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More carp DNA shows up in Maumee
Maumee, Ohio – Asian carp environmental DNA (eDNA) has been detected in three of 350 water samples collected from western Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay and Maumee River between July 31 and August 4. The three
Low water levels impact recreation
A dry summer squelched recreational boating on some Ohio waterways — especially in the northeast, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). “While most waterways were not impacted — some were,” said John
We need a season on feral cats
I was down on my land in Iowa recently with some other family members and while a bunch of us were milling around near the pole barn a feral cat poked his head out of
Miles way, but right at home
It took five airplanes, thousands of miles, some food that was pretty bad for me and 10 days on a soft mattress, but I finally found it. A trout stream that looked like the one
11-year-old kills her first bear
Then I was 11 years-old I remember being thrilled at just seeing my dad, Phil, shoot a deer as I sat next to him. I can’t imagine the rush of pulling the trigger on a
Early openers tighten schedule
I can’t believe September is almost gone. Usually the first week or two of this first month of fall I relax a little and do a little scouting for the upcoming deer season. This year,
Are You Ready for Some Hunting?
As I write this, there are nine days and counting until archery season opens. Like they seem to every year, August and September have dragged on while we dream of fall winds that will send
Where are the Dems on sportsmen's rights?
When it comes to hunter and angler issues, where stands the Democratic Party? I recently covered a political “sportsmen’s call,” a trapshoot event in Stark County, where U.S. Sen. John Thune (R., S. Dak.) was
EHD confirmed in cattle herd
Perhaps not surprisingly, the state has taken note of the spread of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), a virus that commonly affects white-tailed deer. Only this time EHD was discovered in a Portage County cattle herd,
