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15-month probe ends in 63 waterfowl charges

One group named themselves ‘Duck Masters Club’ By Mike MooreEditor Xenia, Ohio – A undercover investigation that was carried out for more than a year has led to the arrest of seven suspected poachers in

Crappie, saugeye bite slow in cold weather

CENTRAL REGION Delaware Lake (Delaware County) – Cold temperatures have slowed the movement and activity of crappie but warmer weather should get them going again in this lake, one of central Ohio’s best crappie fisheries.

DNR: Perch bag reduced with the future in mind

By Mike Moore Editor Columbus – Ohio fisheries managers suspected they might have a problem with Lake Erie yellow perch this year. DNR Division of Wildlife fisheries administrator Ray Petering said on April 4 that

Graham, 53, picked to lead wildlife unit

By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – Maybe it was a harbinger of things to come when Dave Graham served as master of ceremonies at former DNR Division of Wildlife Chief Steve Gray’s retirement party in March.

Sportsman’s leader new DNR deputy

Another deputy director named interim wildlife chief By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – An influential leader of the U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance was among three deputy directors named by DNR Director Sean Logan. Anthony J. Celebrezze III

Trout stocked across state

A few special regulations on Lake Erie and its tributaries should be noted. The season for black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted) will be closed beginning May 1 through June 29. Any of these fish

Biologist: Plenty of jakes, 2-year-olds this season

By Jeffrey L. FrischkornContributing Writer Athens, Ohio – If wildlife biologists’ predictions come true, then thousands of Ohioans will walk out of the woods this spring with their Thanksgiving Day dinners slung over their shoulders.

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