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Summer Stargazing Opportunities for Ohio Campers
For the thirty-second summer, members of the Miami Valley Astronomical Society (MVAS) plan a series of Stargaze events for campers at John Bryan State Park. The park is located in Greene County on state Route
Women important to the future
Score another one for the ladies. Christa Saunderson of Ransomville showed up the guys during the spring edition of the 2011 Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derby when she kicked butt on a 27-pound,
Top early season baits and lures
Here’s a quick rundown of what I’ll have in my arsenal for fishing walleyes in May and June. My top presentations include: jig and minnow, live bait rigs, three-ways, a Guppy weight system, and crankbaits.
The evolution of a turkey hunter
In recent years I’ve become convinced more than ever that experience may be the biggest factor contributing to success in the spring turkey woods, and if that’s the case then by the time I’m 138
Louisiana Closes Two Oyster Harvest Areas, Allows Some Oyster Relocation
Precautionary closures protect human health; relocation of oysters helps prevent further damage to commercial industry Louisiana officials announced precautionary closures of two oyster harvesting areas on May 13 that are receiving large amounts of freshwater
State confiscates fish from Dakota band member at Cedar Lake in Minnepolis
Readers of my column this week saw an outline of Chris Mato Nunpa’s intentions to net Cedar Lake in Minneapolis today. So I headed into the city this morning to see if Mato Nunpa, a
This really was a very wet spring in Pennsylvania
In a recent column, I said that this has been the wettest spring I can remember in Pennsylvania, especially in the northern tier. Turns out I am not imagining it. Pennsylvania was one of six
Fishing Checklist
The game fish season is here. Just like our beloved deer season, Saturday, May 7 marked a special date for a lot of us in the outdoor world – holiday like. We’ve been to our
Environmental Compromises Extract a Long-Term Price Nobody – and no Thing – can Afford
Some individuals say that everything begins with the environment. We can read any number of quotes proclaiming that very thing. To many, those are just empty words. But if we study ecological principles, that phrase,
