COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters killed 9,054 wild turkeys in the first seven days of the spring hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Last year, 10,374 birds were harvested during the season's first week.

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MOGADORE, OH - Dock renovations at Mogadore Reservoir in Portage County have been ongoing as part of an Eagle Scout project, undertaken with the assistance of local Scout Troop 559.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Ohioans are encouraged to take advantage of "Free Fishing Days" on May 2 and 3 and experience the great fishing Ohio has to offer, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. For these two days only, Ohio anglers may fish in any of the state's public waters without having to buy a fishing license.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Four hundred and thirty-eight Ohio elementary, middle, and high school students, encompassing 19 teams, will participate in the May 8 and 9 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.

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RAVENNA, OH- April 22, 2009 marked the 39th anniversary of Earth Day. To commemorate this event, the Ohio Division of Wildlife completed one of its most successful collaborations to date. Fish management personnel and the Mahoning County Green Team joined forces to gather used Christmas trees and cinder blocks across northeast Ohio and introduce them as fish concentration devices into West Branch Reservoir (Portage County).

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COLUMBUS, OH - Saturday, May 2 marks the second annual Youth Turkey Hunt hosted by Gov. Ted Strickland, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Council for Environmental Education in Washington, D.C. has named Jen Dennison as this year's winner of the Rudy Schafer Outstanding Coordinator award.  Dennison works for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and has been Ohio's Project WILD Coordinator since 2000.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The first peregrine falcon chicks of the 2009 season have hatched at the Terminal Tower nest in downtown Cleveland, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. More hatchlings at other nest sites across the state are expected beginning next week.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 1,712 bearded wild turkeys on the first day of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 17. Steady rain over most of the state kept the preliminary figure 39 percent below last year's opening day harvest number of 2,768 turkeys, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has teamed up with the Ohio Farm Bureau to consider a pilot program that will help manage local deer herds and expand hunter access.

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BRISTOLVILLE, OH - Bristol Middle School is the latest school involved in the National Archery in the Schools Program, and the media is invited to view the program this Friday, April 17 at 9:00 a.m.

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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 –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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MIDDLETOWN, OH – A day filled with conservation education and outdoor skills is being offered to youth ages 8-15 years old according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Pheasants Forever (PF) will again offer the Ringnecks Youth Day Camp on May 9, 2009. The Middletown Sportsmen’s Club, 6943 Michael Rd., Middletown, Oh 45042, will host the event

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MIDDLETOWN, OH – A day filled with conservation education and outdoor skills is being offered to youth ages 8-15 years old according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Pheasants Forever (PF) will again offer the Ringnecks Youth Day Camp on May 9, 2009. The Middletown Sportsmen’s Club, 6943 Michael Rd., Middletown, Oh 45042, will host the event

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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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Three Kalida residents were arraigned in the Putnam County Court during the month of December for hunting deer with the use of radios.

AKRON, OH – Successful spring turkey hunters should note possible changes to locations where game can be checked according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife. Addresses, telephone numbers, and hours of operation not listed below can be found in the 2008-2009 Hunting Digest. Hunters are always encouraged to call ahead to confirm hours of operation. Find a check station online at www.wildohio.com

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COLUMBUS, OH - September 1 will again kick-off the state's fall hunting seasons – with the opening of the squirrel-hunting season that runs through January 31 – under regulations approved Wednesday by the Ohio Wildlife Council.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Spring wild turkey hunting opens in all 88 Ohio counties on Monday, April 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The season continues through Sunday, May 17.

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ALLIANCE, OH – Ladies who like to fish: here is an opportunity to join other females with the same interest and enjoy a day out on the water! The Fishin’ Ladies of Ohio (FLO) will be hosting an outing at Dale Walborn Reservoir in Stark County on Saturday, April 25th and all ladies are welcome to join in the fun.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 54,800 pounds of venison to local food banks through the 2008-09 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – The ODNR Division of Wildlife has some very strong advice for well-meaning people who pick up baby or injured wild animals.  Please leave them alone! Fascination with cute, seemingly helpless animals causes even the most reasonable person to forget that it is a wild animal capable of biting, scratching, and transmitting diseases and parasites to humans and pets.

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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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HURON, OH - Ohioans are invited to explore a unique, protected Lake Erie estuary through free educational programs at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife's Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve, 2514 Cleveland Road East in Huron.

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ATHENS, OH – One hundred-five black bear sightings were reported in 21 Ohio counties last year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.  Of that number, state wildlife personnel confirmed 38 of those sightings, a similar count to the 39 confirmed sightings in 2007. 

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COLUMBUS, OH - The first eaglet of 2009 has hatched in Ashtabula County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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CHESTERLAND, OH – Westwood Elementary School and West Geauga High School opens their doors to both formal and non-formal educators for a Project WILD/Project Learning Tree workshop on Tuesday, May 12th from 8:00 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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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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Angler surveys will once again resume on Ohio’s inland lakes for the summer. “Creel clerks” will be surveying anglers at six lakes in northeast Ohio and 18 lakes around Ohio on weekends from April 25th through July 26th, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.