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 – Peregrine falcon chicks are beginning to hatch in downtown Columbus, and wildlife enthusiasts can watch all of the activity live on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife’s Falcon Cam at www.wildohio.com. 

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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 – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently received a donation of an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) from the Southeast Ohio Chapter of Pheasants Forever (SEPF) in Lancaster, Ohio.  The ATV will be used primarily in Fairfield County.

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COLUMBUS, OH - In what has become a pre-Thanksgiving tradition, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, in conjunction with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, will be stocking about 675 adult, excess brood stock rainbow trout in Antrim Lake on November 25th.

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COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will hold a public drawing on October 8, 2009 for a special deer hunt to be held on Transportation Research Center, Inc. (TRC) managed property in southern Logan County during the 2009-10 Archery Deer Season.

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COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will receive a donation of six shotguns from the Southeast Ohio Chapter of Pheasants Forever (SEPF) on Saturday, October 3rd, in Lancaster, Ohio.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Two public drawings will be held on September 19, 2009 at the Hebron State Fish Hatchery for a chance for youths to hunt waterfowl or deer on the hatchery property, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – A Licking County farmer unintentionally created toxic runoff from a farm field that temporarily depleted oxygen levels in the water and killed over 49,000 aquatic inhabitants, including fish, according the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH –Hollie J. Fluharty, 21, of McConnelsville, Ohio has been assigned as a new at-large state wildlife officer in central Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH –Stephen G. Harvey, 30, of Huron, Ohio was assigned as a new state wildlife officer in Delaware County Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH –Adam M. Smith, 25, of Lewistown, Ohio was assigned as a new state wildlife officer in Logan County Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Central Ohio Chapter of Muskies, Inc. will host its annual youth fishing event on Thursday, July 16th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Whetstone Park in Columbus.  Approximately 100 youths, who are participants in Columbus Recreation and Parks summer programs, are expected to attend this event.

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COLUMBUS, OH -- A pair of bald eagles has returned to Indian Lake, recording the first nest in Logan County since the restoration program began in 1979, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH –State Wildlife Officer Chad Grote, 23, of Kalida, Ohio, began active duty in Marion County on April 12th, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Educators wishing to learn how to increase or enhance wildlife habitat at their school or agency site while still teaching required classroom concepts are encouraged to attend the WILD School Sites educator workshop on Friday, May 15, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Division of Wildlife District One headquarters in Columbus, hosted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH -- Two Columbus-area residents were recently convicted of buying and selling sport-caught fish, following an investigation by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Under state wildlife laws, only commercially caught fish may be sold in Ohio.

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COLUMBUS, OH  – William C. Freitag, 59, of Utica has been charged with 26 misdemeanors related to the alleged illegal taking of a trophy white-tailed deer in Knox County during the 2008 deer archery season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – A Bellefontaine resident will not be participating in Ohio’s hunting opportunities for the next four years, following his conviction on multiple state wildlife violations.  Charles “Joe” J. Wilson was found guilty of seven wildlife violations in the Bellefontaine Municipal Court, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH  – Rob McCarley of Circleville pleaded guilty to providing false information to a check station for checking in a hunting preserve buck as a wild deer during the 2008 archery deer hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – State Wildlife Officer Tony Zerkle, 31, of Terre Haute, Ohio has begun active duty in Fairfield County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH- Two individuals were convicted of stealing over three-thousand dollars worth of large black cherry trees from the Knox Lake Wildlife Area, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - In what has become a pre-Thanksgiving tradition, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, in conjunction with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, will be stocking about 400 adult, excess brood stock rainbow trout in Antrim Lake on November 26th.

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COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will be conducting a drawing for a special deer hunt to be held on Transportation Research Center, Inc. (TRC) managed property in southern Logan County during the 2008 Statewide Muzzleloader Deer Season (December 27 – December 30). 

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will be conducting a drawing for a special youth deer hunt to be held on Transportation Research Center, Inc. (TRC) managed property in southern Logan  County during the 2008 Youth Deer Gun Season (November 22 and 23, 2008). 

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COLUMBUS, OH – Donald B. Reed, 49, of Reynoldsburg, has been convicted of 17 misdemeanor wildlife violations in connection to the illegal harvest and possession of a prize-winning trophy deer, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Two public drawings will be held on September 20, 2008 at the Hebron State Fish Hatchery for a chance for youths to hunt waterfowl or deer on the hatchery property.

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COLUMBUS, OH – A 17-target archery range will open to the public on September 2, 2008 at the Hebron State Fish Hatchery, 10517 Canal Road SE, in Hebron, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

COLUMBUS, OH – Six people were convicted and sentenced in Morrow County Municipal and Common Pleas courts for a total of 77 misdemeanor and two felony charges related to the illegal commercialization, taking, processing, and possession of deer, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Central Ohio Chapter of Muskies, Inc. will host its annual youth fishing event on Thursday, July 17th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Whetstone Park in Columbus. Approximately 100 youths, who are participants in Columbus Recreation and Parks summer programs, are expected to attend this event.

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