
Chewing the fat with suet, an old-school backyard bird feeding secret
From butcher shop fat to pre-made “cakes” to white-tailed deer carcasses to homemade “Zick Dough,” options abound for birding via suet

From butcher shop fat to pre-made “cakes” to white-tailed deer carcasses to homemade “Zick Dough,” options abound for birding via suet

Follow this advice to be sure your trophy offers great memories for a long time.

When you do your own butchering, you know that the meat has been handled with care, and you get the cuts you prefer.

Whether you’re hunting via firearm, archery, or muzzleloader (in a treestand or ground blind) have a mental safety checklist whenever you head afield.

The future of a primitive campground popular with hunters at Ohio DNR’s Woodbury Wildlife Area is still up in the air.
Tycoon Lake (183 acres; Gallia County) – Crappie: Try casting pearl, white or speckled 2-3 inch twister or grub tails tipped with a minnow in 4-8 feet of water. Fish near submerged brush piles, tree
East Fork (Clermont County) – Crappies: are being caught by anglers using waxworms, tube jigs, or medium to large-sized minnows tipped on white or chartreuse jigs. Look for good crappie fishing off points and back
Western Basin Walleye Where: Walleye fishing has been slow in the western basin. As water temperatures drop, walleyes should return to the island area from farther east. How: Anglers trolling are mostly using crankbaits. Yellow
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • While on patrol in Fairfield County during the early muzzleloader season, state wildlife officers Tony Zerkle, assigned to Fairfield County, and Patrick Muldovan, assigned to Licking County, observed
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