Ohio Mixed Bag: National Fishing Expo set for Columbus
The National Fishing Expo is celebrating its 10-year anniversary when it kicks off on Feb. 7 in Columbus.
The Expo will run from Feb. 7-9 at the Ohio Expo Center on the state fairgrounds.
The National Fishing Expo is celebrating its 10-year anniversary when it kicks off on Feb. 7 in Columbus.
The Expo will run from Feb. 7-9 at the Ohio Expo Center on the state fairgrounds.

It’s the largest collecting and carving event in the Midwest. Two shows on the same weekend at the same location.
The Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association (ODCCA) and the Great Lakes Decoy Association

Deer hunters in Ohio are approaching the finish line, and the last baton hand-off saw a seamless transfer.
During the recently concluded four-day statewide muzzleloading deer hunting season (Jan. 4-7), hunters killed 13,476 white-tailed

Though the prevalence remains low, chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Ohio has now expanded into Morrow County, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
An adult doe harvested by a hunter on Delaware Wildlife

Christopher M. Waters, 44, of Loris, South Carolina, recently pleaded guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court to a total of 12 hunting violations for deer and turkey in Knox County, according to the Ohio DNR

It is never certain how long it will last, but at the time of this writing on Jan. 19, ice fishing is underway in certain locations on Ohio’s north coast.
Going from temperatures

The National Deer Association released its 2025 Deer Report on Jan. 16 with a new interactive report that makes it even easier for hunters to see harvest trends in the states where they hunt.

With air temperatures reaching more than 50 degrees during the end of December, prospects for Ohio anglers who like to ice fish are once again looking uncertain.
While early ice is clearly off the

Russ Papke’s annual trip to deer camp in Ohio was a bust this year and left the Howard City hunter “discouraged” and “bummed out.”
But that disappointment was short-lived. A couple days after returning
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