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Trumpeters taking a hit along Lake Erie

Oak Harbor, Ohio – One of the staples of the early morning talks that Pat Baranowski gives to waterfowl hunters at Magee Marsh is proper bird identification. “No skybusting, and please don’t shoot a swan,”

Coal dock, new ramp at odds on Ohio River

Racine, Ohio – Plans by a subsidiary of Gatling Ohio to build a coal loading dock and barge mooring on the Ohio River in Meigs County have run headlong into opposition from the DNR Division

Fishing license sales slow with economy

Columbus – Poor weather and a sluggish economy are being blamed for a 3.19 percent drop in Ohio fishing license sales. The net result is a $403,945 shortfall in income for the DNR Division of

Input sought on conservation stamp

Columbus – DNR Division of Wildlife officials are seeking the public’s input on the resurrection of a conservation stamp that was last sold in the 1970s. The idea is that purchase of the stamp would

Duck season could look different in the future

Columbus – While it might not always seem like it to the wet wader brigade, these are indeed the veritable “salad days” for Ohio waterfowl hunters. This fall opener, Oct. 18, marked the 12th straight

Duck hunters get 60 days, three woodies

DNR, Staff Reports Columbus – While breeding surveys of waterfowl proved to be about average this year, the hope is that Ohio’s duck hunting season is a bit above. The spring pond index for the

Ethanol byproduct proves not to be so eco-friendly

Columbus – As more ethanol producing plants pop up on Ohio’s landscape, so too is one particular byproduct that has already made an impact on the state’s wildlife. DNR Division of Wildlife law enforcement authorities

Man refuses plea deal in killing of bear

Coshocton, Ohio – A Coshocton County man accused of killing a black bear in his yard this summer refused a plea deal and will take his case to trial. John C. Tanksley, 35, of Bakersville,

CWD testing pulled from fall proposals

Columbus – A law that would require private deer propagators to test for Chronic Wasting Disease was pulled off the table at the last minute by the DNR_Division of Wildlife. The mandatory testing requirement was

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