Division of Wildlife discussed potential changes to Ohio deer herd management strategies

by Larry S. Moore The Ohio Division of Wildlife, like many hunters, is talking deer hunting. Of course the news is the early increase in the harvest numbers, which are now reported weekly. Recently, I attended events where Dave Kohler, Acting Executive Administrator Wildlife Management and Research, and Dr. Michael "Tonk" Tonkovich, Deer Project Leader, presented the current status and...

2013 Buckeye Blast registration to open at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 26!

Every other year, we hold a fun shoot at Tactical Defense Institute. Our next one is coming up in March. This is your advance warning that ticket sales will open in one week. We will send an email at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 26 with registration information. So mark your calendar and be at your computer with your credit card. This is our oldest and most popular shooting event. And we always...

HumaneWatch.org: Racketeering lawsuit names the Humane Society of the United States and two of its attorneys

Background : After years of being on defense in a lawsuit filed by several animal rights groups, Feld Entertainment (owner of Ringling Bros.) went on offense, filing a lawsuit against animal rights activists under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in 2007. Feld amended its complaint in early 2010 to include HSUS and two of its lawyers, Senior VP Jonathan R. Lovvorn and...

Canton Repository's latest reporting on Harless fiasco leaves much to be desired

by Gerard Valentino As reported earlier today at BuckeyeFirearms.org, an arbitrator ruled that infamous Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless has to be allowed to return to his job once he has received treatment for depression and post traumatic stress disorder. Harless was fired for threatening to execute concealed carry license holder William Bartlett during a traffic stop. While it is shocking...

"Conduct was defensible:" Arbitrator overturns firing of Canton policeman who threatened to execute concealed carry licensee

by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that notorious Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless, who was fired after being caught on his own police dash cam video in June 2011 verbally assaulting a concealed carry license holder and threatening to "execute" him, is one step away from winning back his job. From the article : Fired police officer Daniel Harless could get his job back if he...

Review: Project Appleseed

by Bob Maroldy It was a cold (43 degrees) and rainy Saturday morning as I pulled out of my driveway at 06:30. I had packed up the night before so I could just get up, get dressed, and go. However, the weather was already making me wonder if I should stay rather than go. I grimly continued on. I had been trying for a couple of years to get to a Project Appleseed event. I read "Fred's" column that...

Navigating the new political landscape

by Jim Irvine We've had our election and will have the same president, same Republicans in control of Congress and same Democrats in control of the Senate. Ohio is a similar picture to Washington. Same Governor, identical balance in Senate and GOP picks up one seat to hold 60 of 99 House seats. So what's new? Everything. Lame duck, or the rest of the session after an election, is always different...

Ohio Marks 10th Annual Youth Deer-Gun Hunting Season

COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio youth hunters will participate in the state’s 10th annual youth white-tailed deer hunting season this month, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This year’s deer-gun youth hunting season is Nov. 17-18. Ohio youth hunters killed 8,867 deer in 2011 and at least 8,300 deer in the two-day season every year since 2005. Youth hunters...

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