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Ohio Reader Stories: Young hunter shoots big buck in short order
“There’s no way, dude. I sat there for five seconds!”
These were Dominic Mormino’s first words after he made the shot. They came out a little broken and high-pitched due to the adrenaline dump,

Top strategies for catching bass in the shallows
Of course, we all know that bass numbers increase in the shallows during the spring. However, not all bass make the move from spring shallows to offshore areas during summer months.

Catch big trout below dams in Pennsylvania this spring
Pennsylvania is loaded with man-made reservoirs. These were not built for the purpose of creating a downstream trout mecca, but that has been the result with many.
The cold-water outlets of these dams have

Shed hunting can fill the late-winter void
After witnessing a friend pick up a beautiful shed antler within 10 minutes of starting our day, I was really amped up for what the rest of the day had in store. It was actually

Mike Schoonveld: Find the warmest water for early-season fishing success
Humans and other warm-blooded creatures have internal systems to help them adjust to a wide range of temperatures.
Cold-blooded creatures, like fish, don’t have those systems but they do have “preferred” temperature ranges. When

Cost-share programs (Part 2): The Conservation Reserve Program can boost your deer habitat
In the first installment, we talked about assessing your existing habitat, naming strengths, and identifying the weaknesses currently hindering your deer-hunting success.
We also talked about figuring out a budget and finding means to

Tom Venesky: A new deer ‘season’ begins in March
Sometimes the best seasons aren’t those set by a board or listed in a book.
One of my favorite seasons has no official opening day, legal hunting hours don’t apply and there isn’t a

John Tertuliani: Tips to finding Ohio crappies after ice-out
I may someday reach it if there is such a thing as the Zen of crappie fishing. Will I live long enough to grasp the described level of calm attentiveness? Or is it the enlightenment

Got a new pup? Know key factors to keeping them safe and healthy
Puppies are a lot of work.
While we romanticize about the prospect of a new recruit, we often overlook the reality of adding a four-legged dependent to the family. We daydream of future days