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Northeast Region

Cuyahoga River (Summit County) – Anglers should focus on the Cascade Valley Park section (within the Chuckery Area) and downstream for six to 15-inch smallies. Anglers are reporting catches of six to eight fish per

Landowner match program popular with hunters

Athens, Ohio – A matchmaking program for Ohio hunters and farmers has caught on quickly, moreso with the hunters than the landowners in the early going. As of Sept. 22, more than 4,000 hunters had

Northeast, eastern counties baited for rabies

Columbus – The Ohio departments of Health (ODH) and Natural Resources (ODNR), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services will begin fall oral rabies vaccination operations

36 charged in ginseng takedown

Columbus – Thirty-six people are facing a total of 61 criminal charges related to the illegal harvesting and sale of ginseng, following a two-year undercover investigation by the DNR Division of Wildlife. Ron Ollis, who

Duck harvest shows fairly large decline

Washington – U.S. waterfowl hunters killed about 13.7 million ducks last season, a drop from 2007, when they killed nearly 14.6 million ducks. Ohio contributed to that decline; the total duck kill dropped by more

Northwest Region

Maumee River (Defiance County) – The water temperature is 75 degrees. Flathead catfish are being taken in the Maumee by still fishing goldfish chubs. One of the best spots is Independence Dam State Park. Indian

Sportsmen groups outraged by regulatory head’s confirmation

Washington – The U.S. Senate on Sept. 9 voted to end debate on the nomination of what the Columbus, Ohio-based U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance calls one of the most outspoken animal rights, anti-hunting, and anti-Second Amendment

$4.6 million gift will buy new wildlife area land

Carbondale, Ohio – The state will use a $4.6 million gift to purchase the newest wildlife area in southeast Ohio. The money, the largest gift in the history of the DNR Division of Wildlife, will

Southeast Region

Hammertown Lake (Jackson County) – Fishing is definitely picking up in this 157-acre lake, especially in the bay area and in the evening hours. Anglers have caught the occasional trout casting Powerbait or waxworms along

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