Ohio’s Outdoor Calendar
Outdoor News
April 7, 2026
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Ohio published in the April 10, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Pole saw used to free buck
Staff Report
April 7, 2026
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from the Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the April 10, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Ohio DNR adds nine new officers
DNR Report
April 7, 2026
Columbus — Nine new natural resources officers (NROs) officially joined the ranks of the Ohio DNR (ODNR) recently, taking their oath of office during a commissioning ceremony at ODNR headquarters in Columbus. The ceremony marked
Ohio Mixed Bag: Jared Mott tapped to lead Izaak Walton League
Staff and News Reports
April 7, 2026
The Izaak Walton League of America has appointed Jared Mott as its executive director effective March 11. Mott, who has served as conservation director at the League since 2017, has been interim executive director since
Feral hog bill struck down in Ohio by appeals court
Steve Pollick
April 7, 2026
A new and already-amended Ohio law that would ban the importation and hunting of feral swine has been put on hold, again.
That comes with the recent affirmation by the Ohio 4th District Court
Ohio’s South Zone spring turkey season gets a little later start this year; here’s why
Mike Moore
April 7, 2026
If all goes as planned, Ohio’s spring turkey hunters should kill a tick over 16,000 birds this spring.
There remains a one-bird bag limit per hunter for the season that kicks off in the
Ohio Insider: Study sheds light on ‘forever chemicals’ in Lake Erie fish
Mike Moore
April 7, 2026
Each year in the late spring or early summer Ohio Outdoor News publishes a story on the current fish consumption advisory for the state.
So, I thought it was appropriate to have a conversation
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Congrats to ‘stick and string’ hunters in Best Buck issue
Ohio Letters to the Editor
April 6, 2026
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 10, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Habitat loss drives decline of Ohio’s grouse as DNR proposes hunting changes
Jane Beathard
April 3, 2026
It’s a well-observed fact that there are fewer and fewer ruffed grouse on the Ohio landscape these days. In a recent interview with Ohio Outdoor News, ODNR Division of Wildlife biologist Mark Wiley explained why.<br
