Proposal would eliminate deer zones in favor of county count
Site Staff
February 28, 2013
Among the sweeping changes proposed for this coming deer season is a switch to county-based bag limits instead of zones.
Fishing
Deer kill just off of last year’s total
Site Staff
February 14, 2013
Deer archery season ended Feb. 3, bringing the white-tailed deer season to a close
Ex-felon denied right to hunt with firearm
Site Staff
February 14, 2013
A Lorain County judge has denied a Grafton hunter’s request to hunt with firearms because of the man’s prior murder conviction.
Illegal hunt scheme leads to 15-month prison sentence for New Albany ‘guide’
Site Staff
February 14, 2013
Three Franklin County men received jail time for operating a bogus hunting guide service that poached at least nine deer and duped hunters
Fishing company fined for gill nets
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
Pisces Fisheries Inc. of Wheatley, Ontario, was fined $5,000 for fishing illegally in Ohio waters, according to the Ohio DNR
Waterfowl succumb to botulism outbreak in the Great Lakes
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
At least 1,000 loons fell to botulism (Clostridium botulinum) Type E this past fall again along Lake Michigan, along with thousands of other water birds.
Ex-DOW cops can’t hunt as part of sentence for hunting on duty
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
Two former DNR Division of Wildlife officials employees were ordered to pay restitution to the DNR for hunting while on duty as part of their sentences Jan. 16 in Brown County Common Pleas Court.
DOW chief lays down 2013 goals
Site Staff
January 17, 2013
With a year that saw the DNR Division of Wildlife’s reputation tarnished by internal scandal, the agency’s chief, Scott Zody, is looking forward to burnishing the image of his agency in 2013.
Muzzleloader kill up over 2012’s figures
DNR Report
January 17, 2013
Successful hunters checked 21,555 white-tailed deer during the 2013 muzzleloader season, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Muzzleloader season concluded on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
