Fish extirpated from Ohio 80-plus years ago resurfaces
The longhead darter is reportedly so rare that the International Union for Conservation of Nature does not list its status due to a lack of data.
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Wildlife officer’s shooter guilty on all counts
Sentencing set for Nov. 16 for Kevin Behr’s assailant.
Governor, Legislature have been friendly to Division of Wildlife
Allocation of funding has been better than previous administrations.
Early Ohio deer kill lags behind
Hot weather thought to be factor.
Ohioans getting froggy over license plate design
Bullfrog design a project of Ohio middle-schoolers.
Anglers hitting the ice off mainland on Lake Erie
Walleye bite, though, has been reportedly slow.
Injured wildlife officer transferred out of hospital
Officer Kevin Behr now in a rehabilitation facility to overcome injuries.
Hunt Fish OH app paying big dividends
Division of Wildlife has pulled in more than a million dollars in sales through site.
Muzzleloader season finishes a bit below average
Overall harvest, though, already tops last year’s number.
Wildlife officer shot in line of duty, expected to be OK
Three charged in connection to alleged incident.
For first time, CWD found in Ohio
Harvested deer from Wyandot County tests positive.
Deer kill numbers tumble as inclement weather greets Ohio gun hunters on opener
Ohio hunters checked 10,904 white-tailed deer during a snowy and rainy opening day of the gun hunting week – well below the three-year average of 17,145.
Fish Ohio pins nearly on their way to anglers
Pins issuance delayed by COVID-19.
Early Ohio archery kill shows bump over last year
Season still way too early to draw conclusions, though.
Northeast Ohio youth fishing area closed for Memorial Day weekend
Proper social distancing would be tough, Division of Wildlife says.
Non-resident license sales resume on May 8
Sales had been shut down since April 6 due to COVID-19.
Turkey harvest takes a slight dive for first week
Tag sales are up from last year, despite the COVID-19 crisis.
In-person youth turkey drawings canceled; Killbuck, Mosquito draws will be mail-in
And Southwest Ohio Eagle Creek turkey drawing planned by mail; public drawing on March 28 canceled over the COVID-19 crisis.
Pandemic crisis affecting Ohio’s shooting industry
Ammo sales up while most ranges are closed.
Division of Wildlife pulls out of coyote proposal
Plan was to add coyote to the trapping season.
Ohio deer hunters end season on a high note
Hunters in all seasons top last year’s total by more than 10,000.
Maybe there’s a compromise in Ohio’s coyote proposal
Division of Wildlife proposing a trapping season for ‘yotes.
Crocodile found in small southern Ohio creek
Authorities not sure how the reptile got there.
Two-rod rule should stay on Lake Erie
Shore-based anglers could be short-changed by increase in number of rods.
Experts puzzled by Lake Erie walleye boom
After a decades-old roller-coaster ride with the walleye population, the number caught in the U.S. waters of Lake Erie increased from nearly 417,000 in 2011 to almost 2 million in 2018.
Opening-day turkey hunters kill nearly 3,000 birds
That’s down about 350 from last year.
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