
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Wildlife officers perform a necessary job across country
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12,2025 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12,2025 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Ohio’s hunting seasons for squirrel, dove, Canada geese, teal, and more open in early September. Bowhunters can look forward to the start of white-tailed deer archery season later in the month.
Hunting seasons for

If Lake Erie’s Western Basin seems to be more crowded with walleye anglers or that Nimisila Reservoir is experiencing bass boat traffic jams, don’t be surprised.
Even your local town or county metroparks fishing hole

Rivers holding smallmouth bass, good size catfish. Here’s the Ohio fishing and hunting report from across the state on Sept. 4, 2025.

A fast-spreading deer disease has hit areas of southeast Ohio hard in this late summer season, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) has had a particular rough impact on

Sub-gauges, are they viable choices for upland game or just a commercial gimmick? Using one has become more of a reality with advances in powder, shot, wads, and loading techniques.
Concerted efforts have increased

Bluegills can be pushovers in May when it is easy to find the willing biters. You may have to work to find them in September, however. The challenge starts with the water.
Each year

The outdoors – Mother Nature – offers each of us intriguing experiences away from large social crowds of humans. Our learning experiences and personal privacies will never be matched. The feel of a hard-fighting fish.

It’s catfish, catfish, catfish on Ohio’s inland waters right now. The fall saugeye and crappie bite is also starting to pick up.
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