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Fishing-Related Violations Headed in the Right Direction

In spite of an economy still chained to hard times, improvement is being seen in the number of fishing-related arrests. And while the statistics provided by the DNR Division of Wildlife do not discriminate between

The Loneliness of the Late-Season Deer Hunter

A person either has to love archery hunting or else is in desperate need to finish filling the freezer to brave the cold, snow, and spooky deer typically encountered during what’s called “the late season.”

Time to Rethink the Rules for Ohio Gun Deer Hunters

PCRs – pistol-cartridge rifles – are not P.C., politically correct, in Ohio for deer-gun season and it is time to rethink that. In fact, the time is past due to revisit the entire issue of

Kill increases during bonus gun weekend

Columbus – Hunters killed 21,064 deer on Dec. 18-19, during the extra weekend of gun hunting, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend of gun hunting was first offered in 2006 in

Strickland sounds alarm on Asian carp

Port Clinton, Ohio – The threat to the Great Lakes posed by the pending invasion of Asian carp at Lake Michigan could become a disaster that surpasses even that being caused to the Gulf Coast

Study: Power plant costs region $30 million annually in fish

Oregon, Ohio – Sport and commercial anglers, boaters, local residents, and citizen groups released an economic study that calculates the FirstEnergy Bay Shore coal plant costs Ohio $29.7 million every year in economic damage by

Charges dismissed against DNR officer

Georgetown, Ohio – Brown County wildlife officer Allan Wright returned to work May 24 after criminal charges involving the DNR employee were dismissed by a special prosecutor. Wright was indicted April 2 along with five

All Vermilion River sessions canceled

Vermilion – All public information sessions regarding the scenic river designation for the Vermilion River have been canceled. Because of opposition to the proposal, the DNR last month withdrew its plan to designate part of

Ohio opens first collegiate Quail Forever chapter

Nelsonville, Ohio – Undergraduate students from Ohio’s Hocking College have formed the first collegiate Quail Forever chapter in the nation. Known as the Hocking Valley Quail Forever chapter, the group will provide future land stewards

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