Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Director Brian Baldridge recently announced the highest acreage of farmland enrollment in H2Ohio to date.
Now, 2.5 million acres of farmland statewide are enrolled
Kendra Wecker, chief of the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, was recently appointed as the chair of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) Executive Committee. Chief Wecker was appointed for a one-year
Bite has been fairly steady as fish feed up. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report on Dec. 1, 2025.
Archery hunters in Ohio checked 4,748 white-tailed deer on Saturday, Nov. 8, the highest single-day total during the 2025-26 season, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
The 10 most successful deer
The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Nov. 19 announced four proposed rules to restore Endangered Species Act regulations to their 2019 and 2020 framework.
Even common critters in nature can exhibit amazing behaviors or characteristics. The Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) may be the most common yet overlooked critter in America. They are found throughout the entire eastern half
Back in October of 2023, I wrote a column about the International Space Station (ISS).
I was reminded of this a few weeks ago during an astronomy event at Fort Macon State Park in
It was time to deadhead the dahlias in Wayne Cosner’s garden, but luckily he looked inside before making the cut on a big yellow bloom. A tiny tree frog had taken up residence.
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