pollick: Eagle nest watching is important business in Ohio Read More »
It was a foggy, drizzly-smeary kind of day, 50-ish by afternoon, unseasonably mild for the day after Christmas. Perfect time for a winter hike.
Shelly and Mark Goodman, veteran hikers and nature fans from Columbus, Ohio, had laid down an invitation for a no-matter-the-weather hike at the lovely, undulating woodlands of Highbanks Metropark north of the sprawling, noisy metropolis.
Steve Pollick: It’s always a good day for a winter hike Read More »
If you are casting about for a New Year’s resolution to follow in 2026, here’s an easy one that your local wildlife populations will thank you for: Build a brush pile.
Brush piles are magnets for all manner of furred and feathered creatures, and once you get one – or a few – up and running, you are going to notice an uptick in wildlife presence on your “back 40.”
Steve Pollick: Build brush piles for wildlife on your homestead Read More »
If you are a duck hunter, a kayaker who loves prowling the skinny backwaters of marshlands, or a birder who revels in the sights and sounds of sandhill cranes, trumpeter and tundra swans, American pelicans, and countless springtime neotropical songbird migrants, beware the mischief afoot these days in Washington, D.C.
Me? I am an “all of the above” outdoorsman when it comes to the aforementioned activities, and I am concerned about what the Trump administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to do to what is called WOTUS – Wetlands of the United States.
Steve Pollick: Seasonal wetlands need protecting from today’s politics Read More »
Deer Camp. For a hunting clan, it is the central event of the year, a tradition to be observed and savored above all, no apologies to Thanksgiving or Christmas.
If you are lucky, you will get to share Deer Camp with two – and better still, three – generations of family members, the ones who came with the hunting gene. Shoppers and golfers need not apply. Each generation brings something else to the table.
The first skiffs of snow painted Froggy Bottom with white highlights on Nov. 10, then Froggy Pond iced over for the first time this season on Nov. 11.
Nature’s clock told me it was time to start my winter bird feeding routine. I dutifully cleaned and hung out my 11 feeders – which I scatter across the back “Forty” to provide a variety of venues.
Steve Pollick: First skiff of snow signals bird feeding should begin Read More »
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