Sports and Hunting

Hunters give the gift of 134,000 meals for needy Ohioans

12:10am Wednesday, December 24, 2008
COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 33,550 pounds of venison to local food banks so far this deer season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The 33,550 pounds equals approximately 134,000 meals for needy Ohioans. Last year FHFH collected 20,902 pounds of venison through the entire...

Poor weather hampers deer harvest on extra gun weekend

12:05am Wednesday, December 24, 2008
COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters killed 16,382 deer on December 20-21, during the weekend of gun hunting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend of gun hunting was first offered in 2006 in response to hunters' request for additional weekend days to pursue white-tailed deer, the state's number one big game animal. In 2007, hunters took 17,710...

Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers attend Mobility-Impaired Hunting Access Area Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

12:05am Monday, December 22, 2008
BFA volunteer Bob Harsanje (seated on right) joins (from left) the ODNR's David Graham & Philip King, Rep. Peter Ujvagi and others in the ribbon cutting Buckeye Firearms Assocation volunteer Bob Harsanje and Vice Chairman Chad Baus were on hand recently as the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the development of the Mobility...

Ohio sportsmen see 13% increase in white-tailed deer harvest during gun season

12:05am Thursday, December 11, 2008
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters took 116,798 white-tailed deer during the state's popular, weeklong deer-gun season, which ran December 1 through 7, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In 2007, hunters killed a preliminary total of 103,195 deer during the same time period. A total of 178,838 deer have been harvested so far this season when combining the...

Ohio Sportsmen Should Say No to “Puppy Mill” and Vaccine Bills

12:10am Friday, December 05, 2008
U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Sportsmen Alert! Ohio hunters should be on high alert. The state House of Representatives, which is under intense pressure from animal rights groups and the media, is considering passing legislation creating a new state agency to regulate dog breeders and kennel owners. The proponents claim House Bill 223 would only affect “puppy mills” but instead it would eliminate...

White-tailed Deer Hunters Score on Opening Day of Gun Season

12:05am Thursday, December 04, 2008
Statewide harvest up 70 percent from 2007 COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters were on the mark for opening day of the 2008 deer-gun season. Hunters took 33,034 white-tailed deer on Monday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The deer-gun season remains open through Sunday, December 7, and then reopens for two days on Saturday and Sunday, December 20-21. The...

Handguns are for deer

12:10am Monday, December 01, 2008
By Larry S. Moore I recently enjoyed an opportunity to film several segments for the ODNR Division of Wildlife “Wild Ohio” television show. The show appears on PBS stations across Ohio. The segments were filmed at the Spring Valley Wildlife Area Range in southern Greene County. Division of Wildlife District 5 Manager Todd Haines was the host for the segments. The topic was handgun hunting for...

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