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Take care of your deer this shotgun season

The Ohio slug-gun deer season is upon us and with it is this plea to please take good care of your deer. Just yesterday, I drove home 700 miles from the western upper peninsula of

Dam removal near OSU to change campus landscape

There’s a very interesting article in the November-December issue of the Ohio State Alumni Magazine about removal of a low-head dam on the Olentangy River near the Columbus campus. Anyone who attended OSU or frequents

DNR hotline hours extended for gun seasons

COLUMBUS – Hunters and other individuals seeking information about white-tailed deer-gun hunting seasons or wanting to report state wildlife law violations may take advantage of extended call center hours, according to the Ohio DNR Division

MSNBC to air show on 2011 exotic animal incident

I just previewed an excellent British-produced documentary about the October 2011 incident in Muskingum County that resulted in new legislation to control the ownership of exotic wildlife in Ohio. “Shoot to Kill: The Ohio Animal

Scientists studying drop in Erie algae blooms

Last summer’s drought led to significantly fewer toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie, according to Jeff Reutter, director of the Ohio Sea Grant College Program. “We had hugely reduced phosphorus levels,” Reutter said. “There was

Rabbit, quail, pheasant ready to open

Ashley, Ohio – Ohio hunters should begin preparing for the hunting seasons of some of the state’s most popular game species with ring-necked pheasant, cottontail rabbit and bobwhite quail. The hunting seasons for upland game

Hurricane's effects likely to impact firearms hunt

Hurricane Sandy likely only be a memory in the minds of firearms deer hunters when their hunting season begin Nov. 26. However, that won’t stop the impact of Sandy’s passage from affecting the harvest. The

Illegal deer tag to benefit food bank

A Madison County food bank will benefit from a London-area man’s failure to properly check and tag the 9-point buck he harvested on the morning of Oct. 1. Richard L. Turvy, 23, of London, was

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