Fishing

DOW looking to toughen sanctions on scofflaws By Frank HincheyContributing Writer Bowling Green, Ohio – Rep. Bob Latta, (R-Bowling Green) wants to ensure his two daughters share his lifelong passion for hunting, sportsmanship, and fair

By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – Maybe it was a harbinger of things to come when Dave Graham served as master of ceremonies at former DNR Division of Wildlife Chief Steve Gray’s retirement party in March.

One group named themselves ‘Duck Masters Club’ By Mike MooreEditor Xenia, Ohio – A undercover investigation that was carried out for more than a year has led to the arrest of seven suspected poachers in

Another deputy director named interim wildlife chief By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – An influential leader of the U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance was among three deputy directors named by DNR Director Sean Logan. Anthony J. Celebrezze III

By Jeffrey L. FrischkornContributing Writer Athens, Ohio – If wildlife biologists’ predictions come true, then thousands of Ohioans will walk out of the woods this spring with their Thanksgiving Day dinners slung over their shoulders.

By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn Contributing Writer Columbus – The DNR Division of Wildlife is in the market for a new, efficient Web-based licensing system. The present model is 10 years old, held together with software

Rules related to VHS could drive up bait shop prices By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – The biggest casualty of the current fish virus scare on Lake Erie will likely be the bait dealers who do

By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – One of the biggest changes Ohio sportsmen will see this fall is that proper license holders will be able to take two firearms into the woods. But, they still will

Proposal would eliminate state’s buyout blueprint By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn Contributing Writer State Sen. Timothy J. Grendell, R-Chesterland, believes he’s found a better way to regulate Ohio’s Lake Erie commercial fishing fleet without making the