
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Ohio should protect bass during the spawning period
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 3, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 3, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in an additional 41 deer this past hunting season in Ohio, bringing the total since the first finding in 2020 to 115.
That information comes from ODNR Division

The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving forward with plans to open a unit of the Wayne National Forest in southeast Ohio to leasing by oil and gas companies.
The BLM proposes

A 2019 study that was published in the journal Science that documented the shocking loss of 2.9 billion birds in North America between 1970 and 2017 was widely shared in the various news media outlets,

Public health authorities say tick activity is currently very high in Ohio, with a significant increase in tick-related emergency room visits and Lyme disease cases statewide. Eastern Ohio remains a major hot spot, though established

Channel catfish about the best bite going right now. Here’s the Ohio fishing report across the state on June 25, 2026.

Improper line spooling and tackle rolling are the two common reasons for anglers to develop aggravating line twist. There are other causes, too. Spinning reels wrap the line by design, adding some degree of twist.

No one will (or should not, anyway) question that the English sparrow is a handsome little fellow, as are its 12 sub-species, particularly the males. Briefly, the male’s body is dressed with an attractive melding

Jonathan Sorg has built his life around mentoring kids and adults in the sports of deer and turkey hunting. He is the wildlife federal aid coordinator for the ODNR Division of Wildlife, and he says
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