I was reminded recently of a column I wrote several years back about George Stitz, a fine gentleman hunter who, like the Energizer bunny, is still going at the young age of 98.
George’s
That “baiting thing” in Ohio deer hunting has resurfaced as hot-stove league fare this post-season, and it prompts sharing some perspectives from the past 70-odd years of my association with the noble and ancient pursuit.<br
It was a banner gun season for more than 87,000 Ohio hunters. The weather was darn near perfect for the week and Ohio’s legion of firearm hunters killed 87,192 whitetails. It was the largest kill
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 31, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
“Whoa!” I shouted to my spouse as we tooled along U.S. 6 about 50 miles east of Denver on a recent road trip. “Those are pronghorns!”
Old hunters always are excited to see game
There’s an adage in outdoor journalism that says never to argue with a biologist – even when you are correct.
I reminded myself of this axiom since the figures arrived for Ohio’s general firearms
I consider myself a naturalist. Naturalists are folks who look at nature, interpret what they see, and are able to pass on their knowledge to others about the natural world.
As an outdoors person,
We have a new feature in Ohio Outdoor News that I’d like to draw to your attention. There’s a new outdoor personality profile that’s in the spot that typically holds the Sounding Board in the
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 17, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
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