Columbus, OH – Mansion Day School will be dedicated as an official WILD School Site by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife on Tuesday, October 18th at 10:00 am.

COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Division of Wildlife will hold a public drawing on Saturday, September 17, 2011 for a chance for youth hunters to archery hunt for deer within a specially designated area of Deer Creek State Park.  The hunt will occur during the regular Archery Deer Season on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16, 2011.  All youths age 17 and under are eligible to participate in the archery deer hunt.

COLUMBUS, OH - Two public drawings will be held on September 17, 2011 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 -- 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 - 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 600 adult, excess brood stock rainbow trout in Antrim Lake on November 24th.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Deer gun hunting opportunities on Transportation Research Center (TRC) managed properties near Marysville, Ohio have been discontinued for the 2010-11 Deer Hunting Season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.  This includes the Youth Deer Gun, Statewide Deer Gun (including the bonus weekend) and Statewide Muzzleloader deer hunting seasons.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH), a ministry that provides nutritious venison to the hungry through food banks and local feeding programs now has six participating coordinators in Central Ohio. FHFH helps hunters return to their heritage as food-providers by transforming deer - renewable resources- into meals for the hungry.

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COLUMBUS, OH – A South Charleston resident will not be participating in Ohio’s hunting opportunities for the next three years, following his conviction on multiple state wildlife violations.  Larry C. Brown Jr., 45, was found guilty of two wildlife violations and one felony in the Champaign County Common Pleas Court, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – My Place Child Care and School Age Center in Newark will be dedicated as a WILD School Site by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife on Thursday, September 16th.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Upper Valley Joint Vocation School’s (UVJVS) Environmental Occupations Class is helping to improve fishing at Indian Lake’s Blackbird Basin (also known locally as Lucy’s Pond).  The Blackbird Basin More Fish Project is a large scale conservation partnering project between the Ohio Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) Federation Nation (OBFN), UVJVS, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Parks and Recreation, and ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Ken Bebout, State Wildlife Officer assigned to Pickaway County, has been named Mississippi Flyway Waterfowl Protection Officer of the Year for Ohio by the Mississippi Flyway Council’s Law Enforcement Committee, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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Columbus, OH – Nearly 1,500 endangered northern riffleshell mussels will be released into the Big Darby Creek on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at the Cedar Ridge area of Battelle-Darby Metro Park.

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COLUMBUS, OH –State Wildlife Officer Matthew A. Teders, 26, of Ottawa, Ohio, began active duty in Madison County on July 18th, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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MARION, OH  – Two La Rue men pled guilty to six wildlife violations in Marion County Court and were ordered to pay $12, 845.71 in restitution, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) 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 -- 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 –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 –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 –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 - 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 – 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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