
Ohio Mixed Bag: Archery banned for fall turkey hunters
Fall turkey hunters will no longer be allowed to take a bird with archery tackle in Ohio.
That decision followed a vote by the Ohio Wildlife Council on April 29.

Fall turkey hunters will no longer be allowed to take a bird with archery tackle in Ohio.
That decision followed a vote by the Ohio Wildlife Council on April 29.

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) showed up in 44 Ohio counties in the summer of 2025, marking the most significant outbreak of the often-fatal deer disease in the state’s history.
That fact was shared recently

The Ohio Wildlife Council approved 2026-27 hunting and trapping seasons for white-tailed deer, small game species, migratory birds, and furbearers during its regularly scheduled meeting on April 29, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division

Speaking from his home in Algoma, roughly 30 miles east of Green Bay, Lee Haasch knows his days are numbered before he begins working seven days a week, starting each day at 3:30 a.m.

The convergence of a great fish and a good idea opened the official Ohio State Record Fish list for another hook-and-line category.
And the individual who put the wheels in motion also happens to

A Cleveland native is launching an Ohio company to help connect outdoors folks to products and services around the Buckeye State.
Wendy Kertesz, who now lives in Ashville, Ohio, is launching Ohio Backwoods, an

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 – commonly known as the “Farm Bill” – cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, April 30 in a 224-200 vote.
It now heads

During April, there is a predictable shift in the fish species present in the Sandusky, Maumee, and other northwest Ohio rivers.
With the record amount of rain in northwest Ohio this spring, those rivers

On May 10, the Ohio River Way will launch its most ambitious challenge to date. Over 23 days, a volunteer crew of paddlers will paddle 488 miles from Huntington, West Virginia, to Evansville, Indiana.
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