Sports and Hunting

Ohio Spring Turkey Hunting Season Opens April 19

3:00pm Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Youth-only hunt set for Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18 Spring wild turkey hunting opens in all 88 Ohio counties on Monday, April 19, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The season continues through Sunday, May 16. "Although last year we experienced one of the poorest wild turkey hatches we have seen in recent years, good numbers of two-year-old...

Ohio Deer Hunters Encouraged to Take an On-Line Survey

3:00pm Friday, March 26, 2010
Survey will help ODNR gauge deer hunters’ preferences The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife encourages all Ohio white-tailed deer hunters and those with an interest in deer hunting to take a survey at wildohio.com. The survey will be available through mid-April. The Division of Wildlife is considering some changes to the current deer firearms seasons. Anyone who...

Ladies Day Outdoors: BFA's Larry Moore interviews two of the many women who are joining the hunt

3:00pm Monday, March 22, 2010
By Larry S. Moore Women represent the fastest growing segment of the shooting sports and hunting. The National Sporting Goods Association survey results indicated that women participating in hunting increased by 75 percent over the last five years. The Association estimates there are 3 million women hunting and as many as 5 million shooting regularly. The number of women hunting with bows has...

USSA: Administration Document Could Spell Trouble for Sportsmen

7:00am Monday, March 22, 2010
A leaked memo from the U.S. Department of the Interior reveals plans to set aside millions of acres of federal lands, currently open to a multitude of users, as new "National Monuments." Basically, these designations could be established by a stroke of President Obama's pen with no oversight. The memo identifies approximately 13 million acres in nine western states for "National Monument"...

USSA: Anti-hunting legislator likely head of key House committee for sportsmen

3:00pm Wednesday, March 03, 2010
The next chairman of a key house committee with oversight over federal funding for wildlife conservation has a long history of opposing hunting, trapping, and gun ownership. U.S. Representative Jim Moran (D- VA) is expected to be named Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. This subcommittee oversees funding for the Department of...

Ohio's white-tailed deer hunters have a successful season

3:00pm Monday, March 01, 2010
Hunters kill more than 260,000 deer for the first time A total of 261,314 deer were killed during Ohio's 2009-10 hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This season's total surpasses the 2008-09 record total of 252,017. "Ohio deer hunters had another great year and continue to play a vital role in managing Ohio's deer herd. They've...

Public Comment Invited on Ohio Wildlife Issues

3:00pm Thursday, February 25, 2010
Open houses will be on a Saturday The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites the public to its annual Open Houses on Saturday, March 6, 2010, from 12:00 noon until 3 p.m. "At each open house location, fish and wildlife biologists along with law enforcement officers will be on hand to answer questions," said David M. Graham, chief of the Division of Wildlife...

Please Join Buckeye Firearms Association For a Candidates Forum March 9th

7:00am Thursday, February 25, 2010
For the fifth year in a row, Buckeye Firearms Association has teamed up with the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, as well as several other conservation & firearms-related groups, to host a candidate's forum. The event will take place in Columbus on March 9th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and we hope you will make plans to attend! Several Buckeye Firearms Association leaders and volunteers will be on...

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