Sports and Hunting

NSSF Reports Big Jump in Hunting License Sales

3:00pm Wednesday, March 23, 2011
3.6 Percent Increase Largest Since 1974 The National Shooting Sports Foundation, trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, calls the 3.6 percent rise in paid hunting license holders for 2009 one of the most encouraging signs for hunting in recent years. "This is great news for our industry and everyone associated with hunting," said Steve Sanetti, president and CEO of the...

Contributions To The State’s Income Tax Check-Off Programs Help Protect Ohio’s Natural Areas And Wildlife

3:00pm Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The best of Ohio's unique ecosystems and their wild inhabitants are better protected thanks to donations to the state's income tax check-off programs benefiting wildlife and natural areas. Now that Ohioans are in the midst of tax preparation season, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is urging taxpayers to remember these programs when filing their state income tax returns. Donations...

ABC: Hunting and Shooting Industry Targets Women for the 'Sarah Palin Effect'

7:00am Tuesday, March 22, 2011
ABC News is reporting that as the key household decision makers, women are increasingly the target of marketing efforts from the food, clothing and health industries. The gun and hunting industry, formerly a man's domain, is no longer the exception. From the article: More women than men took up hunting in the United States in 2009, according to the National Sporting Goods Association. Total...

Final numbers released for Ohio's White-tailed Deer Season; Chronic Wasting Disease Not Detected in Ohio Deer

3:00pm Monday, March 07, 2011
A total of 239,260 deer were killed during Ohio's 2010-11 hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. This season's total was below the record 2009-10 total of 261,260. Counties reporting the highest number of deer checked during the season were: Coshocton-8,837, Tuscarawas-8,164, Licking-7,819, Muskingum-7,130, Guernsey-6,990, Harrison-6,...

Ohio’s Turn-in-a-Poacher Program Provides Rewards

3:00pm Monday, February 28, 2011
Hotline number now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week Eight Ohioans recently received a combined $2,420 in rewards for reporting wildlife violations to the Turn-In-a-Poacher (TIP) hotline, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. As a result of these calls, 31 people were convicted of poaching wildlife, including white-tailed deer and wild...

Public Comment Invited on Wildlife Issues

3:00pm Thursday, February 24, 2011
Open houses will be on first Saturday in March The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife invites the public to its annual open houses on Saturday, March 5, from noon until 3 p.m. Open houses are scheduled for the same day and time in Akron, Athens, Columbus, Findlay and Xenia. "Anyone interested in providing input and participating in Ohio's professional wildlife...

Some hunting seasons wind down while coyote hunting heats up

3:00pm Monday, February 07, 2011
Coyote hunting offers challenging and exciting opportunities Deer season has concluded for another year and most other seasons have wrapped up too, so what are hunters to do? Repair hunting equipment? Clean guns? Fight cabin fever? According to the ODNR Division of Wildlife, coyote hunting is a great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors this time of year while helping to keep the coyote population...

Deer proposals make upcoming Division Open Houses interesting

3:00pm Wednesday, February 02, 2011
by Larry S. Moore There are several proposals regarding deer hunting that should make the annual Division of Wildlife Open Houses on Saturday March 5 interesting. One proposal circulated by Whitetails Unlimited Field Director Tim Schlater calls for allowing deer gun hunting to continue for one-half hour past sunset to align with the archery season. Another proposal being circulated would allow...

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