Opinions
DNR should dump filet rule
The Ohio Wildlife Council needs to rescind its recent controversial rule requiring that fish be kept in the round or with skin attached to fillets till reaching home. The DNR Division of Wildlife has been
Public can help name falcon chicks
While the expected closure of Akron-based FirstEnergy’s Eastlake coal-fired power plant still up in the air at least for this year the peregrine falcon nesting box remains. And active, too. As does the falcon-nesting box
Clark County fire results in fish kill
Springfield, Ohio – The Clark County oil company that was the scene of a devastating fire on April 19 may soon be hit with a civil lawsuit for a fish kill resulting from the blaze.
To quote the infamous Yogi Berra, it was “like Deja-Vu all over again.”
The last time that Larry Keith, of Eau Claire, and I hunted turkeys together was three years ago. It was a good day for both of us. We were hunting Crawford County, about a mile
No change in bag limit enforcement on charters
I was glad to hear this week that the Ohio DNR is not changing the way it counts the daily catch of customers on Lake Erie’s charter fishing boats. I was concerned about a newspaper
Lunker Lure helping more than just anglers
Anglers outside of southern Illinois may not realize that some of the lures in their tackle boxes are being produced in Perry County by an organization with a history of helping mentally and physically challenged
Can’t help pondering fawns and predators
For years, folks who have voiced fears and strident warnings about the impact of predators on Pennsylvania’s deer fawns have been widely regarded as kooks and cranks. But a study unfolding in the Upper Peninsula
White pelicans rebound, call Minnesota lakes and rivers home
My first experience with white pelicans occurred in the early 1980s at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in western Oregon. My family had loaded into the station wagon on an epic roadtrip across the western United
The South dominates high school fishing finals
Southern Illinois high schools ruled the bass fishing finals in 2012. The Highland Bulldogs’ No. 1 team of Joe Bardill and Jared Mettler landed five bass totaling 13 pounds, 9 ounces to win the fourth
