COLUMBUS, OH -Workshops aimed at training hunter education instructors are scheduled for five locations across the state in coming months, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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The workshops will be held March 11-12 at the Wildlife District Four Office in Athens and at Troy Fish and Game Club in Miami County; April 1 and 8 at the Wildlife District Three Office in Akron; May 20-21 at the Wildlife District One Office in Columbus, and July 8 and 9 at the Wildlife District Two Office in Findlay. Those interested in attending should call 1-800-WILDLIFE for registration materials.

Individuals must complete a volunteer instructor-training workshop in order to become a certified hunter education instructor. They must also be at least 18 years of age and have successfully completed a hunter education course. Ohio currently has 1,700 volunteer instructors who train hunters, especially young hunters, to be safe and responsible in the field.

Click on the "Read More..." link below for commentary by outdoor writer and hunter education instructor Larry S. Moore.

By Collin Rink

This is the first installment of The Rink Report: Buckeye Firearms Association Edition.
In this, and future editions, I will try to keep track of the race
for $$$$ and how it impacts the race for election.

This information
is gleaned from end of year reports filed by various candidates and
committees. All are Republican in this examination. Future ones will
include Democrats. These are based upon my readings of public records
available online.

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