Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 While on patrol at Deer Creek Wildlife Area, state wildlife officer Josh Elster, assigned to Pickaway County, observed a vehicle driving off the roadway and rutting up the grass in one of the parking areas. Officer Elster stopped the vehicle and asked the subject why they decided to tear up the wildlife area habitat….
Rumors of a large housing development in the watershed untrue, however.
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…
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…
Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Fishermen are concentrating on docks to catch crappies in good numbers. Some are slow trolling crappie rigs to pick up fish. The crappies are ranging from seven to 12 inches, and many of the smaller ones are being thrown back, according to reports. Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) – Anglers are catching smallmouth…
Banquets/Fundraisers Aug. 10: Southwest Ohio WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Receptions Banquet Center, Loveland. For more info call Brandon Showen, 937-725-9349. Sept. 7: Central Ohio WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Aladdin Shrine Center, Grove City. For more info call Brandon Showen, 937-725-9349. Shooting/Archery May 19, June 16, July 21: Leipsic Fishing & Hunting, 3D Bowshoot, 9 a.m. reg. For more info call…
The fact that this hunter’s decoy is a mounted gobbler may have escalated this intense interaction.
A water-logged volleyball, a capped but empty old beer bottle, a couple beer and pop caps, assorted Styrofoam, a spent shotgun shell, and “tons” of twigs, sticks, branches, dead grass, heavy limbs and logs, soybean stubble and more – it all ended up in the winter wash that was jamming my little creek this spring. Brushjams, or logjams, are the…
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…
Banquets/Fundraisers April 26-27: Buffington Island WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Portland Community Center, Portland. For more info call Jeremy Hupp, 740-416-5490. April 27: Perry County Disabled Veterans WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Perry County Fairgrounds, Colosseum Building, New Lexington. For more info call Kenn McCord, 740-621-3695. May 4: Clark County Friends of NRA Banquet, 5:30 p.m., The Champion Center, Clark County Fairgrounds….
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers fishing shallow lily pads and boat docks are picking up channel catfish and bluegills. The successful bite is coming on live bait, either nightcrawlers or minnows under a float. Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) – Crappie fishermen are doing OK here by fishing baby-shad-imitating baits. Find any laydown on the…
That’s down about 350 from last year.
They remain the first-ever documented nesting pair in the county in modern times.
If you’ve got the spring itch and you live in Ohio, you’re in luck that weekend.
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…
Banquets/Fundraisers April 12: Zanesville Area Friends of NRA Banquet, 6 p.m., Prophets Park. For more info call Don Pagath, 740-674-6364. April 13: Harrison County DU Banquet, 5 p.m., Ohio American Legion, Scio. For more info call Samuel Rodriguez, 330-340-9585. April 13: Little Miami NWTF Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Warren County Fair Grounds Bldg. A. For more info call Patty Harness, 513-276-5162….
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are catching wipers here by tight-lining chicken livers or shrimp on the bottom, much like you would fish for catfish. For saugeyes, cast a crankbait in perch patterns for the best results. Saugeyes have been ranging up to 20 inches. Anglers are also catching catfish, crappies, and bluegills by fishing…
Although Ohio’s approximately $7.4 million in federal aid money for sport fish-related projects may seem like big bucks, the figure is dwarfed by more than a few other states.While hardly a drop in the bucket, Ohio’s share of federal aid dollars in the form of tax receipts from sales of hunting and fishing licenses and a few other sources do…
With opening day for turkeys coming soon, it’s high time to start staking out hunting territory for the spring.
Author clearing dead ash trees from his homestead
Banquets/Fundraisers March 29: Big Buckeye WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center, Cambridge. For more info call Dave Scurlock, 740-584-9263. March 30: Caesar Creek WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Warren County Fairgrounds, Building A, Lebanon. For more info call Kevin Woods, 513-435-4613. March 30: Jackson Bowhunters WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Canters Cave, Jackson. For more info call Kenny Moon, 740-418-7404….
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — Water temperatures are still running a little cold at Alum Creek, and not a lot of boats have been out as a result. The boats that are out are marking catfish, but finding the bite a tough one. Use chicken livers or nightcrawlers fished on the bottom to pick up a channel…
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…
Nesting season for the big raptors getting underway.
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — Muddy water at Alum Creek Lake in central Ohio has anglers chasing catfish. All you need is a hunk of nightcrawler and a weight to keep it on the bottom. Some decent size channel cats have been caught in the past week, according to angler reports. Fishermen will start chasing smallmouth bass…
Banquets/Fundraisers March 16: RMEF Banquet, 5 p.m., Galaxy Restaurant, Wadsworth. For more info call Catherine Weiss, 330-815-6211. March 16: Licking Valley WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Moundbuilders VFW Post 1060, Newark. For more info call Matt Gayheart, 740-334-7256. March 16: Buckeye Outdoor Youth Ed & Shooting Center, Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Barberton Moose Lodge #759. For more info call Harvey Bechtel, 330-620-6909….
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