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Calling it a season
There comes a point in the spring gobbler season when you realize it’s over, at least as far as your hunting schedule is concerned. It happens to me every spring, and that May 31 season-closing

State Park Campground use on a Serious Slide
The cold, snowy winter and (especially) the cool, rainy spring has thus far doomed overnight stays at Ohio state parks. And with rain forecasted for at least two of the three Memorial Day weekend days,
Cincinnati Youth Bass Club members learn fishing and stewardship skills
The 18 members of the Cincinnati Youth Bass Club, along with their parents, will hit the road June 18-19 for tournaments at Hoover and O’Shaughnessy reservoirs in central Ohio. Now in its third year, the
IL DNR offering public meetings to discuss waterfowl zones, seasons
DNR has planned a handful of public meetings to discuss duck and goose seasons with the state’s hunters and provide information on proposed duck zones and season date options for the next five-year period, as

Lake Erie fish kill not caused by VHS
Sandusky, Ohio – Testing for viral hemorrhagic septicemia in Lake Erie walleyes was negative, reports Ray Petering of the DNR Division of Wildlife. Walleyes by the thousands have been washing up on Lake Erie beaches

What’s happening with Michigan’s HAP
Michigan hunters – especially those who live in the southern part of the Lower Peninsula – should weigh in during the comment period for the Department of Natural Resources’ Hunting Access Program (HAP) before the

Highs and lows in the turkey woods
Yeah, the turkey I took this season was pretty big. But it came close to not happening. And not just on that morning as I sat propped up against the tree, straining to hold the

Take a ride fishing in a kayak
Fish in Minnesota can grow pretty big but the vast majority of them lack the size and strength to pull an average fishing boat any significant distance. It’s really too bad. Some of the best

Susquehanna River named most endangered river for good reason
When the Susquehanna River was named the most endangered river in the country on May 17 by American Rivers, you would think it would’ve triggered a proactive reaction from group’s such as the Susquehanna River