Opinions
Scientists studying drop in Erie algae blooms
Last summer’s drought led to significantly fewer toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie, according to Jeff Reutter, director of the Ohio Sea Grant College Program. “We had hugely reduced phosphorus levels,” Reutter said. “There was
No American should take the Clean Water Act for granted
Happy birthday to the Clean Water Act. This important 1972 environmental legislation marked 40 years as federal law on October 18. Contributing Writer Tori McCormick has a fine piece in the Nov. 2 edition of
Big buck counties
Looking for a trophy buck in Minnesota this weekend? The Boone and Crockett Club yesterday sent out an email with a list of the top 125 trophy counties in the United States. The list, according
Bowhunters begin taking more bucks
According to DNR, the state’s archery hunters had taken a total of 21,313 deer as of Oct. 28. At the same point last year, they had taken 20,430. The five-year average has been 20,847. According
Rabbit, quail, pheasant ready to open
Ashley, Ohio – Ohio hunters should begin preparing for the hunting seasons of some of the state’s most popular game species with ring-necked pheasant, cottontail rabbit and bobwhite quail. The hunting seasons for upland game
Hurricane's effects likely to impact firearms hunt
Hurricane Sandy likely only be a memory in the minds of firearms deer hunters when their hunting season begin Nov. 26. However, that won’t stop the impact of Sandy’s passage from affecting the harvest. The
Anglers question brook trout proposal
Many anglers and trout guides are not pleased with a recent decision by the Natural Resources Commission to override a Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division recommendation on Upper Peninsula brook trout creel limits. Earlier
Are there two sides to CWD-spread story?
Now that chronic wasting disease has been found in a captive Pennsylvania deer, and more than a dozen deer farms in the state have been quarantined, you probably have an opinion about how the disease
CWD threat to our wild deer is only growing
It’s all very disturbing. Since a captive deer from an Adams County farm was determined to have chronic wasting disease on Oct. 10, there have been a few developments that really haven’t reduced the threat
