Fishing

By Mike MooreEditor Gallipolis, Ohio – He was called by some ‘the first turkey hunter in the state of Ohio.’ He was better known as an entrepreneur who turned a 12-stool restaurant into a ubiquitous

By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn Contributing Writer Columbus – Ohio goose hunters may very well enjoy more liberalized hunting regulations this year. The DNR Division of Wildlife has formally asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

By Mike MooreEditor Toledo, Ohio – Brent McGlone had been chasing the state bowfishing record for suckers for the past 10 years. Hitting spots close to home on the Maumee River, in Sandusky Bay, and

By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – At the same time that Ohio natural resource officials and legislators are seeking to crack down on poachers in the state, those same people also want to make sure those

Stiffer restitution being considered at state house By Frank HincheyContributing Writer Columbus – Legislative movement is under way that would change Ohio’s restitution penalties for poaching wildlife for the first time since 1994. After a

By John Seewer Associated Press Writer Toledo, Ohio – John Harbert slapped a coat of black paint along the bottom of his 31-foot boat, getting ready for the summer season. But he doubts he’ll spend

DNR, Staff reports Athens, Ohio – Hunters checked 17,005 wild turkeys during Ohio’s four-week, statewide spring turkey-hunting season that ended May 20, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. The preliminary total represents a 7

By Frank Hinchey Contributing Writer Loudonville, Ohio – A church, an outdoor school and a land conservancy are asking a federal judge to restrict a gas transmission company’s plan to clear a 50-foot path of

By Chuck MartinContributing Writer Coal Grove, Ohio – Almost eight years in the making, boaters finally have a new launch facility on the Greenup Pool at the village of Coal Grove in Lawrence County. The