
CWD continues slow, steady march nationwide
In North America, chronic wasting disease now exists in 36 states and five Canadian provinces. It only appeared in one new state in 2025, in southern Georgia’s Lanier County.

In North America, chronic wasting disease now exists in 36 states and five Canadian provinces. It only appeared in one new state in 2025, in southern Georgia’s Lanier County.

Investments to conserve, restore, and manage fish and wildlife pump billions into the economy, fueling jobs, powering the $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation industry, and rivaling major U.S. sectors.
A new report, “Conservation Economy in

In a cooperative agreement signed on Sept. 24 between the Ohio DNR (ODNR) and the Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) at the Pickaway Correctional Institution, participating incarcerated adults received specific training on processing deer to be

Hunting predators is an excellent way to keep tuning your hunting and shooting skills during the off-season for whitetails and other big game.
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With deer numbers continuing to increase, in all but the most highly affected areas ravaged by EHD this season, the Ohio Division of Wildlife (DOW) is inviting hunters to consider shooting extra deer this season

The woodstove hums, the Labrador snores, and the wind shakes a few stubborn oak leaves from their branches.
It’s that quiet stretch of the year when deer rifles are cased, ice augers are tuned,

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I’m going to relay a poaching story here and I want you to think about and respond to me if you think

Kendra Wecker, chief of the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, was recently appointed as the chair of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) Executive Committee. Chief Wecker was appointed for a one-year

Bite has been fairly steady as fish feed up. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report on Dec. 1, 2025.
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