Ohio
Central Region
Antrim Lake (Franklin County) – Antrim Lake, on the north side of Columbus, was stocked with 400 adult, excess brood stock rainbow trout on Nov. 26. “These large fish are excess breeders from the London
New law makes poached big buck worth $13,000
Columbus – From trumpeter swans to trophy bucks, poachers are bagging hefty court-ordered restitution as a result of tougher sanctions approved by the Ohio legislature and being enforced since March 4. Two hunters arrested for
Hunter access survey shows work is needed
Columbus – A small sample of southeast and southwest Ohio farmers said they continue to experience problems related to deer damage, but the majority of those same farmers said they weren’t interested in a formal
Ohio River Region
Hamilton County – Ohio Outdoor News contributing writer Paul Liikala on Nov. 17 caught more than two dozen catfish – a mixed bag of channels, flatheads, and blues – while fishing the Ohio River near

Rifle-shot buck gets charges in two states
DNR, Staff Reports Ashland, Ohio – A West Salem man shot a trophy buck this fall in Ohio, transported it to West Virginia where he checked it in as an archery kill, and then learned
Early muzzleloader take doubles from 2007 hunt
DNR Report Athens, Ohio – Muzzleloader hunters took 568 deer during the weeklong, October early muzzleloader deer hunt, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Hunters took 315 deer at Salt Fork Wildlife Area, 162

Fur prices expected to begin at level of last year’s closing sale
Wooster, Ohio – Even with a further world economy meltdown excepted, fur prices look to be in pretty decent shape in time for the opening of Ohio’s hunting and trapping seasons. A weak U.S. dollar