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Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 12, 2024
Fishing in transition between open water and ice. A look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report from across the state on Dec. 12, 2024.

Boone and Crockett Club to create new big game records category for javelina
The Boone and Crockett Club announced this week that it will create a new category in its big game records for javelina, the first new category created since 2001.
The proposal to include a

Alexander hit with record fine in poaching of giant Ohio buck
Christopher J. Alexander, 28, of Wilmington, Ohio, was sentenced Dec. 11 in Clinton County Common Pleas Court for unlawfully shooting a trophy white-tailed buck in November 2023, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of

Streams of Thought: Is a longer pheasant season coming in Minnesota?
More time to hunt pheasants? Sure, sign me up.
I’m not certain why the thought of pheasant hunting deeper into the month of January crossed my mind on a cold and blustery day last

Christine Thomas: A 2024 Wisconsin deer season report from the little cabin
“If either of them comes down to the south end of the field, he is chili,” I texted to Dave Clausen and Duke Welter, friends with whom I served on the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board

Minnesota’s CWD-positive cases continue to climb
As Minnesota’s muzzleloader deer-hunting season nears its end (Dec. 15) and a late CWD season approaches (Dec. 20-22), chronic wasting disease positive cases in hunter-harvested animals are up, totaling 80 as of Tuesday, Dec. 10

Classic food sources missing? Try these alternatives to punch your December deer tag
Most whitetail media coverage regarding late-season deer hunting is centered on food sources such as food plots or crop fields.
Deer will flock to these areas to fuel up for winter. But what if

Gretchen Steele: Don’t be fooled by myths and misinformation from ‘armchair wildlife experts’
It’s that time of year when Illinois DNR releases a wealth of crucial data and numbers.
From harvest figures to wildlife surveys and grant awards, these numbers hold significant value. The abundance of data

Glenn Sapir: You never know whom you might meet when you are a hunter and a fisherman
As the year approaches its end, it is a good time to take pause and be thankful for all whom we have enjoyed not only during these past 12 months, but also during the many