Sports and Hunting

New Bill Will Improve, Increase Public Land Opportunities

3:00pm Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Hunting and fishing opportunities will become a priority on 440 million acres of federal public lands under the newly proposed "Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act" (HR 2834) introduced today by Reps. Dan Benishek (R-MI) and Dan Boren (D-OK). Cosponsors of the bill include Reps. Don Young (R-AK) and Mike Kelly (R-PA). The bill is also supported by other key members of...

Local NWTF chapter donates robotic deer to Division of Wildlife

3:00pm Monday, July 18, 2011
The Ironton Tribune is reporting that Ohio Division of Wildlife officials will be able to use new device to catch poachers for years to come, thanks to a recent donation from the Southern Hills Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. The club donated about $2,000 to pay for a new "robo deer." From the article : It looks like a deer and moves its head and tail like a deer, but appearances...

The Ohio State Trapshoot – going strong and getting better

7:00am Thursday, July 14, 2011
by Larry S. Moore The Ohio State Trapshoot just completed the 125th annual state shoot and the sixth year at the Cardinal Center grounds near Marengo, Ohio. The previous grounds were in Vandalia until they were constricted by the City of Dayton for the never quite profitable airport expansion. Dayton's greed and ultimate loss has turned out to be a boon for the shooting sports in Ohio. The Ohio...

Sportsmen Win Major Courtroom Battle Over Hunting on Public Lands

3:00pm Friday, June 24, 2011
(Columbus, OH) – The lengthy battle over hunting access on dozens of units of the 100 million acre National Wildlife Refuge system has ended—and hunters can declare VICTORY! In April 2011, federal Judge James S. Gwin ruled for sportsmen across America by granting summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other defendants while...

Holding the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Accountable

7:00am Friday, June 24, 2011
[Editor's Note: The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Larry Keane recently updated NSSF members as follows: "The non-profit watchdog group Humanewatch.org has gone on the offensive with two full page advertisements running in the LA Times , educating the public that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) gives less than one percent of its budget to local animal shelters. Last year,...

Ohio Oil and Gas Bill Amended To Protect Sportsmen and Conservation Dollars

3:00pm Monday, June 20, 2011
Last week the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) alerted sportsmen of a threat to their federal conservation dollars in House Bill 133, sponsored by Representative John Adams (R- Sidney). On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources voted to amend the bill to include necessary protections for Ohio sportsmen. Before the amendment, language in the bill could...

Hunters Reminded to Apply for Ohio's Controlled Deer and Waterfowl Hunts

3:00pm Monday, June 06, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters wanting to participate in Ohio's fall controlled deer and waterfowl hunts have until July 31 to submit permit applications for a random drawing according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. These special hunts are held on selected public areas to provide additional hunting opportunities. New this year, all applicants, adults and youths...

Bellevue man to pay $27,851 restitution for poached world class buck

3:00pm Thursday, June 02, 2011
Findlay, OH - A Huron County man was found guilty of the illegal harvest of a deer that was taken in November of 2010. Arlie Risner, 58, of Bellevue pled no contest and was found guilty in the Norwalk Municipal Court, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Following a tip from a concerned hunter, Huron Wildlife Officer Josh Zientek and Wildlife...

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