
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Another vote in favor of nonresident license increase
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 4, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 4, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Little did he know that one of the last assignments in Montgomery County Wildlife Officer Trent Weaver’s career would be one of the most rewarding.
Weaver in May was chosen to represent the Ohio

There are eight planets orbiting the Sun in our solar system but, to the best of our knowledge, only one supports life as we know it.
Our Earth is sometimes referred to as the

When I was a kid in the 1960s, my family watched the Walt Disney program on Sunday evenings, like most families. It was one of the few programs the entire family could watch together.

Budget time in Ohio could spell a setback in revenue for Ohio State Parks and Watercraft unless the General Assembly’s conference committee or Gov. Mike DeWine take action against it.
In the Senate-approved version

If the past few years are any indication, anglers eager to fill their freezers with yellow perch need to be ready to start fishing Lake Erie as soon as the calendar page turns to July.<br

The state’s fishing license program has achieved its century mark this year and everyone who participates in the Fish Ohio program will receive a symbolic piece of birthday cake.
In a manner of speaking.

Muddy waters lead to good catfishing results. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing report from across the state on June 26, 2025.

Known for boundless energy, keen noses, and loyalty afield, English springer spaniels rank as one of the most enduring gundog breeds in the United States. Ask Dave Nomsen, the retired vice president of government affairs
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