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261,314 sets a new deer harvest record in Ohio

Columbus – A total of 261,314 deer were killed during Ohio’s 2009-10 hunting season, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. This season’s total surpasses the 2008-09 record total of 252,017. “Ohio deer hunters had

Grants to study quality of Lake Erie’s water

Toledo, Ohio – The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will provide grants for three studies that will investigate water quality issues and biological diversity in Lake Erie and its watershed. On Sept. 28, OLEC members

Erie ice over a foot thick in areas

Put-In-Bay, Ohio – Each year, would-be winter Erie ice anglers wait for the water to firm and follow the ice formation through the use of several sources of information including fishing message boards, fishing updates

Battle brews over control of deer herd

Columbus – Legislation introduced in the Ohio General Assembly to transfer authority for deer farms and deer preserves to the Ohio Department of Agriculture is opposed by both the Ohio Departments of Natural Resources and

It’s official: Stephens holds new Ohio muzzleloader mark

DNR Report Dayton, Ohio – The DNR Division of Wildlife announced that another record-setting deer has been harvested in southwestern Ohio. On Jan. 30, the 18-point nontypical (nonsymmetrical antlered) deer taken by Brian Stephens on

Nuisance geese could be taken out with rifle under law

Columbus – There’s good news for Ohio’s grain farmers as state wildlife officials propose the use of both rifles and shotguns to kill the Canada geese that are eating field crops. The DNR Division of

Graham: No plan for hike in resident license fees

Columbus – There is no plan to raise license fees in the near future, the chief of the Division of Wildlife said. In a pseudo state of the union address, Dave Graham told the Ohio

DOW looks to tweak bass regulations for better fishing

Athens, Ohio – The DNR Division of Wildlife hosted a Bass Regulations Forum on Dec. 19 in Columbus. The forum was held to discuss potential ideas for adjusting inland black bass regulations based on a

Bonus gun harvest up over 3,000

DNR Reports Columbus – Hunters killed 19,900 deer on Dec. 19-20, during the weekend of gun hunting, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend of gun hunting was first offered in 2006

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