Sports and Hunting

Op-Ed: Plenty to do outdoors during holiday season

10:33am Tuesday, December 27, 2005
The following are excerpts from a Christmas Day article in the Lima News by outdoors writer Al Smith. Deer hunters who will participate in the annual muzzleloader season will be prepared for a frigid wait for a shot at their prey. ...The muzzleloader deer season...runs from Tuesday through Friday. This season has become more popular in recent years probably because modern in-line muzzleloaders...

Finally, the media finds a story on hunting that needs to be told

12:10am Friday, December 16, 2005
Dec 13, 2005 ABC News Hunters helped save rare bird from extinction A hunting lodge with antler chandeliers and stuffed ducks on the walls seems a strange place to celebrate the comeback of the ivory-billed woodpecker, but wildlife officials are doing exactly that. They credit hunters in particular with helping bring the rare bird back from presumed extinction in the Big Woods section of Arkansas...

Ohio deer hunters prepare for statewide muzzleloader season Dec. 27-30

12:05am Friday, December 16, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2004 COLUMBUS, OH -- Ohio’s popular muzzleloader deer season is set to open statewide December 27-30, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. "The muzzleloader season continues to grow in popularity with Ohio hunters, and as a result, has become a very important part of our deer management program," said Mike Tonkovich...

Why Emphasize the Negative?

12:10am Thursday, December 15, 2005
By Larry S. Moore A number of outdoor columnists are reporting on the recently completed deer gun season in Ohio. Many of those columnists end their stories with a recap of the hunting fatalities and incidents in Ohio. It seems like lots of columnist feel obligated to include the statistics in their reports. As an outdoor writer, I hate ending my columns on a negative note. Why end on a negative...

Vigilance for hunters' rights brings attention to Kenton man

12:05am Thursday, December 08, 2005
The Lima News has published an excellent story about how one man can make a difference when it comes to grassroots political activism. From the story: His first political battle taught Kenton’s Gary Oates an important lesson about the struggle for hunters’ rights. In 1977, he helped raise money for a campaign to maintain trapping rights in Ohio. He went door to door to convince people how...

Opening Day stories from around the Buckeye State

9:53am Wednesday, November 30, 2005
There are lots of great stories being published this week about opening day for Ohio deer-gun season, and we're happy to bring you excerpts from and links to a few of our favorites. Chillicothe Gazette: Photo caption - "It's not just for the boys" href="http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051129/NEWS01/511290304/1002" target="_blank"> src="http://cmsimg...

Disabled veteran finds peace in the woods

12:05am Tuesday, November 29, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch on Sunday published an inspiring story about a veteran who isn't about to let a double amputation get in the way of his love for the outdoors. The story begins like this: Here comes the deer, wandering through the woods of Morgan County, his slow steps cracking twigs and leaves. The man leans forward in the wheelchair and watches the young buck down in the gully. The deer...

Ohio's Popular Deer-Gun Season opens statewide on November 28

12:10am Friday, November 25, 2005
Between 120,000 to 130,000 deer projected to be taken during the week-long season Ohio's popular deer-gun season opens statewide on Monday, November 28. Deer hunters will see some of the most liberal deer hunting regulations ever offered, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. href="http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/publicfiles/OhioDNRlogo.gif" target="...

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