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Deer harvest could be smaller
Starting herd will be smaller; Deer kill topped a quarter million last year Athens, Ohio – Coming off a year where a record 252,017 deer were killed, there’s no place to go but up for
Review: Shawnee fire was arson
Portsmouth, Ohio – Ohio forestry officials say they now have outside confirmation that they did not cause the Shawnee State Forest wildfire. An investigative team with the West Virginia Division of Forestry found that the

No horsepower changes at Clendening, Piedmont lakes
New Philadelphia – There will be no change in the horsepower limits at Piedmont and Clendening lakes, the DNR Division of Watercraft and the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District have announced. However, the issue may come
‘Deerharmony.com’ will be reality on Ohio Web in 2009
Columbus – It’s an idea that’s been talked about for the past couple of years, and it will come to fruition this fall: a matchmaking program for farmers and deer hunters. “We’ve been jokingly calling

Canvasbacks back in duck bag – 60 days
Columbus – Ohio waterfowl hunters will have one canvasback in the bag this year as well as a full season on scaup. Ohio hunters will again enjoy a 60-day duck hunting season and a six-duck
Lake Erie hatch again looks to be a notch below par
Sandusky, Ohio – Lake Erie’s coveted walleye apparently have produced another lackluster hatch that promises to keep the species’ stocks in the doldrums for at least several more years. The number-crunching on telltale July survey
DNR: Ohio bow hunt compares favorably with neighbor states
Archery hunting for deer is an eagerly awaited sport in Ohio these days, and with a fast growing deer herd, success rates are sure to be high. This year, bow and crossbow hunters will have
DNR invites public comment on wildlife issues
DNR Reports (AP) Columbus – The DNR Division of Wildlife will welcome the public to six regional Open Houses on Saturday, Aug. 29, from noon until 3 p.m. “Anyone interested in providing input and participating