Statewide Wildlife News

Deer Hunting Regulations for 2010-11 Proposed to Ohio Wildlife Council

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hunters in seven northwest Ohio counties will be given a higher deer bag limit if the proposed regulation is accepted by the Ohio Wildlife Council in April, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.More...

Ohio Wildlife Council Hears Length Limits for 16 Inland Waterways

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Wildlife Council is considering a proposal for a 15-inch minimum size limit on walleye, sauger and saugeye on 16 inland waterways according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.More...

Project WILD and WILD School Sites Combined Workshop Open to Educators

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT

POLAND, OH – Poland North Elementary School in Mahoning County will open its doors to both formal and non-formal educators for a free Project WILD/WILD School Sites workshop on Thursday, March 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Teachers, youth group leaders, naturalists, and others will find this workshop both exciting and informative.More...

Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center in Lisbon to host free educator's workshop

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT

LISBON, OH – Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center in East Liverpool opens its doors to both formal and non-formal educators for a Project WILD workshop on Thursday, March 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Teachers, youth group leaders, naturalists, and others will find this workshop both exciting and informative.
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Ohioans Encouraged to Remember Wildlife When Preparing State Tax Returns

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Ohio taxpayers’ support of wildlife diversity has paid dividends in protecting the state’s endangered species, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.More...

It's Official, Highland County Deer is a New State Record

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

DAYTON, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife announced that another record setting deer has been harvested in southwestern Ohio. On Saturday, January 30, 2010, the 18-point nontypical (nonsymmetrical antlered) deer taken by Brian Stephens on November 30, 2009 with a muzzleloader in Highland County was officially scored.More...

New Check Station in Stark County

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT

LOUISVILLE, OH - A check station has been added in Stark County. Marlboro Supply, located at 9271 Edison Street in Louisville will be checking deer and turkey during legal hunting seasons.More...

Enforcement Operation Uncovers Alleged Poachers in Jackson and Gallia Counties

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

JACKSON, OH – Five Ohio residents were served a total of 46 summonses for wildlife crimes today following a two month investigation into an alleged local poaching ring. The suspects are accused of poaching deer and wild turkey in Jackson and Gallia counties, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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2010 Governor’s Youth Wild Turkey Hunter’s Essay Contest Announced

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio youth turkey hunters can enter to win a dream hunt with Governor Ted Strickland or nationally-known hunting guides during the Governor’s Celebrity and Youth Turkey Hunt according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.More...

New Wayne County Check Station

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Wooster, OH - Rural King of Ohio, located at 3541 E. Lincoln Way in Wooster is now an official deer and turkey check station.More...

Instructor training will take place at Lordstown Elementary in Warren

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

AKRON, OH - Classroom teachers and other members of school communities who are interested in becoming certified National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) instructors are invited to attend a free training workshop on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010.More...

SPECIAL YOUTH TURKEY HUNT TO BE HELD AT HUESTON WOODS STATE PARK

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

COLLEGE CORNER, OHIO - Young turkey hunters will be able to take advantage of a permit only Youth Turkey Hunt at Hueston Woods State Park on the opening day of the statewide youth season, April 17, 2010.
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SPECIAL YOUTH TURKEY HUNT TO BE HELD AT PAINT CREEK STATE PARK

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

HILLSBORO, OHIO - Young turkey hunters will be able to take advantage of a permit only Youth Turkey Hunt at Paint Creek State Park during the 2010 spring turkey season. Hunters 17 years of age and younger, accompanied by a non-hunting adult, are eligible to apply for a drawing to hunt within four specified zones April 17, 24 and May 1, 8 and 15th, 2010.More...

