Keep your shooting eye in tune with an air rifle
‘Hunting’ season never really over with small arms.
Ohio – Steve Pollick
Odd occurrences at the bird feeders this winter
Author has noticed late arrival of many avian species.
It pays to be precise with old firearms
Author endeavors to sight-in muzzleloader, ‘patrol rifle’
Like clockwork, tundra swans make their annual return to Ohio
Author marks dead of winter by return of winged creatures.
Time to prep and practice for gun season
Season kicks off Monday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 30.
A day on the range can pay dividends in the field
Author recently assisted shooters at a sight-in day.
Leafy thoughts on a bowhunting morn
Nature can teach lessons during treestand sit.
Summer project: Ridding little pond of vegetative mess
Author takes back control of his little water hole.
Old, single-shot .22s have many lessons to teach
Author ruminates on the trusted model he carries.
Good old days of perch fishing might not be finished
Anglers reporting limits of “yellow gold” in Erie’s Western Basin.
Pandemic creating new generation of paddlers
Return to roots is cause for celebration.
Old-school drifting and casting in Lake Erie’s Western Basin
Erie’s walleye numbers, something like 116 million, are at or near all-time highs, and the basin’s famous – or infamous – mayfly hatch has not yet begun in earnest.
‘Crick-picking’ a fine way to spend an Ohio afternoon
Author rekindles memories of his youth by fishing small creeks, rivers.
Rare winter algae envelopes author’s little pond
Amur, tilapia ordered to help combat the scourge.
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Bucks hanging onto their antlers in early spring
Produces a ‘what the heck’ moment for the author.
Hunting, fishing license buyers fund the outdoor cause in Ohio
Author suggests buying one is a wise investment in wildlife.
Setting the late-winter dining table for wildlife
Author pleasantly surprised by what he has found at his feeders.
At long last, a longbeard appears on the homestead
Blogger has been patiently waiting for gobbler at his Sandusky County place.
Federal wildlife act worthy of Congressional investment
Ohio would get about $28 million under bill.
Save your deer for the hunt
Be aware of bucks, does crossing the highways, byways of Ohio.
Time to get your deer firearm sighted in
Spend some time on the range before the season.
Encounter with monarch a conservation story
Get your hands dirty. Get involved.
It takes you and me to introduce youth to the outdoors
Blogger shares on-the-water, in-the-woods bonding experience with grandkids.
Berry-picking a rite of passage
Parallels to patience in hunting learned, appreciated by blogger’s grandsons.
Howard Marsh a true testament to wetland conservation
Toledo Metroparks restored 1,000 acres of Lake Erie coastland.
Sturgeon snagged above former Ballville dam is welcome news
If you tear it down they will come, to put a twist on a saying made popular by the Kevin Costner classic baseball film, “Field of Dreams.”
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