Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 31, 2024
Staff Report
October 31, 2024
Shallow water bite on for saugeyes, crappies. A look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report on Oct. 31, 2024.
Hunting
Glassing during the rut? Here’s why binos are the best tool at your disposal in November
Site Staff
October 31, 2024
The whitetail rut is the time when the shelves of sporting goods stores start to empty. Calls, scents, and decoys all start to have their moments this time of year, and all of them can
Report shows hunting, target shooting worth $133 billion nationally
Staff Report
October 30, 2024
New York’s hunting community contributed $2 billion in 2022 through hunting related purchases while target shooting-related purchases accounted for another $1.6 billion.
The figures are derived from a recently released report by the Sportsman’s
.350 Legend: A worthy option for Ohio deer hunters
John Tertuliani
October 27, 2024
After a life of 12-gauge slugs and .50 caliber muzzleloaders, the .350 Legend is almost too good to be true for deer season. Not everyone thinks it is a sweet cartridge to shoot; some feel
Handloading for deer hunting: Great for accuracy, and can save you some money
Jerry Bush
October 25, 2024
“You won’t save much money,” advised an old friend, who long ago convinced me to hand load ammunition for fun and self-gratification. His comment regarding the activity’s economic benefit was correct then because factory ammunition
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Picking out a personalized plate for Ohio’s outdoors
Jeff Frischkorn
October 24, 2024
In a day and age when very nearly every SUV, pickup truck, and such are accursed to resemble one another, a vehicle owner trying to set himself (or herself) apart can turn to various mechanisms.<br
Antlerless permit added to Ohio’s 2024 firearms deer season in attempt to increase doe harvest
Mike Moore
October 23, 2024
Ohio’s deer management authorities expect the overall harvest to be about 10% higher than it was last year due to simple deer population dynamics.
Last year’s overall harvest checked in right around 213,000 deer,
Ohio’s fall wild turkey harvest lags behind at midpoint
Jeff Frischkorn
October 22, 2024
At about the midpoint in Ohio’s revamped fall wild turkey hunting season, the statistics are strongly suggesting a decline in the number of birds shot.
However, the drop cannot be blamed on fewer wild
Three ways to (sort of) beat a buck’s nose
Site Staff
October 22, 2024
Scent control has been a hot topic in deer hunting for a long, long time. In fact, it was probably a real concern even as far back as when we were wearing animal hides and
