Opinions
Man cited for allowing youth to hunt alone
A Columbus man recently paid $175 in fines and costs in Madison County Municipal Court for allowing his 12-year-old son to hunt unaccompanied during the statewide youth deer-gun season, Nov. 17-18. Thomas H. Whiteman, Jr.,
State Capitol reorganization
During the past few weeks, we’ve learned more about how things will play out during the upcoming legislative session, which kicks off Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. When Republicans held both bodies of the state Legislature
Gun kill down 3 percent
Columbus, OH – Hunters enjoyed great weather as they harvested 86,964 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s traditional week-long deer-gun season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The harvest yielded an
Costas goes overboard on gun control
Sunday’s knee-jerk reaction of nationally prominent NBC sports commentator Bob Costas, who used his halftime segment on ”Sunday Night Football” to advocate for absolute gun control, is just that, a jerk reaction. Costas used his
Acting up with the Sportsmen's Act
In many ways, I guess I’m just like many Americans. We really don’t pay much attention until it concerns us. Such is the case with our government. There are many things that happen each day
Deer-less, north and south
I spent the final hours of the Northern Zone firearms deer season watching an NFL football game. And when you consider I’m not really an NFL guy, preferring to OD on college football on Saturdays
CWD remains ticking time bomb
The first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Pennsylvania was confirmed a few weeks ago in a three-year-old doe raised on a game farm in New Oxford, Adams County. The disease may have links
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs (Sort of)
Besides deer, on my list of favorite species to follow is any apex predator. In recent years, I’ve become downright obsessed, specifically with cougars and wolves. Several years ago, I said it: there’s no way
Our last shot at open water: rivers
By now, fish in most water bodies are starting to move toward their winter haunts. On rivers, our last bastion of open water this time of year, I focus my walleye search on current breaks,
