Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Director Brian Baldridge recently announced the highest acreage of farmland enrollment in H2Ohio to date.
Now, 2.5 million acres of farmland statewide are enrolled
Kendra Wecker, chief of the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, was recently appointed as the chair of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) Executive Committee. Chief Wecker was appointed for a one-year
Bite has been fairly steady as fish feed up. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report on Dec. 1, 2025.
Archery hunters in Ohio checked 4,748 white-tailed deer on Saturday, Nov. 8, the highest single-day total during the 2025-26 season, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
The 10 most successful deer
Coyote hunting picks up in November and continues through the winter. Fur is surely prime by November, but this is not the only reason a hunter chases coyotes.
The hunting continues after some of
Deer Camp. For a hunting clan, it is the central event of the year, a tradition to be observed and savored above all, no apologies to Thanksgiving or Christmas.
If you are lucky, you
At heart, really, I’m a waterfowler. And have been for nigh unto some 59 years.
I don’t own a marsh or belong to an exclusive duck-hunting club. Neither has anyone pole-pushed a boat
The first skiffs of snow painted Froggy Bottom with white highlights on Nov. 10, then Froggy Pond iced over for the first time this season on Nov. 11.
Nature’s clock told me it was
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