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- Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted harvests 8-point buck with crossbowOhio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted harvested an eight-point whitetail buck in Morrow County in mid-November with a crossbow made right here in Ohio, according to the gove...
- Ohio DNR expands Tom S. Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature PreserveThe Ohio DNR (ODNR), with the help of the Ohio Valley Conservation Coalition and the Portage Park District, has expanded the Tom S. Cooperrider-Kent Bog State N...
- Tom Fetter Memorial Youth Day in Ohio draws 100 kids to learn about huntingThis is exactly what the late Tom Fetter had in mind when he helped create the Waldo Sportsman’s Club fall youth event eight years ago. The Tom Fetter Memoria...
- Years of patience pays off with massive Halloween buck for Ohio bowhunter Matt GroeschelIt was a five-year odyssey of twists and turns that led bowhunter Matt Groeschel to his 29-point Halloween buck in Marion County, Ohio, this fall. Groeschel, wh...
- Ohio deer hunters harvest more whitetails on Nov. 11 than any other day this seasonBowhunters in Ohio checked 4,621 white-tailed deer on Saturday, Nov. 11, the highest single-day total so far this season, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Divis...
- Ohio Mixed Bag: Franklin County gets new wildlife officerOhio wildlife officer Mark Williams, of Vermilion, has a new assignment in Franklin County, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. A 2023 gradua...
- Ohio Letters to the Editor: Try this alternate recipe for wild rice dish this seasonReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 8, 2023, edition of Ohio Outdoor News. The post Ohio Letters to the Editor: Try this alternate reci...
- Ohio Insider: Fracking in Ohio state parks is a terrible ideaI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, even if no one is listening: Fracking in Ohio’s state parks is a bad, terrible idea. At issue is a recent decis...
- U.S. officials propose plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitatU.S. officials proposed a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx on Friday in a bid to help the snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be w...
- Rebranded Iowa Great Lakes Pheasants Forever chapter helps host hunt for veteransIowa Great Lakes Pheasants Forever (IGLPF, Chapter 20) teamed up with The Foundation for Exceptional Warriors (The FEW) to provide seven military veterans the o...
- Steve McComas: The lifespans of fish tell a storyLet’s consider the fish within a slot limit. Minnesota's Lake Mille Lacs for example had a recent walleye slot (which expires Nov. 30) of 20 to 23 inches with...
- WI Daily Update: Tips on staying extra safe during first iceFirst ice is a great time to be fishing, but you need to be extra safe. Here are a couple tips on how to be even safer on that first ice. The post WI Daily Upda...
- MN Daily Update: Tips on staying extra safe during first iceFirst ice is a great time to be fishing, but you need to be extra safe. Here are a couple tips on how to be even safer on that first ice. The post MN Daily Upda...
- State-endangered herons in Chicago a natural marvel in heart of the cityImagine you are strolling towards Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. It’s a balmy evening. Though dusk is settling, the park bustles with rush-hour energy. Suddenl...
- Childhood in goose blinds put Doug McClain on solid track for Illinois DNR waterfowl roleSometimes, when determining your life’s trajectory and future career path, it’s not a matter of knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know. For new Illi...