Fishing

By Mike WilsonContributing Writer Muskrat fur prices were all the rage among trappers last season, but don’t expect the same for this fall. With trapping season scant weeks away, the prices on fur have stabilized

By Dave Golowenski Contributing Writer Edgerton, Ohio – The near-calamity at Fish Creek turned out to be a 14-year saga with an uplifting ending. ‘There wasn’t any real lasting effect,’ said Ed Lewis, a fish

By Jim Morris Contributing Writer Fayetteville, Ohio – The late Jim Cross, a well-known Dayton attorney, had many friends with whom he loved to hunt and fish. They had a great time, playing jokes on

By Mike MooreEditor Cincinnati – It’s not all that unusual for anglers to catch blue catfish in the Ohio River. The tougher part might not be in the catching but in the telling the difference

By Mike MooreEditor Athens, Ohio – About 500 deer across the state are suspected of having died from an insect-borne virus that has swept through much of the Midwest, state wildlife officials said. That number

Two candidates have championed numerous causes for conservation By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – The race to replace Ohio Congressman Paul Gillmor could mean that Ohio sportsmen would lose an ally at the state level but

By Mike MooreEditor Melmore, Ohio – Simply put, northwest Ohio goose hunter Chuck Gaietto could shoot a lot more Canada geese every year if migration weren’t a reality. So could every other waterfowl hunter in

Bag limits unlikely to change in ’08 By Mike MooreEditor Sandusky, Ohio – It says a lot about how fish reproduction has gone on Lake Erie over the past several years when there is cause

EHD confirmed in cattle from region By Mike Moore Editor Cynthiana, Ohio – Ohio’s deer hunters aren’t the only folks hoping for some cool weather sooner rather than later this fall. The DNR Division of