Ohio
Proposed landowner permit for deer and turkey spawns debate
Columbus – A proposed landowner permit for hunting deer and wild turkey is gaining some heated discussion between officials from the DNR Division of Wildlife and the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. The Division of Wildlife
Lake Erie Region
Recent wind and cold weather have slowed the early spring walleye fishing in the western basin. Prior to the poor weather, jig anglers were catching fish on many of the Camp Perry reefs and trollers
Southwest Region
Grand Lake St. Marys (Mercer, Auglaize counties) – Anglers are beginning to catch crappies, many over 8 inches, near boat docks and brushy structure in the channels. Fish are being caught on live minnows, tube
April 18-19 – Turkey season opens with the Youth Only weekend, followed by the full season April 20.
Man gets second lifetime hunting ban
Franklin, Ohio – A Warren County hunter convicted of poaching deer was banned for life from hunting in Ohio under the state’s recently enacted Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. George Plessinger, of Carlisle, was convicted in
Blue catfish destined for Dillon Resevoir
Zanesville, Ohio – Fishermen who enjoy catching big catfish may want to keep an eye on Dillon Reservoir, where the DNR Division of Wildlife is planning to stock blue catfish. Recently removed from the endangered
Bear sightings are steady in 2008
DNR Staff Reports Athens, Ohio – One hundred-five black bear sightings were reported in 21 Ohio counties last year, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Of that number, state wildlife personnel confirmed 38 sightings,
A bit ahead of myself …
I got a bit ahead of myself in the April 10 issue of Ohio Outdoor News, writing in my column about recently retired waterfowl biologist Mark Shieldcastle. Shieldcastle is known to many Ohioans as he
