Mixed Bag: Outdoor news items from Ohio and surrounding states
Staff Report
December 21, 2022
A look at short news items from Ohio and surrounding states.
News
Ohio DNR honors heroics of 12 agency officers
DNR Report
December 21, 2022
Natural resources officers (NRO) were recently honored by the Ohio DNR (ODNR) for their life-saving efforts over the past year.
Societal changes from COVID could impact game and fish management
Russ Mason
December 21, 2022
The “COVID bump” on R3 (recruitment, retention, reactivation) proved only temporary.
Hunted species absent from report on bird declines
Marcus Schneck
December 15, 2022
You won’t find the wild turkey, Canada geese, mallards or any of the hunted bird species on the “tipping point”
Ohio’s deer firearms season sees solid results
Jeff Frischkorn
December 14, 2022
The preliminary 2022 firearms deer-hunting season total of 71,932 animals exceeded the three-year average by 5% in Ohio.
Collaborative efforts bring ray of hope to CWD battle
Russ Mason
December 14, 2022
The disease has been detected in 30 states, four Canadian provinces, three European countries, and South Korea.
Thousands of mink released during incident in Ohio
John Hageman
December 10, 2022
Upwards of 40,000 animals cut loose from northwest facility.
Path to certifying record smallmouth quite a process
Mike Moore
December 8, 2022
Travis Hartman counts himself fortunate to be a witness to one of the largest smallmouth bass ever caught by an angler.
Forestry firefighters stay busy via travel
Jane Beathard
December 8, 2022
An unusually warm, dry spring in the Appalachian region and similar conditions in Ohio this fall have kept Ohio’s wildland firefighters busy for seven months this year.
