A shot passed up is sometimes a good thing
Author forgoes shooting at “iffy” target.
Steve Pollick
Deer camp venison recipe sure to please
The author offers up a new culinary favorite.
Metroparks offers guide to everything mushroom
Pocket field guide can be downloaded online
Deer gun season is in the sights in Ohio
Make sure your weapon is up to speed before you get into the field this season.
Make your opinion known on Mohican timbering
Mohican Memorial State Forest in Ashland County. (Ohio DNR)The North Central Ohio Land Conservancy and its legion of supporters are circulating a petition urging Gov. John Kasich and Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) to protect the 4,525-acre Mohican Memorial State Forest in Ashland County from timbering and to foster ecotourism there instead. At issue is a long-term plan by…
Ohio’s ‘Wilds’ earns top DNR award
Former strip-mined land home to many exotic species.
A painful lesson in getting bow ready for the season
Traditional arrow-strings will stretch with use, so you need to pay attention to fistmele, or brace-height, on your bow. And I need to follow my own advice.
Western Basin of Lake Erie dodges algae bullet
But without further measures, circumstances could be dire.
Survey: Grass carp present in low numbers in Sandusky River
Bad news is that they’re there at all.
Act now to help manage state forests
State forest planning meetings start Aug. 21; ODNR seeking comments on forestry plans.
Take time to notice your wild surroundings
On a bike, the view is slow and steady.
Portman reaches across aisle on important bird bill
Cooperation for conservation a breath of fresh air.
Fishing lessons from a 9-year-old
Author’s grandson shows grandpa that not all is lost.
Picking berries connects author to the land
Wild black raspberries on the menu at the Pollick household.
Author’s ‘fish pig’ observations warn of Asian carp potential
Some Asian species pose a threat to the Great Lakes.
Ohio misses the boat on Lake Erie impairment designation
State’s leaders fail to recognize opportunity for aid.
Intensive CWD surveillance continues in Ohio
Disease has never been found in the wild here, and if the continued surveillance through next fall’s seasons shows the same result, no CWD in the wild, the surveillance program will end.
Author out-decoyed by his own decoys
Learning a tough lesson in the turkey woods.
Ohio’s stocked trout program a win-win for everyone
Rainbows stocked in lakes around the state each spring.
Personal late-winter deer survey shows decent numbers of whitetails
Author spent 45 minutes traversing his northwest Ohio environs looking for deer.
Annual trout lottery for Cold Creek now open
Successful applicants will be chosen in April.
Deer culls near Toledo produce tons of venison for needy
All of the meat went to area food pantries, missions
Birds, butterfly appearances mark the early return of spring?
Pollick’s homestead place of some rare mid-winter sightings
Ditch cleaning effort displays ugly attitude for littering
Author’s Muskellunge Creek bottom filled with detritus
When muzzleloader hunting, if in doubt, clean it out!
Ohio’s muzzleloader season runs Jan. 7-10
Ohio DNR seeks hunter input on deer seasons
Online survey available to hunters now
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