Ohio's popular muzzleloader deer season is set to open statewide January 7-10 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.

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Ohio teachers who have successfully used Project WILD in their classrooms now have the opportunity to provide students with additional hands-on learning tools about wildlife and habitat through grants being offered through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH -- Any adult, group, or conservation club who has a sincere interest in taking kids fishing should consider becoming a certified Passport to Fishing instructor, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. A free workshop is available on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will take place at Wildlife District Three, 912 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron.

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AKRON, OH – Educators who want to teach wildlife-related conservation concepts through interactive learning are encouraged to attend a free Project WILD workshop in Akron. Growing Up WILD (for ages 3-7 years) and traditional Project WILD (K-12) guidebooks will both be provided at no charge (Aquatic WILD guidebook will also be included). All participants must stay for the duration of the program which is 9am-4pm on Saturday, February 25th. The workshop will take place at the Division of Wildlife District Three office, 912 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron, OH 44319.

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AKRON, OH- Do you want to fight cabin fever before it even begins to set in? If so, fish the hard water when many other anglers are sitting inside and simply dreaming of catching slabs from their favorite lake! Join experts from the Ohio Division of Wildlife for a free ice fishing workshop on Wednesday, January 25th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The majority of the evening will take place indoors at Wildlife District Three, 912 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron. 

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Alliance, OH – Both formal and non-formal educators who work with children ages three to seven are invited to attend a Growing Up WILD workshop in Stark County on Thursday, February 9th. The workshop, which will be facilitated by personnel from the Ohio Division of Wildlife, will be held at the First Baptist Childcare Center from 6:00pm-9:00pm.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Governor John Kasich today issued an emergency rule reiterating that the statewide muzzleloader season for deer is January 7-10, as published in the 2011-12 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet.

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COLUMBUS, OH- Hunters harvested an additional 16,766 deer during the extra weekend of gun hunting, December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 79,750 pounds of venison to local food banks since opening day of deer season on September 24, 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 – Many northeast Ohio anglers consider the combination of falling snow and dipping temperatures a recipe for hanging up the fishing equipment until Spring. There is a unique segment of the outdoorsmen and women however who are eager to trek outside and brave the cold in order to catch some fish according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.   

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FINDLAY, OH – Approximately 280 ring-necked pheasants were released on Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area in northwest Ohio according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. 

XENIA, OH -- Any adult, group, or conservation club who has a sincere interest in taking kids fishing should consider becoming a certified Passport to Fishing instructor, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

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FINDLAY, OH – Hunters who wish to continue to hunt deer in northwest Ohio are reminded the only the valid Deer permit has “Either Sex” printed on it.  The Deer permit is valid for the remainder of the archery season (through February 5, 2012), the deer gun weekend (December 17 and 18, 2011), and the statewide muzzleloader deer season (January 7 through January 10, 2012), according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.  Antlerless deer permits ceased to be valid in Zones A and B on November 27, 2011, and Zone C on December 4, 2011.  Hunters who still possess an Antlerless Deer permit may only use it in an Urban Deer Unit or at an Ohio Division of Wildlife controlled deer hunt. 

XENIA, OH – Approximately 500 additional ring-necked pheasants will be released on six southwest Ohio public hunting areas according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. 

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COLUMBUS, OH – The HuntOhioFarms.com website will be discontinued due to lower than anticipated participation from Ohio’s farming community, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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Ohio's popular deer-gun season will run an additional weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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XENIA, OH – A training academy for individuals interested in becoming hunter education instructors will be offered March 16 and 17 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. 

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AKRON, OH - The ODNR Division of Wildlife manages the fisheries of more than 170 inland lakes, 40,000 miles of streams, 2.25 million acres of Lake Erie, and Ohio’s portion of 481 miles of the Ohio River.  In northeast Ohio, more than 40 lakes with 43,000 acres of water, two pools of the Ohio River, and numerous rivers and streams are monitored in part by Wildlife District Three fisheries management staff.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters took 90,282 white-tailed deer during the state's popular, week-long deer-gun season, which ran November 28 through December 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. In 2010, hunters checked a total of 105,034 deer during the same time period. 

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COLUMBUS, OH – Are you fishing for the perfect holiday gift? The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife suggests two gift ideas for anyone who enjoys the outdoors.

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ATHENS, OH – Seneca Lake is under an increased lake-level drawdown this winter for repairs planned to the lower intake valves for the Senacaville State Fish Hatchery located near the dam, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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XENIA, OH – The Southwest Ohio Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) along the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife donated venison to needy families in seven Southwest Ohio counties. 

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COLUMBUS, OH - Controlled trout-fishing opportunities on Cold Creek, one of Ohio’s most unique streams, awaits fishing enthusiasts who enter a special lottery conducted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters took 23,600 white-tailed deer on a rain-soaked Monday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The deer-gun season remains open through Sunday, December 4 then reopens for two days on Saturday and Sunday, December 17-18.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio's fall wild turkey season ended November 27 with hunters bagging 1,375 during the seven-week season. Ashtabula County led the state with 67 birds taken, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Last year’s harvest total was 1,425.

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FINDLAY, OH – A male bobcat was recently caught in a trap in Williams County, Ohio according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Although known to exist in Ohio’s more heavily wooded southern counties, this is the first verified report of a bobcat in northwest Ohio.  Until now, all other reports have been unverifiable. 

FINDLAY, OH – A lottery card drawing will be held for youth muzzleloader deer hunts on January 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2012 in portions of the State Wildlife Refuge on the Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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ATHENS, OH – Access to some popular public hunting lands in southeast Ohio has changed, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH- Young hunters across Ohio enjoyed success during the eighth annual Youth Deer-Gun Season, held Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – A conference to provide conservation professionals the tools to reduce the impacts of climate change on Ohio’s wildlife is slated for December 15th, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The one-day conference will be held at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on The Ohio State University campus.

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