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 Wednesday, April 7th, 2010.

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AKRON, OH – Northeast Ohio sportsmen and women who are interested in becoming Hunter Education Instructors are encouraged to register for a two-day training workshop in Akron. The workshop will take place on Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15, 2010. Attendance is required on both dates to become certified.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Lake Erie anglers should experience another year of diverse fishing opportunities during 2010, according to biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The 2010 peregrine falcon nesting season is underway in Ohio, with peregrine pairs at 25 sites and eggs being incubated at least three sites in the state—Canton, Dayton and Lakewood.

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DAYTON – Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife biologists have confirmed the incubation start at the peregrine falcon nest located atop the Liberty Bank Tower on Second Street in Downtown Dayton.  “The pair started incubating three eggs on March 23 and if successful they should hatch around April 24th,” said Diana Malas, wildlife biologist for the ODNR Division of Wildlife.  Peregrines typically lay between 3-5 eggs, so there is the potential for one or more to be laid by this pair after incubation has begun.

COLUMBUS, OH –The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife encourages all Ohio white-tailed deer hunters and those with an interest in deer hunting to take a survey at wildohio.com. The survey will be available through mid-April.

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AKRON, OH – The ODNR Division of Wildlife will offer special opportunities for young hunters seeking wild turkeys this spring. In addition to the statewide youth turkey hunting days April 19 and 20 on both public and private lands, the Division of Wildlife will be holding a drawing on Saturday, April 10, 2010 for a special, controlled turkey hunting opportunity within the refuge portion of the Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area.

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            WILMINGTON, OH – Ducks Unlimited (DU) and students from Wilmington High School braved cold weather in late February to help with maintenance on wood duck nesting boxes according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.  The boxes located at Cowan Lake State Park were in need of yearly repairs and cleaning.  Three new boxes were constructed and installed at the south end of the lake as well bringing the total to 25 nest boxes.

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HILLSBORO, OH – Two men received restitution costs and fines in Hillsboro Municipal Court for  wildlife violations including taking deer in a closed season and providing false information to a check station according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Lisa Brohl of Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island, received the Wildlife Diversity Conservation Award at last week’s Wildlife Diversity Conference, sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The first eaglet of 2010 has hatched in Huron County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – Nicholas W. Turner, 22, of Salineville, Ohio was recently assigned as the new Harrison County wildlife officer, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Governor Ted Strickland today was presented with an inaugural Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp during an event at his Statehouse office. The stamp, a new initiative of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife, is a meaningful way for Ohioans and others to help conserve, enhance and restore native wildlife and its habitat.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites the public to comment on the agency’s strategic planning document.

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COLUMBUS, OH – The winner of the 2010 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) state tournament was Maysville (6-12) High School for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Howard L. Calhoun of Akron was recognized as the longest-serving member of the Ohio Wildlife Council at the March 3 meeting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Public fishing opportunities will be enhanced this spring when more than 80,700 rainbow trout, each measuring 10-13 inches long, are released into 45 Ohio lakes and ponds, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The releases will take place between mid-March and mid-May; anglers are reminded that the daily catch limit for inland lakes is five trout.

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FINDLAY, OH – A complaint by a landowner lead to the arrest and prosecution of a Bellville man, according to The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife

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MECCA, OH – The ODNR Division of Wildlife will offer special opportunities for young hunters seeking wild turkeys this spring.

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COLUMBUS, OH – With spring just around the corner, crappie anglers are reminded that new size and bag limits went into effect on March 1, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - A total of 261,314 deer were killed during Ohio's 2009-10 hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This season's total surpasses the 2008-09 record total of 252,017.

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ATHENS, OH – One hundred-nineteen black bear sightings were reported in Ohio last year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.  Of that number, state wildlife personnel confirmed 51 of those sightings, an increase compared to the 38 confirmed sightings in 2008. 

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ATHENS, OH – Increased evidence of bobcats living in Ohio’s southeastern counties continues with the confirmation of 92 sightings by state wildlife officials during 2009, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The reports show an increase from the 65 verified sightings in 2008.

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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 Wednesday, April 7th, 2010. 

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Findlay, OH -- Interested youth hunters are invited to attend the drawing at the Lake La Su An Wildlife Area Headquarters, located at 09-455 Road R, Pioneer, Ohio, on Saturday, March 6, 2010.  Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.; Drawing to begin at 10:00 a.m.

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FINDLAY, OH – A two year investigation of an illegal deer processing operation came to a conclusion with the recent sentencing of the last of the defendants, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The artwork of a red-breasted merganser by Hudson resident Joel Rogers won first place in this year's Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp Design Competition, sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Joel Rogers’ painting will appear on the Ohio wetlands habitat stamp issued in the fall of 2011.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites the public to its annual Open Houses on Saturday, March 6, 2010, from 12:00 noon until 3 p.m.

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OAK HARBOR, OH - Ohio's bald eagle nesting season is underway with at least two eagle pairs already incubating eggs, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources,  Division of Wildlife.

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