OFFICIAL SCORER TO DECIDE IF OHIO DEER IS A STATE RECORD

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

XENIA, OH -- A white-tailed deer harvested during the 2009 gun season in Highland County will be scored to see if it’s an Ohio record. If approved by Buckeye Big Bucks Club (BBBC) scoring organization, it will rank as the number one non-typical rack ever taken with a muzzleloader in Ohio history and the 35 1/8 inch left and the 34 4/8 inch right main beams could be the longest ever recorded from a whitetail anywhere in the world, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
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ANNUAL LOTTERY UNDERWAY FOR CASTALIA FISH HATCHERY'S BEGINNING FLY-FISHING CLINICS

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Anglers interested in learning the art of fly fishing and practicing their skills on a half-mile section of Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County are encouraged to enter a lottery for beginning fly-fishing clinics.More...

YOUTH ONLY BEGINNING FLY FISHING CLINIC

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Youth interested in learning the art of fly fishing and practicing their skills on a half-mile section of Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County are encouraged to enter a lottery for a youth only clinic.More...

Hunters Take 24,078 White-tailed Deer During Statewide Muzzleloader Season

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters took 24,078 deer during Ohio's four-day muzzleloader season, January 9-12, with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 1,345 deer checked. In 2008, a preliminary total of 20,659 deer was taken during muzzleloader season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.More...

'IT ALL MAKES SENSE' IS 2010 WILDLIFE DIVERSITY CONFERENCE THEME

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, OH - Wildlife species and the senses will be the subjects of discussion at the 2010 Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference, scheduled for Wednesday, March 10 at the Aladdin Shrine Center in Columbus. The conference, It All Makes Sense, is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. It is open to the public.More...

Chronic Wasting Disease Not Detected in Ohio Deer

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, OH - For the eighth straight year, testing of Ohio's deer herd has found no evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a degenerative brain disease that affects elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer.More...

Ohio Wildlife Council Hears 2010-11 Hunting Regulations Proposals

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio sportsmen may notice a few changes in next year's hunting and trapping regulations, based on proposals presented January 6 to the Ohio Wildlife Council by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.More...

New Wildlife Officer Assigned to Cuyahoga County

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

AKRON, OH – Hollie J. Fluharty, 22, of McConnelsville, Ohio has been assigned as the new Cuyahoga County wildlife officer according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife. Former Cuyahoga County wildlife officer Jason Hadsell transferred to Ashtabula County in October.More...

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP HONORS WILDLIFE OFFICER

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

XENIA, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is pleased to announce that the Ohio Wildlife Officer’s Lodge 143 of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Twin Valley Rod and Gun Club of Preble County are accepting applications for the Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship.
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Scott Named New ODNR Wildlife Management Administrator

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, OH - Dave Scott, a 21-year veteran with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, has been named executive administrator for the department’s wildlife management programs. He replaces Dave Risley who retired in August 2009.More...

Ohio Deer Hunters Prepare for Statewide Muzzleloader Season, January 9-12

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Ohio's popular muzzleloader deer season is set to open statewide January 9-12.More...

Two Men Guilty of Deterring Officers and Jacklighting Deer

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

IRONTON, OH – Two men recently pled guilty in Lawrence County Municipal Court for several wildlife violations including jacklighting (spotlighting) deer and fleeing from wildlife officers according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
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Tuscarawas County Leads State in Weekend Deer-Gun Harvest Numbers

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters killed 19,900 deer on December 19-20, during the weekend of gun hunting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.More...

Barna to Lead Lake Erie Enforcement Unit

lindsay.deering@dnr.state.oh.us — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, OH – Gino Barna, 49, of Port Clinton, has been named supervisor for the Lake Erie Law Enforcement Unit of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Barna replaces Kevin Ramsey, who retired in September of 2009.More...

Wayne County Check Station No Longer Checking Deer/Turkey

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:00:00 GMT

WOOSTER, OH – The Funk Country Store, located at <More...

Free training workshop for new NASP instructors

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:00:00 GMT

LEETONIA, OH - Classroom teachers and other members of school communities who are interested in becoming certified National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) instructors are invited to attend a free training workshop on Thursday, January 7th, 2010.
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Jefferson County Check Station No Longer Checking Deer/Turkey

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:00:00 GMT

HAMMONDSVILLE, OH – Valley Markey, located at 232 County Road 50 in Hammondsville, is no longer serving hunters as a check station for deer and turkey seasons.More...