Sports and Hunting

NSSF Urges Congress to Pass Hunting, Shooting and Fishing Protection Bills

3:00pm Wednesday, March 07, 2012
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources will vote today to forward a historic package of legislation to Congress that includes a number of legislative priorities of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. H.R. 4089, known as the Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012, was recently...

Fishing and Hunting Protection Bill Introduced in the U.S. Senate

3:00pm Friday, February 24, 2012
(Columbus, OH) – Protection of fishing, hunting, and shooting on national forest and public lands has taken a step forward with the Senate introduction of the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act. Introduced by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), the measure is backed by the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, American Sportfishing Association,...

Hunter Education Instructor Training Offered

3:00pm Thursday, February 23, 2012
Columbus, OH – Central Ohio sportsmen and women who are interested in becoming Hunter Education Instructors are encouraged to register for a training workshop according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The first workshop will take place on Saturday, March 10th and Sunday, March 11th, 2012. Training will be held at the Wildlife District One office located at...

Deer hunting with rifles using pistol cartridges - bring on the debate

7:00am Thursday, February 23, 2012
by Larry S. Moore The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is holding open house meetings in all five districts to discuss season dates and bag limits of game species, which will include Ohio's most popular game animal, the white-tailed deer. The meetings will be Saturday, March 3, from 12 – 3 p.m. and are open to the public. For many people the open houses are an...

Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Licenses will be available March 1

3:00pm Tuesday, February 21, 2012
COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio's 2012-13 fishing, hunting and trapping licenses and permits will be on sale starting March 1, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. "Ohio's new license sales system performed very well in its inaugural year," said Scott Zody, chief of the Division of Wildlife. "Customer identification (ID) numbers should be used whenever possible...

Wildlife Council Hears Proposals for 2012-13 Deer Hunting Seasons

3:00pm Monday, February 20, 2012
Changes would allow hunters until noon the following day to check in their deer COLUMBUS, OH – Seven west-central Ohio counties are proposed to move from deer Zone A to Zone B, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Shelby counties would make the transition from deer Zone A to deer Zone B. Also,...

Final Numbers are in for Ohio's 2011-12 White-tailed Deer Season

3:00pm Tuesday, February 14, 2012
COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife announced that 219,698 deer were taken during Ohio's 2011-12 hunting season, compared to 239,379 in the 2010-11 season. The top three counties with the highest number of deer taken this season were: Coshocton, Licking and Tuscarawas. Hunters showed support for the two new methods of game-reporting that were made...

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