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Pre-planning your winter fishing rigs for ice walleyes
Prepare your hard-water rods in advance with these line, lure, and terminal tackle setups.

Canvasback with a side of egret on your federal duck stamp?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal would require non-waterfowl migratory bird to enhance waterfowl image for 2016 contest.

Deer hunters check in 188,000 whitetails
Kill is more than 10,000 higher than last year
Season-ending ritual: Emptying the ‘stuff'
Okay, I get it. Deer season has been over for some time now, but I’m just now getting around to putting my “stuff” away. I’ve already stored my treestands, climbing steps, ladders and safety equipment

First archery deer kill was thrill, Part 2
Killing your first deer with a bow is probably one of the best feelings in the world, and not being able to find it is definitely one of the worst.


Numbers of downed bucks spike in 2015
With only a few more days left in Ohio’s long ledger of deer-hunting opportunities, the number of antlered animals continues to leave the previous two seasons in the dust.
Ohio Cuffs & Collars – February 12th, 2016
Division of Wildlife Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • Last April, state wildlife officer Adam Smith, assigned to Logan County, was departing Indian Lake and heading for home. As officer Smith passed the Moundwood

Pheasant restoration initiative gains ground
Now five years into a 10-year plan to restore pheasant habitat in portions of Michigan, state and other wildlife biologists are crowing a bit.