Opinions
Exotic ownership bill needs to be done right
A proposed bill that would ban new ownership of exotic animals in Ohio and require permits for existing owners has some fearing they’ll have to euthanize pets or leave the state. The Zanesville Times Recorder
New statewide trail link completed
Galloway, Ohio – Officials from Madison and Franklin counties gathered on the banks of Big Darby Creek on March 21 to dedicate the final link in the southern portion of the Ohio to Erie Trail.
Early spring
We’ve become accustomed to expecting many major plant and animal events to be prompted by photoperiod. Plants flower and animals mate based on increasing or decreasing day length, it seems. But what about March 2012?
Vermilion bowhunter scores on 18-point buck
Berlin Heights, Ohio – Daniel McGlothlin is fairly new to the sport of deer hunting. He’s been fairly lucky at it and his second buck proved to be the charm. On Nov. 11, McGlothlin, of
Doc got it right on Maumee fishing
It is 5 a.m. on a mid March morning and I find myself stumbling through the trees along the banks of the Maumee River, my chest waders catching a twig or a rock here or
A close check, a close call
Those of you who have dogs, I’m sure, regularly pet them. Pat them on the head, rub their belly. Perhaps give them a good scratching behind the ears. But let’s not forget the importance of
Syrup season comes to an abrupt end
Another season has come to a close here in New York but few are likely to know it. The mild winter weather has been heralded by most of us as a godsend and wildlife certainly
Ridiculous weather and follow-up on Wyoming tribe eagle permit
Crazy warm spring Shooting hoops with the boys last Thursday evening, we killed a couple of those early season big, dumb mosquitoes. Oh the Ides of March. Heading to church two evenings later, I saw
Ohio DNR swamped with calls on umbrella rig
The Ohio Division of Wildlife’s call center has been swamped with so many phone calls and emails from anglers seeking information on the legality of the 5-hook Umbrella/Alabama rig, the DOW has set up a
