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Ohio DNR pitches season blueprint for fall migratory bird hunting
The ODNR Division of Wildlife made its proposals for waterfowl and other migratory bird seasons before the Ohio Wildlife Council in February.
The following is a rundown of the proposed season dates.

Ohio teen scores a big double with whitetail, mule deer last fall
It was a Sweet Sixteenth birthday celebration in a deer way for Avery Semler.
The London, Ohio, teen harvested not one, but two trophy bucks last November – the month she legally became old

Minnesota Reader Stories: Restoring grandfather’s duck decoys conjure memories of past hunts
Many years ago, my grandpa took me aside at duck camp and handed me a few old and beat-up foam Herter’s diver decoys.
“These rode the waves many times, with me and your great

Some of the biggest coyotes ever taken in Pennsylvania’s Mosquito Creek contest shot this year
The Mosquito Creek Sportsmen Club, in Clearfield County, Pa., recently finished its 33rd annual coyote hunt. For the first time in hunt history, the top three entries all weighed over 50 pounds.
With thousands

Pennsylvania’s ATV trail connector extension gets mixed reviews
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will continue to operate a controversial ATV Regional Trail Connector in state forests in the Northern Tier at least through the 2025 riding season, expanding a pilot

Ohio club forced to cancel spring field trials as Avian influenza threatens pen-raised pheasants
The majority of the pheasants that hunters set their sights on during the fall in Ohio and other Midwestern states are pen-raised birds simply because the habitat no longer supports wild birds for the most

Pennsylvanians win at turkey-calling ‘Super Bowl’
Van Cise, of Brookville, Pa., added to his legendary status and cemented his reputation as the greatest competition turkey caller of all time, winning his ninth National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National Calling Championships Senior

New York artist paints stamp winner in Ohio duck contest
Ray Easton’s painting of a bufflehead duck was selected as the winner of the 2024 Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp Design Competition held on Saturday, Feb. 17, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Ohio Insider: Would you take part in an antlerless-only hunt during a deer season?
We covered a lot of ground in rounding up the numbers on the recently completed 2023-2024 deer season in the last edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
But, there was one item left over from