Ohio’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff and News Reports
February 11, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Ohio published in the Feb. 14, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Mainland ice on Ohio’s Lake Erie likely finished, islands still a go for now
John Hageman
February 11, 2025
In an ever-changing ice fishing scenario, many anglers who were on a hair trigger awaiting the now more uncommon opportunity to get onto Lake Erie’s ice may have gotten their wish granted if they responded
Details of case show text messages from Alexander among the suspect’s undoing after poaching giant Ohio buck
Jane Beathard
February 11, 2025
Detailed text messages and a widely-circulated photo proved to be the undoing of Christopher “C.J.” Alexander in a landmark deer poaching case.
Alexander, 28, of Wilmington, Ohio, is serving six months at STAR Community
Artists encouraged to enter Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp competition
DNR Report
February 11, 2025
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is accepting submissions for the Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp competition taking place between Saturday, Feb. 1 through Thursday, Feb.13. The winner of this year’s competition will have his
Ohio Mixed Bag: Wyandot County named top PF/QF chapter
Staff and News Reports
February 11, 2025
Wyandot County PF/QF’s efforts are funded entirely by the group’s annual banquet fundraiser. This year, the event will be held on March 1 at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds Masters Building. For more specific information on
Ohio fisheries chief looking forward to angling retirement
Jane Beathard
February 11, 2025
When Scott Hale retired in December as the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) executive administrator of fish management, he could look back on 40 years of improvements, challenges, and successes in the world of
Public invited to comment on oil and gas project beneath Ohio’s Zepernick Wildlife Area
DNR Report
February 10, 2025
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is accepting public comments until Thursday, Feb. 13, on a proposed oil and gas project beneath Zepernick Wildlife Area in Columbiana County. This public comment is a federal
Ohio Letters to the Editor: More words on deer baiting and turkey hunting in northeast Ohio and beyond
Ohio Letters to the Editor
February 10, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 14, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio Insider: Ohio hunter’s passion for the woods still burns at 98
Mike Moore
February 10, 2025
I was reminded recently of a column I wrote several years back about George Stitz, a fine gentleman hunter who, like the Energizer bunny, is still going at the young age of 98.
George’s
