Ohio
2,874 turkeys taken on opener; 11,152 killed during first week
Total is over 1,000 more than last year DNR Report Columbus – Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,874 bearded wild turkeys on the first day of the spring turkey hunting season, which is
Stocked trout high on anglers’ catch lists this spring
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, and Perry counties) – Hybrid striped bass weighing up to 10 pounds are active along the north shore between Seller’s Point and Watkins Island in four to eight feet
IG probe of DOW licenses expands
Columbus – The Ohio DNR has asked the Ohio Inspector General’s watchdog unit to review two Ohio fishing licenses issued to out-of-state wildlife officers in 2007. The review was requested by the DNR as a
Ohio opens first collegiate Quail Forever chapter
Nelsonville, Ohio – Undergraduate students from Ohio’s Hocking College have formed the first collegiate Quail Forever chapter in the nation. Known as the Hocking Valley Quail Forever chapter, the group will provide future land stewards
Rulemaking process helps Erie bag
Columbus – A new rule-making process is largely responsible for maintaining the Lake Erie walleye bag limit. The DNR_Division of Wildlife last year decided it would make bag limits effective on May 1, after it
Three get jail time for shooting at Ohio officers’ vehicle
Urbana, Ohio – Three people were convicted and sentenced in Champaign County Common Pleas Court for charges related to the shooting of a state wildlife officer’s vehicle last October, according to the DNR Division of
More than 116,750 pounds of venison donated in Ohio
DNR Report Columbus – Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 116,750 pounds of venison to local food banks through the 2009-10 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and
