Steve Pollick
Too early to sight in your firearm for deer?
Now is the perfect time to get this important function completed.
Fish Ohio proves casting for walleyes in August still works
Governor’s promotional event produced ‘eyes for anglers.
Rebranding carp as ‘copi’ a valiant effort, but will it take?
Lake Erie’s sheepshead renaming serves as a cautionary tale.
Sentinel Oak finally meets its demise
Big old trees – really big old trees – are comfortingly eternal, until they’re not. The demise of a mammoth, ancient swamp white oak in northwest Ohio’s Hancock County was like that. It seemed like it always would be there,…
The simplicity of a fly rod and a bluegill mesh nicely
Author recently leisured away an afternoon on his small homestead pond.
Bird-feeding needs deliberate choices on man’s part
Some foods not so good for our feathered friends.
Rite of passage: Tundras, trumpeters show up on Lake Erie shores
Author has been documenting annual holiday occurrence for years.
ODNR needs your eyes and ears to help manage wildlife
Turkey sightings among most important items right now.
Fireflies light up the night sky – and the imagination
Tiny bugs have a fascinating life cycle, history.
Respect for wildlife sorely lacking in most instances
Recent photo illustrates this in a big way, author contends.
Pandemic cancels famed Hinckley buzzard return celebration
Ohio township has celebrated buzzards’ return since 1957.
Odd occurrences at the bird feeders this winter
Author has noticed late arrival of many avian species.
Like clockwork, tundra swans make their annual return to Ohio
Author marks dead of winter by return of winged creatures.
About This Blog
Steve Pollick, an Ohio Outdoor News columnist since the paper’s inception in 2005, and retired staff member of The Blade newspaper in Toledo and its outdoors editor since 1982. His bylined stories and columns also have appeared in local, regional, state, and national magazines for more than 40 years.
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