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License sales steady nationwide

The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) announced the publication of a quarterly fishing license sales index to track trends that have an impact on the industry and the

New state forest a treasure, biologist says

McArthur, Ohio – The state’s planned purchase of nearly 16,000 acres of undeveloped woodland in Vinton County to create the Vinton Furnace Experimental State Forest is a boon to hunters, wildlife watchers and other outdoor

DNR: Wildlife division in good shape

Columbus – Though the DNR Division of Wildlife is hardly awash in cash, the agency is still solvent enough to ride out the current economic storm. In its annual financial report, the Wildlife Division reports

Venison donations are up over last year’s total

DNR Report – Columbus – Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 95,500 pounds of venison to local food banks so far this deer season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry and the

Stephens 18-point buck is bound for the record book

Clayton, Ohio – On Nov. 30, the opener of the statewide firearms season, 39 year-old Clayton, Ohio, resident Brian Stephens harvested a giant 18-point buck while hunting his 180-acre family owned farm in Highland County.

Hebron hatchery growing a generation of blue catfish

Hebron, Ohio – Half way through a project to stock blue catfish in Dillon Lake, it’s “so far, so good” at the Hebron State Fish Hatchery. Blue catfish are among the largest species of freshwater

Asian carp gets attention of Ohio fishery managers

Columbus – Word spread fairly quickly when Asian carp might have breached an electrical barrier in Chicago that could lead the voracious fish straight into the Great Lakes. Alarmed Ohio fisheries managers hope the carp’s

Deer kill 114,633 during gun week

DNR Reports Columbus – Ohio hunters took 114,633 deer during the state’s popular, weeklong deer gun season, which ran Nov. 30 through Dec. 6, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. In 2008, hunters killed

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