Sports and Hunting

Ohio is facing a growing coyote crisis

By Dick Martin Chillicothe Gazette Some years ago I made a trip to South Dakota seeking pheasants, mule deer, ducks, prairie chickens, and rabbits. The trip was a good one and I made a fine bag, but on our first morning the friend I was hunting with made it very clear about one thing. "If you see a coyote, shoot it! Don't worry about losing a pheasant or a duck, shoot the coyote. We kill every...

Hunters/Ohio Div. of Wildlife offer something to be thankful for

Grant Program Assists Food pantry Donations The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has launched a pilot grant program in the cities of Coshocton and Marietta in an effort to assist with the processing costs associated with donating venison to a food bank. "After evaluating the pilot effort, we will look towards expanding this program statewide" stated James Marshall...

Ohio's Young Hunters Post Great Results During Special Two-Day Deer Hunt

10, 515 deer harvested in 2007, compared to 8,811 last year COLUMBUS, OH - Young hunters across Ohio again enjoyed success during the Fifth Annual Youth Deer-Gun Season, held Saturday and Sunday, November 17-18. Hunters age 17 and under killed 10,515 deer during the special two-day season, created to provide a high-quality hunting experience for younger Ohioans. Last year's youth hunt saw a deer...

Disabled hunters enjoy day in the great outdoors

David Jacobsen tightened the laces on his boots and with a Remington Model 870 shotgun across his lap, was ready for a hunt. In the parking lot of the Clarence E. Miller Ohio National Guard Armory, he traded his wheelchair in for a pick-up truck and an all-terrain vehicle Friday. His camouflage pants, shirt and bright orange hat blended in with the dozens of others who were about to enter more...

Ohio's Youth Deer-Gun Hunting Season Set For November 17-18

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio’s youth deer-gun hunting season will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. “This is a great opportunity to get our young hunters outdoors and spending quality time with their families,” said David M. Graham, chief of the division. Young hunters killed 8,315 deer during the 2006 two-day...

American Electric Power celebrates 50 years of conservation partnership

ATHENS, OH - 2007 marks the 50th year of a cooperative agreement between American Electric Power (AEP) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This agreement allows the use of AEP owned properties for public hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing opportunities on more than 56,000 acres of land in southeastern Ohio. The anniversary of the first cooperative...

Wild turkey, pheasant & deer hunting underway in Ohio

Coshocton Tribune: Wild turkey numbers up 7 percent Ohio hunters increased their wild turkey harvest by nearly 7 percent during the state's 12th annual fall gun-hunting season that opened in 37 counties on Oct. 13 and ended Oct. 28, according to preliminary figures released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Preliminary total showed 1,077 birds harvested this...

Wild turkey, pheasant & deer hunting underway in Ohio

Coshocton Tribune: Wild turkey numbers up 7 percent Ohio hunters increased their wild turkey harvest by nearly 7 percent during the state's 12th annual fall gun-hunting season that opened in 37 counties on Oct. 13 and ended Oct. 28, according to preliminary figures released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Preliminary total showed 1,077 birds harvested this...

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