
Fate of Woodbury campground still in limbo
The future of a primitive campground popular with hunters at Ohio DNR’s Woodbury Wildlife Area is still up in the air.

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
Belleville Locks and Dam (Washington County) – Sauger/Walleye: As river temperatures cool, fishing should start picking up in the tailwaters. Try white or chartreuse twister tails or swimbaits near the dam and along the walkway.

See that buck standing at the edge of wood land cover? His head is tipped upward and his nostrils are flared.

Successful Pope and Young record holder offers advice on how to be successful at archery hunting during the rut.

White-tailed deer hunting and the rut consuming your brain right now? Pause and get your fill of waterfowl, greenheads especially, before freeze-up.
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