Water temps in the low 50s; fishing just OK now. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report across the state on April 16, 2026.
Most turkey hunters have a grasp on the basic vocalizations that real birds make, but they often don’t understand what is being communicated.
Think of it sort of like a preschooler absentmindedly saying words
There’s nothing more exciting to a hunter in the spring than the thunderous gobble of a wild turkey. It’s the reason we drag ourselves out of bed in what is technically the middle of the
Not so many years ago, a friend and I paddled kayaks down lower Pickerel Creek on the south side of Sandusky Bay in Ohio’s 3,200-acre Pickerel Creek State Wildlife Area.
It was enjoyable, a
On March 14, the annual Ohio State Trappers Association (OSTA) fur auction in Kidron went smoothly, thanks to the efforts behind the scenes by some 25 volunteers, according to auction coordinator Shawn Bentley.
The
Turkey hens pay the price for keeping the ecology ball rolling, so to speak.
A recently published study on female wild turkeys shows how different stages of reproduction influence the survival of hens and
White-tailed deer hunting through history has been a vital part of man’s survival. There have been many primitive methods of harvesting game.
But, when unexpected European people introduced firearms, Native Americans learned to improve
Columbus — Nine new natural resources officers (NROs) officially joined the ranks of the Ohio DNR (ODNR) recently, taking their oath of office during a commissioning ceremony at ODNR headquarters in Columbus. The ceremony marked
A new and already-amended Ohio law that would ban the importation and hunting of feral swine has been put on hold, again.
That comes with the recent affirmation by the Ohio 4th District Court
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