Sports and Hunting

Deer-gun Hunting Continues December 17-18

3:00pm Wednesday, December 14, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio's popular deer-gun season will run an additional weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend days were added in 2006 in response to requests from hunters for more weekend time to hunt. Hunters can use a legal muzzleloader, handgun or shotgun from one half-hour before sunrise...

Hunting Is Safer Than Golf and Most Other Activities (Not to Mention Football, Basketball and Soccer)

3:00pm Wednesday, December 07, 2011
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Don't let anyone tell you otherwise: Hunting with firearms is safe; in fact, hunting with firearms is one of the safest recreational activities in America. With hunting season in full swing across the country, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms industry, has compiled data that shows hunting ranks third in safety when compared to 28...

Coshocton County Leads 2011 Ohio Deer-Gun Harvest

3:00pm Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Hunters still have a weekend of deer-gun hunting, December 17-18 COLUMBUS, OH- Ohio hunters took 90,282 white-tailed deer during the state's popular, week-long deer-gun season, which ran November 28 through December 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. In 2010, hunters checked a total of 105,034 deer during the same time period. "Hunters clearly...

White-tailed Deer Hunters Challenged by Weather

3:00pm Wednesday, November 30, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters took 23,600 white-tailed deer on a rain-soaked Monday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The deer-gun season remains open through Sunday, December 4 then reopens for two days on Saturday and Sunday, December 17-18. The preliminary figures show a decrease of 39 percent from last year's opening day total of 39,071. "Last year's...

Shooting for a Cause

3:00pm Tuesday, November 29, 2011
(Columbus, Ohio) – The Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio (at Exit 140 on Hwy. 71 and State Route 61 north of Columbus) is hosting a sporting clay fundraiser with proceeds benefiting Don Smith of Wooster on Saturday, December 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The cost will be $50 for 100 targets. All proceeds for the event will go to help Smith and his family with medical expenses. Don, an...

Ohio's Young Hunters Get Results during Special Two-Day Deer Hunt

3:00pm Friday, November 25, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH - Young hunters across Ohio enjoyed success during the eighth annual Youth Deer-Gun Season, held Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Hunters aged 17 and under, harvested 8,681 deer during the special two-day season, as compared to 8,445 last year. Counties reporting the greatest number of deer killed...

Ohio's Popular Deer-Gun Season Opens November 28

7:00am Friday, November 25, 2011
Donation of extravenison - at no cost to the hunter - is encouraged for Ohioans in need COLUMBUS,OH - Ohio's popular deer-gun season opens statewide on Monday, November 28, offering hunters a full week to harvest a whitetail. The upcoming season will again include an extra weekend of gun hunting on December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife...

ODNR Extends Hotline Hours During Deer-Gun Hunting Season

3:00pm Wednesday, November 23, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH - Individuals seeking information about the upcoming youth gun and white-tailed deer hunting seasons, or to report violations of state wildlife laws, can take advantage of extended call center hours from November 19 to December 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The 1-800-WILDLIFE (945-3543) general hunting information hotline will...

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