Ohio’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
May 4, 2026
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Ohio published in the May 8, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Angler cited for illegally taking softshell turtles
Staff Report
May 4, 2026
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from the Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the May 8, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Buckeye State Tree Nursery officially open in Ohio
DNR Report
May 4, 2026
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Forestry is distributing the first round of seedlings from the Buckeye State Tree Nursery. Seedlings will be used for several conservation projects across Ohio this spring. Since its launch
More than 10,000 Fish Ohio pins issued in 2025
DNR Report
May 4, 2026
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife awarded 10,127 Fish Ohio pins to anglers who reeled in trophy fish among 26 different species in 2025.
Well-known fisheries such as Lake Erie, Alum Creek Lake, Buckeye
DNR reminds boaters that water temperatures remain cold in Ohio’s lakes, rivers
DNR Report
May 4, 2026
As Ohio begins to welcome warmer spring weather, the Ohio DNR is reminding everyone that water temperatures remain dangerously cold. Lakes, rivers, and streams are slow to warm up at this time of year, and
Ohio Mixed Bag: 40 more Ohio deer test positive for CWD
Staff and News Reports
May 4, 2026
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife confirmed that 40 white-tailed deer shot during the 2025-26 hunting season tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
Ohio Insider: The reason behind proposed archery ban during fall turkey season
Mike Moore
May 4, 2026
I have received a handful of letters to the editor questioning the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife’s proposal to eliminate archery hunting during the fall turkey season.
So, to get some more perspective on
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Why eliminate archery from fall turkey hunt opportunity?
Ohio Letters to the Editor
May 4, 2026
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 8, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Early season turkey take shows numbers are up in Ohio
Jeff Frischkorn
May 4, 2026
Ohio’s hunters enjoyed a shotgun start to the state’s wild turkey hunting season.
That detail applied to both Ohio’s youth – who enjoyed their own season – along with participants in the general season
