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Opening Day Turkey Count

COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,646 bearded wild turkeys on the first day of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 15, according to the Ohio Department

Deer Creek adds “bark” park, beach

Mt. Sterling, Ohio – Deer Creek State Park in Pickaway County recently became the sixth state park to add an exercise area and associated swim beach exclusively for canines. Dog owners may allow their pets

Watch out for young wildlife–and leave it in the wild

It’s spring! And that means most Ohio wild creatures are nurturing (or will soon be nurturing) young offspring. Madison County Wildlife Officer Matt Teders sighted nests of cottontail rabbits and dens of red fox in

Status Quo on Lake Erie Walleye and Perch Limits

The Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch population is such that Ohio won’t make any changes to bag limits for this year. That was the conclusion of the Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes

Improved Access in the Forecast for Conneaut Creek Anglers

Steelheaders on Conneaut Creek will soon enjoy an improved pull-off/parking lot near downtown Conneaut. The Ohio Division of Watercraft is working with the Friends of Conneaut Creek and the Central Basin steelheaders in an effort

Ohio’s first signs of spring? The skunks are out!

Forget Punxsutawney Phil and Buckeye Chuck. Ohio’s true harbinger of spring is the skunk. These first warm days, skunks are busy creatures. Their distinctive scent wafts in nightly breezes and evidence of their disregard of

Dock in downtown Cleveland and take in the city

Downtown Cleveland will become a port for those recreational boaters looking to tie up and take in a ball game, visit the Great Lakes Science Center, or tour the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Ohio Library Loans Fishing Gear

Checking out a fishing pole and tackle box is as easy as checking out a book at the Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library in West Jefferson, west of Columbus. For the third spring, the library is promoting

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