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District 1 investigator earns award

Kandy Klosterman, an investigator with the Ohio DNR’s District One wildlife office, was recently named Ohio Wildlife Officer Of The Year for 2010 by Safari Club International (SCI). SCI’s Tony Gioffre presented Klosterman with her

Rare river otter find in Putnam County

Findlay, Ohio – A river otter recently found along the Auglaize River in Putnam County is the first such discovery of a river otter in the northwestern Ohio county in nearly a century, the DNR

Six guilty of hunting with aid of motor vehicle

Six central Ohio men who used two all-terrain vehicles to drive deer during a Dec. 2 hunt in southern Madison County paid the price in the county’s municipal court on Dec. 14. It’s illegal in

DNR confirms muzzleloader dates

Columbus – Governor John Kasich on Dec. 21 issued an emergency rule reiterating that the statewide muzzleloader season for deer is Jan. 7-10, as published in the 2011-12 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet. The

Deer, hunters, thriving in Franklin County park

Whitetails are thriving in and around the last remaining public hunting grounds in Franklin County, as a result of a management strategy that encourages both archers and gun hunters, according to John Watts, resource manager

Man forfeits $1,300 in hunting gear

London, Ohio – A Columbus man forfeited $1,300 in archery gear and lost hunting privileges for a year after pleading guilty on Monday, Dec. 5, to multiple state wildlife violations, stemming from a Nov. 12

Programs increase awareness on Darby system

Two events last week on central Ohio’s Darby creek system will increase public access to these state and national scenic rivers. On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and a battery of local

Online hunter match program possibly on way out

Athens, Ohio – A pilot project begun by the DNR Division of Wildlife several years ago to match farmers and hunters could be on its last legs. The project, huntohiofarms.com, was started at the urging

Land, Water Conservation Fund in trouble

A struggle is shaping up in Washington over a little-known federal program that significantly improves outdoor recreational opportunities in Ohio and elsewhere in the country. A handful of Congressional Republicans, mostly from western states, are

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