Sports and Hunting

Numbers don't lie, Ohio deer hunting has never been better

By Art Holden, Outdoor Editor (Wooster) Daily Record Before we know it, it'll be deer hunting season. It's barely more than 30 days before bow hunters will be in the woods, and the serious whitetail enthusiasts are already patterning deer, setting stands and going over equipment. Why all the early fuss? Plain and simple, deer hunting in Ohio has never been better. Oh, there's some old-timers out...

AEP Ohio provides opportunity for disabled sportsmen

American Electric Power and national hunting organizations provide opportunity for disabled sportsmen Special hunting events hosted in Muskingum and Morgan counties MCCONNELSVILLE, OH -Outdoor enthusiasts with special disabilities will have the opportunity to hunt deer, participate in various field activities, and create lasting memories and friendships this fall during special deer hunting...

Ohio Wildlife Agency struts its stuff for the world on MyOutdoorTV.com

Ohio's Division of Wildlife has become one of the nation's first state wildlife agencies to begin offering their weekly television video series to a broader audience as part of a powerful new forum developed to promote hunting, fishing, wildlife watching, and natural resource opportunities across the country. Beginning July 25, Wild Ohio will be streamed through MyOutdoorTV.com, the world's...

Ohio Spring Turkey Season - Tough and Confusing

By Larry S. Moore As the Division of Wildlife press release on the conclusion of the spring turkey season notes, the harvest was down 7 percent. Spring turkey hunters found a mixed bag of weather and hunting results. Many reasons, or excuses, are being offered. Dayton Daily News outdoors writer Jim Robey writes : Some hunters blame a cold snap about the time the hunting began. Others question...

Too Many Deer – Another perspective

By Larry S. Moore Some sportsmen might consider too many deer an oxymoron, like owning too many guns. A recent article in the Columbus Dispatch by Dave Golowenski certainly presents what is becoming a common debate. The article accurately points out the number of hunters, the adaptability of deer, the fact that humans continue to consume more habitat while planting deer attracting foods, the...

Dispatch: Hunters’ concealed-carry a hot topic

The Columbus Dispatch's Dave Golowenski has written an article noting that Ohio's Wildlife division sees benefits of CHL-holders being able to tote a concealed handgun while hunting. From the story: While there is bound to be some honest disagreement on the matter, concealed-carry advocates figure the woods will be safer in coming years. "A hunter should be able to carry a gun for self-defense,"...

Record number of Buckeye state deer harvested in 2006-2007 season

237,316 deer harvested; tops previous record of 216,443 set in 2004 COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio deer hunters took a record 237,316 deer during the 2006-07 hunting season and for the third year in a row the harvest surpassed 200,000, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The total number of deer taken was 13 percent above last year's season total of 209,513. "...

CCW for Hunters Proposal Submitted to Ohio Wildlife Council

Buckeye Firearms was the only statewide firearms group to have a leader in attendance at the Ohio Wildlife Council meeting on Tuesday, March 8. The Division of Wildlife reported on the comments from the March 4 open houses, formally submitted the proposals for consideration and answered questions from Wildlife Council Members. In summarizing the comments from the open houses, Dave Risley noted...

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