
Squirrel hunting is a stepping stone to outdoors
Squirrel season is here in Ohio and many other states, and frankly my son and I couldn’t be more excited.
Sadly, though, you don’t see many people getting excited over squirrel hunting anymore.

Squirrel season is here in Ohio and many other states, and frankly my son and I couldn’t be more excited.
Sadly, though, you don’t see many people getting excited over squirrel hunting anymore.

The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife announced that the Ohio Wildlife Council will convene in Athens on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 4:30 p.m. for a special meeting. All meetings of the Ohio Wildlife Council

I used to take my two sons to southern Texas during spring break to bowhunt hogs at a high-fence ranch. (I’m not a beach guy; I’d rather hunt.) In three days of hunting, we’d average

“Poach and Pay,” an ongoing research project commissioned by the Boone and Crockett Club, suggests that only about 4% of poaching incidents across the U.S. are uncovered or reported.
In other words, 95% of

Health experts advise archers and other hunters to be extra vigilant for ticks this year, with the lone star tick (a female lone star is pictured at right) expanding into Michigan and other northern states.

With Ohio’s dove season opening on Sept. 1, the time is here to test your skills at the most challenging quarry in wing shooting.
Since these winged rockets are one of the toughest birds

The 2025-26 Art of Conservation Fish Art Contest from Wildlife Forever is officially open for entries.

The Ohio Wildlife Council received proposals for the spring 2026 wild turkey hunting dates in late August, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The council also voted to approve a new waterfowl

We ran a letter to the editor a couple of issues back challenging our wildlife officers’ authority to enforce our game laws.
Needless to say, the letter has caused a bit of a stir
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