Fishing

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

By Mike MooreEditor Athens, Ohio – The DNR Division of Wildlife will no longer issue in-season damage permits for landowners who are experiencing crop damage related to deer. Damage permits will still be available outside

By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – A proposal for 70 days of goose hunting in Ohio was rejected before it ever reached the state’s rule-making authorities. The DNR Division of Wildlife this summer devised a plan

DNR will use money to buy 5,000 acres By Steve PollickContributing Writer Powell, Ohio – Wally O’Dowd was a globe-trotting hunter and angler from central Ohio, a conservationist who saw every continent except Antarctica, but

By Dave Golowenski Contributing Writer Port Clinton, Ohio – Lake Erie perch jerkers likely will be scrambling for preferred bait in the weeks ahead. ‘The crunch is coming. It’s definitely coming,’ said A.J. Goehring, owner

Redheads and canvasbacks shine in report; pintails remain troublesome Staff Reports Duck hunters will find plenty to cheer about in the annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Senate shoots for passage this year By Tim SpielmanContributing Writer Washington – Members of the U.S. House renewed hope that a Farm Bill, which includes a number of conservation programs, might be renewed for another