AKRON, OH – The Ohio Division of Wildlife announces changes to the list of locations where hunters may check in their deer this fall. These changes are not contained in the 2007-2008 hunting and trapping regulations which were printed earlier this year. Additions include: Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Approximately 4,000 shovelnose sturgeon, an Ohio endangered species that, prior to reintroduction, was last seen in Ohio in 1957, will be released into the Scioto River as part of an ongoing restoration effort at the Elmon Richards Scioto River Access on U.S. Route 22 in Pickaway County on Thursday, September 27 at 11:00 a.m., according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio waterfowl hunters should have good opportunities to take some of the most popular species of waterfowl, based on the findings of biologists at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – The antlerless deer permit, new for the 2007-08 hunting season, allows hunters the opportunity to harvest up to seven deer in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

XENIA, OH - State wildlife officials have confirmed a localized outbreak of a common white-tailed deer virus in southeastern Highland County’s Brush Creek Township. Suspect cases have been reported in the southeastern Ohio counties of Athens, Hocking, Pike, Washington, Muskingum, Perry, Morgan, Gallia, Monroe, Ross, Belmont and Jackson. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Edgewood Elementary School in Marysville will be dedicated as a WILD School Site by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife on Thursday, September 27th and 9:30 a.m. at the school grounds. Read More »

AKRON, OH – Summer is over but anglers need not hang up those fishing rods for the winter just yet according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife. Fish are just coming out of their summer feeding slumps and fishing now can be as good as traditional springtime opportunities. Read More »

Educators and others who are interested are encouraged to attend two workshops on Friday, October 12th, 2007. The workshops will take place at the Army Corps of Engineers Visitor’s Center on Wayland Road near the dam of West Branch Reservoir. The new Flying WILD program will be offered in the morning followed by Science & Civics in the afternoon. Both programs are related to the national Project WILD program administered by the Division of Wildlife in Ohio. Read More »

A one-time drawing will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. for trapping in the Wildlife Refuge on Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area. Read More »

A one-time drawing will be held on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. for trapping in the controlled hunting area on the Pickerel Creek and Pipe Creek Wildlife Areas. Read More »

Approximately 300,000 bowhunters, representing more than half of all Ohioans who hunt deer, are expected to participate in the statewide archery deer hunting season that opens September 29. Read More »

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife in conjunction with the Ohio State University Extension Office in Clinton County are hosting a Deer Harvest Workshop from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Clinton County Fairgrounds, Floral Hall, on Thursday, October 18, 2007. Read More »

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife in conjunction with the Ohio State University Extension Office in Miami County are hosting a Deer Hunter Workshop from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.on Saturday, October 6, 2007. Registration will run from noon to 3:00 pm. Sponsors for this event include Old English Outfitters, Troy Fish & Game, Whitetails Unlimited, SUMMIT Treestands and SW Ohio Safari Club International. Read More »

For the second year deer hunters will have access to prime deer hunting land at the Edge of Appalachia Preserve in Adams County. In a five year agreement signed in 2006 The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC), and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife opened approximately 2,263 acres of land to deer hunting by permit only. Read More »

Approximately 25,000 rainbow trout, measuring 10 to 13 inches in length, will be released into 25 Ohio waterways this October Read More »

One of the world’s most beautiful raptors has nested in Ohio for the first time. A pair of Mississippi kites successfully produced one offspring on a Hocking County golf course earlier this summer Read More »

Public shooting ranges operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife are located statewide, allowing hunters to practice their shooting skills for the upcoming season. Five different counties in southwest Ohio offer rifle, pistol, shotgun, or archery ranges. Read More »

Dublin Jerome High School will be dedicated as a WILD School Site by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife on Friday, September 7th at halftime of the Celtics’ football game which begins at 7:30 p.m. at the school grounds. Read More »

AKRON, OH – The curtain rises on Ohio’s 2007-2008 hunting season on September 1st with the opening of squirrel season according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

AKRON, OH- Public shooting ranges operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife are located statewide, allowing hunters to practice their shooting skills for the upcoming season. Six different counties in northeast Ohio offer rifle, pistol, shotgun, or archery ranges. Read More »

AKRON, OH- Ohio anglers are always happy to catch a creel full of slab bluegills, a live well full of hawg largemouth bass, or that Fish Ohio! walleye they have been searching for all summer. However, none of these fish would be capable of growing to harvestable size if it wasn’t for organisms that are smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. But who is looking after those microscopic individuals? Read More »

AKRON, OH – A young, male black bear estimated by wildlife officials to weigh about 160-pounds was discovered in a roadside ditch by a Columbiana County resident last Thursday. It’s believed the bear was struck by a vehicle while traveling across State Route 45 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The bear will be preserved by a professional taxidermist and used for educational programs and displays throughout northeast Ohio. Read More »

AKRON, OH – Randolph White, 27, of Norwalk, Ohio will be assigned as a state wildlife officer in Lorain County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

AKRON, OH – Jason Warren, 23, of Perry, Ohio will be assigned as the new state wildlife officer for Summit County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

AKRON, OH – Mark Basinger, 38, of Dalton, Ohio, will be assigned as a new at-large state wildlife officer for in northeast Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – State Wildlife Officer Brad St. Clair will begin active duty in Fairfield County on June 24, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

AKRON, OH – If you have ever ventured out on an inland lake, the screen on your depth finder can be somewhat unexciting. More often than not, the bottom is very flat, and there is not much structure there. But find a spot where there is a drop off, a hump, some woody debris, or a rock reef, and the fish are likely going to be there as well. Thanks to a multi-state, multi-agency collaborative effort, anglers who fish Pymatuning Reservoir will have a few more of these hot spots to fish. Read More »

AKRON, OH – For most Ohio hunters, the spring wild turkey season was scheduled to begin Monday, April 23. But, officers with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife say two Stark County men chose to open their own season early. Read More »

AKRON, OH – Wildlife reproduction in Ohio will soon be at its peak according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Many well meaning people will attempt to save young animals, putting both themselves and the animal at risk. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – A section of Mac-O-Chee Creek and its floodplain at Logan County’s Piatt Castles will be returned to its natural state, which will benefit the fish, wildlife, and water quality of this Mad River tributary, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »