Fishing

Columbus – Owners of a Highland County hunting preserve were ordered to pay $4,582.44 in restitution and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to federal wildlife trafficking violations. In addition, both men were each sentenced

With the announcement by the DNR Division of Wildlife of yet another dismal hatch and/or survival of young-of-year walleyes in Lake Erie, some charter boat captains and other concerned fishermen are once again wondering if

Athens, Ohio – A matchmaking program for Ohio hunters and farmers has caught on quickly, moreso with the hunters than the landowners in the early going. As of Sept. 22, more than 4,000 hunters had

By Jane Beathard Contributing Writer Columbus – Thirty-six people are facing a total of 61 criminal charges related to the illegal harvesting and sale of ginseng, following a two-year undercover investigation by the DNR Division

DNR report Columbus – Reflecting national trends, Ohio’s bald eagle population continues to grow in numbers and expand in territory. Biologists with the DNR Division of Wildlife counted a record 215 nests in the state

Washington – U.S. waterfowl hunters killed about 13.7 million ducks last season, a drop from 2007, when they killed nearly 14.6 million ducks. Ohio contributed to that decline; the total duck kill dropped by more

Washington – The U.S. Senate on Sept. 9 voted to end debate on the nomination of what the Columbus, Ohio-based U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance calls one of the most outspoken animal rights, anti-hunting, and anti-Second Amendment

Carbondale, Ohio – The state will use a $4.6 million gift to purchase the newest wildlife area in southeast Ohio. The money, the largest gift in the history of the DNR Division of Wildlife, will