Opinions
Burr Oak state lodge closes
Glouster, Ohio – Burr Oak State Park Lodge in Morgan County closed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, but the Ohio DNR remains committed to both the park and facility, according to agency spokesperson Bethany McCorkle. The
Wolf bill update
Here’s a brief update on Assembly Bill 502 – when the bill was first read on Jan. 27, it included language that said that landowners and their family would be able to hunt wolves for
Transparency
There’s some truth to the saying, “if something can go wrong, it probably will.” That’s often the case when computers are asked to do our sorting, not because computers make mistakes, but because we have
Of cougars and wolves: nature trumps data any day….
Aside from the whitetail, one of my favorite things to learn and collect ever-changing statistics about is the apex predators of North America, especially since two of them seem to be gaining more and more
Home, sweet home
The more I travel, the more I love where I live. Consider for a moment that in order to obtain a general and bowhunting license in New York state a person must take a hunter
Blaze orange makes a difference
Non-hunters I happen across wonder about the danger of the sport. I usually mention something like it’s more dangerous driving to the hunting site than it is when I take to the woods. They look
Wolf hunting and trapping
I was in Madison Jan. 25 for the Natural Resources Board and heard, from two different directions, that a legislator, or more likely it will be legislators, is going to introduce a bill Jan. 30
Wolf Season
A bill introduced on Friday, Jan. 27 would create a 41/2-month wolf season that would allow the use of all firearms and bows, foot-hold traps and cable restraints, trailing hounds, a $99.25 resident license, free
Crossbow Bill
Anyone who is tracking the progress of Assembly Bill 384, known generally as the crossbow bill, might want to know that the bill is scheduled for executive session by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on
