The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be repairing the roadway at the Sandusky Bay Bridge Fishing Access area in Ottawa County.  This will not affect access to the area but the public will encounter workmen at various times throughout the month of May repairing portions of the roadway.

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Close to 10,000 wild turkeys have been checked through Ohio’s new automated game check system, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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Ohioans are encouraged to take advantage of "Free Fishing Days" on May 7 and 8 and experience the great fishing Ohio has to offer, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. For these two days only, Ohio anglers may fish in any of the state's public waters without having to buy a fishing license.

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Both formal and non-formal educators, Vacation Bible School teachers and summer cay camp counselors who work with children grades PreK - 2 are invited to attend a Growing Up WILDworkshop in on Saturday, May 21, 2011. The workshop will be held at the Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center (http://vmesc.org/directions.html) Entrance #3 at Villa Maria, PA. 16155 (one mile from the Ohio State border and south on Evergreen Road) from 9:00am-12:00 noon.

Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 7,744 bearded wild turkeys during the first week of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 15, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH -- Any adult, group, or conservation club who has a sincere interest in taking kids fishing should consider becoming a certified Passport to Fishing instructor, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH –State Wildlife Officer Jerrod Allison, 34, of Norwich, Ohio began active duty in Coshocton County on March 27th, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,646 bearded wild turkeys on the first day of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 15, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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FINDLAY, OH – Spaces are still available for adults, groups, or conservation clubs who have a sincere interest in taking kids fishing and want to become certified fishing instructors. A free workshop is available on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will take place at Wildlife District Two, 952 Lima Ave., Findlay, Ohio, 45840.

ATHENS, OH – Four people were convicted and sentenced in the Municipal Court of Jackson County and the Gallipolis Municipal Court for charges related to the poaching of white-tailed deer in Jackson and Gallia counties, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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Hunters must still report their harvest of turkeys but they are no longer required to take their turkey to a check station for physical inspection according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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At the April 6 meeting of the Ohio Wildlife Council, rules to unify several fishing regulations along the entire Ohio River were passed according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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Hunting and trapping regulations for 2011-12 seasons were passed by the Ohio Wildlife Council at the April 6 meeting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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Paul P. Mechling, II, Pierpont, and Karen Stewart-Linkhart, Xenia, were appointed by Governor John Kasich to four-year terms on the Ohio Wildlife Council, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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 Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 125,150 pounds of venison to local food banks through the 2010-11 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) announced today that it will seek input from key stakeholders across the state to help develop policies and procedures regarding the ownership and sale of dangerous wild animals in the state of Ohio.

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HURON, OH –The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has opened a public comment period for a revised management plan and boundary amendment of the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve.

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Spring wild turkey hunting opens in all 88 Ohio counties on Monday, April 18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.  The season continues through Sunday, May 15.

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Former Cuyahoga County Wildlife Officer Hollie J. Fluharty, 23, has been assigned as the new Trumbull County Wildlife Officer.

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Wildlife officials have confirmed the first case of White-nose Syndrome in bats hibernating in an abandoned mine on the Wayne National Forest in Lawrence County.

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Lake Erie anglers should experience another year of diverse fishing opportunities during 2011, according to biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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The 2011 peregrine falcon nesting season is underway in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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WILMINGTON, OH– On Saturday April 2, 2011 the walls of the Roberts Centre will be adorned with the antlers of whitetails in one of the most impressive collections of deer mounts seen anywhere in North America. Members of the Buckeye Big Bucks Club (BBBC) will be displaying their trophies during the club’s 52nd annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony. For the first time the entertaining and informative, day-long event will be held in Southwest Ohio.

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XENIA, OH –Wildlife Officer Mike Ohlrich was recently assigned as the new Clermont County Wildlife Officer, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife. Wildlife Officer Ohlrich’s new assignment follows former Clermont County Wildlife Officer Terry Glynns retirement in December of 2010.  Officer Glynn served nearly thirty years with the Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH -- Any adult, group, or conservation club who has a sincere interest in taking kids fishing should consider becoming a certified Passport to Fishing instructor, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – The ODNR Division of Wildlife will offer special opportunities for young hunters seeking wild turkeys this spring.

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MECCA, OH – The ODNR Division of Wildlife will offer special opportunities for young hunters seeking wild turkeys this spring.

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Applications are being accepted beginning Monday, March 28 through Friday, April 15, for the next wildlife officer training school, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. ODNR is seeking to fill approximately 18 new wildlife officer positions throughout Ohio.

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