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OH: Castalia fish hatchery stockings on schedule

Castalia, Ohio – A $6 million upgrade and renovation of the state fish hatchery in Castalia is all but complete, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. “Other than testing systems and making sure all

OH: Muzzleloader deer kill up from 2010

Columbus – Hunters took 19,251 deer during Ohio’s muzzleloader season, Jan. 7-10, with Coshocton County again leading the state with 722 deer checked. In 2011, a preliminary total of 16,934 deer were taken during muzzleloader

Open-water on Erie is productive

DISTRICT 1 – Central Region Deer Creek Lake (Madison, Fayette, and Pickaway counties) – Water levels are up with the lake at winter pool right now and it’s running muddy. Anglers have had some success

Ice fishing jigging technique and lure action

The fall and flutter of an ice lure is key to ice-fishing success. We want to see a slow, natural descending action, and in general, lighter lures are better at achieving this. I use a

Send in those deer hunter surveys

The remaining efforts of a handful of cold-hardy bowhunters aside, the Ohio deer seasons are over, except for the shouting. No doubt, as sessions of the winter’s Hot Stove League convene, deer management doubtless will

District 1 investigator earns award

Kandy Klosterman, an investigator with the Ohio DNR’s District One wildlife office, was recently named Ohio Wildlife Officer Of The Year for 2010 by Safari Club International (SCI). SCI’s Tony Gioffre presented Klosterman with her

Rare river otter find in Putnam County

Findlay, Ohio – A river otter recently found along the Auglaize River in Putnam County is the first such discovery of a river otter in the northwestern Ohio county in nearly a century, the DNR

Ice-free streams, rivers providing steelhead action

Central Region Deer Creek Lake (Madison, Fayette, and Pickaway counties) – Some saugeyes are being caught at the spillway, though the bite is reported on one day and off the next. Try 1⁄8- to 1⁄4-ounce

Ohio Outdoor Calendar Issue: 1

Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 14, 2012: Knox County PF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Floral Valley Community Center, Howard. For more info call Chris Fletcher, 740-358-6399. Jan. 20: Fulton County Sportsmans Club Banquet, 5 p.m., Club on Co Rd.

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