More rain likely means more algae in Lake Erie later this summer
The bloom’s size will ultimately depend on rainfall amounts from now through early summer.
Ohio DNR
Be tick smart in the Ohio outdoors
Something – a biting insect for sure – had marched down my forearm and punched in a string of tiny bites. I never even noticed the minor “attack” until, overnight, a reddish-purplish blob about two inches long raised up on the skin. It was not sore, painful, or itchy, and I felt no symptoms of distress. So I watched it…
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – May 10, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 During the 2018 two-day deer gun season, state wildlife officer Adam Smith, assigned to Logan County, received a phone call from a landowner. The landowner was calling about hunters who were on an adjacent property. Officer Smith later met with the hunters on the adjacent property after they finished their evening hunt. The hunters…
Ohio bulking up protection efforts for endangered plant
The department says the purchase of 118 acres for $1,075,860 will increase Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve on the Marblehead Peninsula in Ottawa County to 137 acres. State officials say the preserve is home to the only natural population of the plant left in Ohio.
Ohio sees drop in first-week south zone turkey harvest
Ohio hunters checked 8,867 wild turkeys during the first week of the wild turkey hunting season in the south zone, April 22-28. That’s down from 10,436 in 2018.
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – April 26, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 In October 2018, state wildlife officer Austin Levering, assigned to Knox County, and state wildlife officer Chad Grote, assigned to Marion County, spoke with a suspect in Knox County about an error in the Division of Wildlife’s licensing system. Upon entering the driveway of the suspect, the officers observed a white-tailed deer in a…
Opening-day turkey hunters kill nearly 3,000 birds
That’s down about 350 from last year.
In Ohio, bald eagles return to Madison County
They remain the first-ever documented nesting pair in the county in modern times.
Youth hunters kick off Ohio spring turkey season
Harvest down by more than 500 birds from last year.
Ohio’s free fishing weekend May 4-5
If you’ve got the spring itch and you live in Ohio, you’re in luck that weekend.
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – April 12, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 While on patrol during the deer muzzleloader season, a vehicle was observed by state wildlife officer Brad Kiger, assigned to Franklin County, along the railroad tracks near Lockbourne. This area has had complaints of people hunting without permission and one prior complaint of the same truck returning. The previous complaints said that hunters were…
Deer-hunting tweaks head new state hunting regs
In addition, the council approved to increase the bag limit for walleye in Lake Erie and the Maumee River in March 2020.
DNR: Outlook again good for Lake Erie walleye, perch anglers
Walleye angler harvest rates set records in 2018, and numerous large hatches point to a bright future.
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – March 29, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 State wildlife officer John Coffman, assigned to Fayette County, contacted two men who were filming a web video along a creek. The two men were trespassing on private property. They were drinking bottles of beer and assured their viewers they would pick up their trash when they left. The men finished their recording and…
Bald eagle population continues to soar in Ohio
Nesting season for the big raptors getting underway.
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – March 15, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 After the deer season, state wildlife officer Matt Teders, assigned to Madison County, was examining Madison County landowner harvest records in the harvest database. Officer Teders was able to identify several individuals who had harvested deer and game checked animals as landowner harvest but were not listed as property owners within the county. Officer…
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – March 1, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 While on patrol during the deer gun season, state wildlife officer Tony Zerkle, assigned to Fairfield County, contacted a group of hunters returning to their vehicles after a deer drive. After checking licenses and deer permits, officer Zerkle observed an untagged deer in the bed of a truck and asked who had shot the…
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Feb. 15, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 On opening day of the 2018 deer gun hunting season, state wildlife officer Adam Smith, assigned to Logan County, received information about people potentially hunting deer without wearing the required hunter orange clothing. Officer Smith responded to the area and requested assistance from state wildlife officer Jeff Tipton, assigned to Champaign County, and wildlife…
Total deer harvest down by more than 14,000
Hunters checked 172,040 white-tailed deer throughout Ohio’s 2018-2019 deer seasons, down from 186,247 a year ago.
Ohio Outdoor New Cuffs & Collars – Feb. 1, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 Just prior to the 2018 deer gun season, state wildlife officer Chad Grote, assigned to Marion County, was contacted about a social media post. The caller said that the post included a picture of a young lady posing with a dead deer and a shotgun. Officer Grote checked harvest records and found that she…
Wecker’s selection as chief a boost for Division of Wildlife
Longtime ODNR employee becomes first woman to head agency.
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 18, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 While checking the deer harvest database, state wildlife officer Brad Kiger, assigned to Franklin County, noticed some discrepancies regarding a deer that had been killed in Franklin County. Officer Kiger noticed that the hunter’s deer harvest history only included deer killed in Muskingum County, so he contacted the hunter. The hunter stated that he…
Upping the walleye, sauger, saugeye daily bag limit on Lake Erie?
In probably the most notable proposal to the Ohio Wildlife Council, when the total allowable catch exceeds 3 million fish, the bag would go from four fish to six fish daily from March 1 to April 30 in Lake Erie, excluding the Sandusky River.
Muzzleloader deer harvest surpasses 14,000, and last year’s totals
Hunters checked 14,182 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s muzzleloader season, Jan. 5-8. That’s up from 13,268 the previous year.
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 4, 2019
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 During the statewide deer gun season, state wildlife officer Jeff Tipton, assigned to Champaign County, was on patrol when he observed a couple of trucks parked along a country road. As it was getting close to the end of shooting time, he pulled over to wait for the hunters to arrive at their vehicles….
A crucial barrier against sea lamprey intrusion, Harpersfield dam fix runs into big problem
If the 117-year-old dam were to fail, it would allow the invasive species nearly 1,300 additional miles of main-stem and tributary spawning grounds.
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