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Deer hunters with CHL still denied right to carry concealed

12:10am Tuesday, November 28, 2006

By Larry S. Moore The Ohio deer gun season has finally arrived. It is a time that several hundred thousand Ohio deer hunters look forward to each year. I am certainly among that group as I faithfully schedule some of my vacation each year for deer season. Many hunters are filled with anticipation of a big buck, while others simply hope to fill a tag and have some meat for the freezer. As a...

Numbers up for Ohio Youth Deer-Gun Season

12:05am Tuesday, November 28, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ohio Department of Natural Resources COLUMBUS, OH - Young hunters across Ohio enjoyed another successful hunt during the Fourth Annual Youth Deer-Gun Season. Hunters age 17 and under killed 8,811 deer in the special two-day season, aimed at providing a high-quality hunt for younger Ohioans, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife...

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Officials want deer hunters to focus on wild boars

12:10am Monday, November 27, 2006

Deer-gun season opens today in Ohio and this year an extra weekend has been added, Dec. 16-17, to increase the number of weekend days available for hunting. Cleveland's NewsNet5.com is reporting that state wildlife officials are urging deer hunters to take aim at any wild boars they might find while hunting this season. From the story: The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the boars are...

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Sportsmen’s groups helping feed hungry

12:05am Monday, November 27, 2006

The Toledo Blade is reporting on hunters who are once again reminding hunters that each pound of venison can feed up to four hungry people if donated to area food banks. From the story: Begun in 1997, Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry has helped to bring nearly 13 million servings of venison to soup kitchens and food pantries across the country. With about 100 chapters in 30 states,...

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CNSNews.com: Anti-gun mayor convicted on firearms charges

12:05am Friday, November 24, 2006

Regular readers if this website will be familiar with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun tirades (see here and here and here and here for more information). According to CNSNews.com, one of the mayors in Bloomberg's coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns apparently wants his constituents (or rather, as he and Bloomberg seem to consider them, 'subjects'?) to do as he says, not as he...

Buckeye personal defense lessons…from a Wolverine???

12:05am Thursday, November 23, 2006

By Daniel E. Goodman So by now, the dust has settled from a fine Buckeye victory over that team from up north. We read about the matchup for weeks, and now it’s over, with Ohio State on their way to the national championship game out in sunny warm Glendale, Arizona. Ahhh….I’m envious of those that can go. We came away with a victory on the field, but did you know that some of the most important...

Crime Stoppers chief draws handgun to fend off attacker; AP mum

12:10am Wednesday, November 22, 2006

By Mark Noble On Tuesday morning, November 21, Columbus awoke to the news that the president of Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, Kevin Miles, had been attacked near his home on Sunday morning by a bat wielding assailant. The Columbus Dispatch reported that the attack was stopped when Miles "had to draw his handgun to stop a man from beating him". Other news media, however, omitted Miles' defensive...

Cincinnati: Victims fighting attackers

12:05am Wednesday, November 22, 2006

In a story that varies between the encouraging (law enforcement defending citizens' right to self-defense) to the ridiculous (the media warning of the consequences of defending oneself, while ignoring the often deadly alternative), the Cincinnati Enquirer has published a story examining an apparent increase in self-defense shootings in that city. From the story : It's a split-second decision all...