Banquets/Fundraisers June 24: Champaign County Ghost Gobbler NWTF Banquet, Champaign County Fair Grounds. For more info call Tracy Jacobs, 937-605-0545. Aug. 26: Shawnee Territory WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Greene County Fairgrounds, Xenia. For more info call Tim Chenoweth, 937-623-5539. Sept. 16: Logan County WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Bellefontaine Regional Airport, Bellefontaine. For more info call Brenda Moots, 937-842-1934. Sept. 23:…
Central Region Hargus Creek Lake (Pickaway County) – Crappies are active in coves and around woody cover. Use minnows or small jigs under a float. A good number of bluegills and redear sunfish, up to eight inches, can be caught on waxworms in shallow areas this time of year. A large population of 12- to 15-inch bass inhabit this lake…
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • This spring, state wildlife officer Josh Shields, assigned to Union County, received a call from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office about a man in the Valley Hi area asking landowners about coyote hunting. A resident of the area reported that the man was telling landowners that the Logan County Sheriff’s Office gave him…
Both sides make their points in debate over resident hunting, fishing fees.
State’s leaders fail to recognize opportunity for aid.
Lake Erie anglers settling for goldens right now.
Ohio DNR offers workshop on pursuit of frogs.
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are still fishing this popular central Ohio reservoir even though water levels have been reduced. Some saugeyes and crappies are being caught on small jigs at Fairfield Beach. A few largemouth bass are being taken at the marsh. Saugeye anglers might try trolling blade baits or crankbaits off the marsh…
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • In January, state wildlife officer Adam Smith, assigned to Logan County, received a complaint from a property manager stating that he had found deer remains on the property and suspected that hunters from an adjacent property had trespassed to recover a deer without written permission. Officer Smith and state wildlife officer Marty Cisine,…
Banquets/Fundraisers May 26: WTU Mill Creek Memorial 2nd Amendment Freedom Dinner, 5 p.m. Metroplex Expo Center, 1620 Motor Inn Dr., Girard. For more info call John Kopcsos 330-757-9020. Special Events. June 17: Fayette Ladies Adventure Group, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Fayette County Fish & Game Club. For more info call Kathryn Smith, 740-335-1012. June 17: Licking Parks District Women’s Outdoor Skills…
Disease has never been found in the wild here, and if the continued surveillance through next fall’s seasons shows the same result, no CWD in the wild, the surveillance program will end.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Sea Grant programs at stake.
Learning a tough lesson in the turkey woods.
Banquets/Fundraisers April 28: Tinker’s Creek WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Days Inn & Suites, Richfield. For more info call Matt McCann, 330-467-1729. April 29: DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Galaxy Restaurant. For more info call Nick Tomes, 330-321-7369. May 26: WTU Mill Creek Memorial 2nd Amendment Freedom Dinner, 5 p.m. Metroplex Expo Center, 1620 Motor Inn Dr., Girard. For more info call…
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are catching largemouth bass in places on Buckeye that are accessible. Crappies are being caught in the Fairfield channel. One shore fishermen who won’t give up his location recently caught a bucketful of crappies and bluegills on straight minnows. The smallest bluegill was eight inches and the crappies were all…
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • During the 2016 deer archery season, state wildlife officer Chad Grote, assigned to Marion County, was dispatched to Morrow County based on a Turn-In-a-Poacher (TIP) call about a man shooting a deer with a rifle. He spoke with the complainant who had witnessed a man shoot a deer with a gun during archery…
But natural resources department now pulling back from its original stance in regard to whether to increase non-resident fishing and hunting license fees.
This year’s harvest April 22-23 tops numbers from a year ago.
City-dwelling animals were focus of probe.
When boaters are in trouble, one U.S. agency stands at the watch.
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • During the statewide deer gun season, state wildlife officer Jeff Tipton, assigned to Champaign County, received information about a hunting blind located behind a residence where a caller suspected a hunter was hunting after legal shooting hours with the aid of an ATV. Officer Tipton drove by the residence and saw the ATV…
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are catching open water saugeyes at the North Bank ramp. Successful fishermen are using jig and minnow combinations, Swedish Pimples, or blade baits. At Thornport, anglers are catching small crappies and yellow perch. Fish are shallow, with successful anglers fishing just about six inches deep. Alum Creek Reservoir (Delaware County)…
Banquets/Fundraisers April 15: Killbuck Valley WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Greenbriar Conference Center, Wooster. For more info call Brad Posten, 330-317-9198. April 21: Zanesville Friends of NRA Banquet, 6 p.m., Prophets Park, Zanesville. For more info call Don Pagath, 740-740-6364. April 21: Medina County Friends of NRA Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Weymouth Country Club, Medina. For more info call Gregg Cutting, 330-414-1918….
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • During the 2016 deer gun season, state wildlife officer John Coffman, assigned to Fayette County, made contact with two hunters in a field. One man was without a deer permit and was carrying shot shells ranging from #6 to 00 Buck. The suspect claimed that he carried the shot shells because he wanted…
The next phase of dam construction will be building a 12-foot thick buttress behind the soil mixed cutoff wall. More layers of soil will also be added.
Banquets/Fundraisers March 31: Big Buckeye WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center, Cambridge. For more info call Chris Fausett, 740-680-2119. April 1: Simon Kenton NWTF Banquet, 4:30 p.m. For more info call Eric Kirby, 937-925-1459. April 1: Heart of Ohio NWTF Banquet, 6 p.m., All Occasions Catering & Banquet Hall, Waldo. For more info call Rod Edler, 740-387-3760. April…
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