
Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 11, 2025
Lakes locked up in thin ice; hardwater soon. A look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report across the state on Dec. 11, 2025.

Lakes locked up in thin ice; hardwater soon. A look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report across the state on Dec. 11, 2025.

If you can tolerate chilly nights, the next two weeks will be a great time to view eight of our brightest stars. Almost any night in mid December three to four hours or later after

The casual observer of nature may not notice some strange things going on in the natural world during late fall/early winter.
I scatter some whole and cracked corn occasionally on the ground to feed

A proud granddad sent in a stunning photo and even more astonishing tale: Bill Hayes’ grandsons, Joseph, Phillip, and Andrew, ranging in age from 21 to 17, spend a great deal of time outdoors. They

Are we going to get some ice this winter fishing season in Ohio? It is starting to look that way. The ocean wind and temperature occurring over the central and eastern Pacific Ocean encouraged forecasters

Blame the COVID-19 pandemic for claiming another victim – Ohio’s steelhead trout program.
Sort of and in the process the outcome has impoverished more than a few steelhead anglers. Myself included. Finding trout to

In spite of the epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) outbreak that plundered the deer herd in several southeast Ohio counties this summer, hunters still found enough whitetails elsewhere to give a glow to the opening day

It’s interesting when a kid born and raised in southeast Ohio makes his mark on the marshes and wetlands of northwest Ohio.
But, that’s the story for Jim Schott, the longtime manager of Pickerel

In North America, chronic wasting disease now exists in 36 states and five Canadian provinces. It only appeared in one new state in 2025, in southern Georgia’s Lanier County.
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