COLUMBUS, OH - Access roads on state wildlife areas open for hunting for hunters  with mobility impairments using electric powered all-purpose vehicles (EPAPV) have been designated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – The ODNR Division of Wildlife will hold a public drawing for controlled waterfowl daily hunting permits on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 for portions of Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area. The drawing will be held at the Valley College Grange, 2411 Shreve Road in Wooster. Valley College Grange is located south of Wooster on State Route 226, 0.1 mile south of State Route 3.

COLUMBUS, OH - The Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a three-year old white-tailed deer from a privately owned cervid facility in Kent County, Michigan.

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COLUMBUS, OH-The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has collaborated with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) in an effort to assist with the processing costs associated with donating venison to a food bank.

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AKRON, OH –  The ODNR Division of Wildlife and the City of Akron invites waterfowl hunters to participate in a special drawing on Thursday, September 18, 2008 for hunting at LaDue Reservoir.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters will again enjoy a 60-day duck hunting season and a six-duck bag limit this year. The 2008-2009 waterfowl hunting season dates have been approved by the Ohio Wildlife Council and are the most liberal regulations allowed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

COLUMBUS, OH - Mourning dove hunters need to be aware of a typographical error in Publication 298, Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons, 2008 regarding the second half of the season, says the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.  The correct opening date is December 9, not  December 8 as printed in the regulations.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will welcome the public to its Open Houses on Saturday, September 13, 2008

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COLUMBUS, OH - September 1 marks the opening day of the fall hunting season, with Ohio hunters taking to forests, fields and waters in pursuit of some of the state's most popular game, including squirrel, mourning dove and Canada goose.

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COLUMBUS, OH -- Ohio's squirrel season will open on September 1, providing hunters with an opportunity to take as many as six squirrels each day, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Xenia, OH- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has announced the temporary closure of the 100 yard shooting range at Spring Valley for lead reclamation from August 20- 24, 2008. The 25 and 50 yard ranges will remain open during the reclamation process of the 100 yard range.

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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SPRINGFIELD, OH - Disabled duck hunters will have a duck blind designated for their use at Buck Creek State Park thanks to the efforts of community volunteers and the park.

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DAYTON, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will be hosting a lottery drawing for the duck blind permits on Grand Lake St. Marys, Clark Lake and Spring Valley wildlife areas at 8 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2008.

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XENIA, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will again hold controlled hunts on Fallsville, Indian Creek, Bott, Spring Valley, and Rush Run Wildlife Areas by permit only Sept. 1 and 2, 2008. These areas will be open to all other dove hunters after the first 2 days of the season. Youth priority hunts will take place at Cowan Lake State Park and St. Marys Fish Hatchery.

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CAMBRIDGE, OH - A Guernsey County man faces criminal charges involving the alleged cultivation of marijuana at Salt Fork Wildlife Area in Guernsey County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - More than 300 permits are available to hunters wishing to hunt ducks and geese from a blind at an Ohio State Park this waterfowl hunting season. A lottery drawing for the permits will be held at 17 state parks the morning of Saturday, August 16.

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GRAND RIVER, OH - The “Northcoast Limbhangers” chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), the Grand River Marine Charter Group and the Lake County Visitors Bureau will host another “Women in the Outdoors” (WITO) fishing event on August 16, 2008 at the Grand River Marina in Lake County.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife received five national communications awards. The communication efforts were produced over the past year. The awards were received from the Association for Conservation Information (ACI) at the organization's annual conference last week in Nashville, Tennessee. More than 300 entries were submitted by state, federal, and Canadian wildlife conservation, parks, and natural resource agencies for consideration in 24 different categories.

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AKRON, OH - The Division of Wildlife will be accepting bids for the right to trap furbearers on seven trapping units in the Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area Waterfowl Refuge in Wayne County.

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AKRON, OH - The Division of Wildlife will be accepting bids for the right to trap furbearers on six trapping units in the Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area in Trumbull County.

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AKRON, OH – An agreement between the City of Akron and the ODNR Division of Wildlife will allow permits to be drawn for 12 waterfowl hunting blinds on Mogadore Reservoir in Portage County.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Wildlife Council has approved the state's early migratory bird hunting seasons for this fall, 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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Reflecting national trends, Ohio's bald eagle population continues to grow in numbers and expand in territory. Biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife count a record high of 184 nests in the state this year, the twenty-first consecutive year that the state's breeding bald eagle population increased.

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PORT CLINTON, OH – Governor Ted Strickland today spent a successful morning on the waters of Lake Erie during the 30th annual Fish Ohio Day. The governor, members of the media, representatives of the tourism industry, conservation leaders and wildlife officials used the outing to focus attention on the lake’s excellent boating and fishing opportunities, which make it one of the Midwest’s premier tourism destinations.

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COLUMBUS, OH -- Ohio sportsmen and women can present their Ohio Hunting or Fishing License and buy one ticket, get one free on a Box, Club Reserved or Reserved Seat ticket for the Columbus Clippers baseball games on Friday, July 11, Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13.

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MINERVA, OH – Minerva Cheese factory accidentally released whey, a milky substance, into Sandy Creek between Minerva and Malvern, which temporarily depleted oxygen levels and killed over 5,400 fish according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife. The accident occurred on June 14th and affected a 1.5 mile stretch downstream from the Minerva Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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XENIA, OH – Ohio’s first state record Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, may have been caught along the Ohio River in southwest Ohio according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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