FINDLAY, OH- Anglers should be aware that due to construction activities at the Fremont Water Pollution Control Center, public access to the popular Sandusky River fishing location known as the Sand Docks will be closed until further notice, according to the city of Fremont.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Three individuals from New Albany received prison time, fines and hunting license suspensions for operating an illegal hunting guide service during a two-year investigation, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The men were prosecuted by Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Heather B. Robinson and sentenced in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas by Judge Charles A. Schneider on Jan 16.

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COLUMBUS, OH – The 2013 Wildlife Diversity Conference explores Ohio’s backyards to find a great variety of animal life and conservation techniques, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is requesting the state’s waterfowl hunters provide input on the timing of the 2013-2014 fall waterfowl hunting seasons and the locations where they prefer to hunt.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Three individuals from New Albany received prison time, fines and hunting license suspensions for operating an illegal hunting guide service during a two-year investigation, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The men were prosecuted by Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Heather B. Robinson and sentenced in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas by Judge Charles A. Schneider on Jan 16.

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AKRON, OH – Sportsmen and women interested in pursuing coyotes are encouraged to attend a free, informational workshop provided by Division of Wildlife on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 in Akron.

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AKRON, OH – Spaces are still available in a free workshop where attendees will become certified Passport to Fishing instructors. The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, January 31st, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Wildlife District Three, 912 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron.

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FINDLAY, OH – Brian Bury, state wildlife officer assigned to Sandusky County, has been named Mississippi Flyway Waterfowl Protection Officer of the Year for Ohio by the Mississippi Flyway Council’s Law Enforcement Committee, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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FINDLAY, OH – Brad Baaske, state wildlife officer assigned to Wyandot County, was recently named Ohio Wildlife Officer of the Year by the Shikar-Safari Club International, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – On Wednesday, Jan. 9, the Ohio Wildlife Council received potential dates for the upcoming fall hunting seasons, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The ODNR Division of Wildlife biologists proposed that several traditional hunting dates be utilized for 2013-2014.

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PORT CLINTON, OH – Pisces Fisheries Inc. of Wheatley, Ontario, was fined $5,000 for fishing illegally in Ohio waters, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Pisces Fisheries was sentenced by the Ottawa County Municipal Court in Port Clinton on Dec. 21, 2012, by Magistrate Louis P. Wargo III.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Successful hunters checked 21,555 white-tailed deer during the 2013 muzzleloader season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Muzzleloader season concluded on Tuesday, Jan. 8.

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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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COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will host its seventh annual Ohio National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Tournament on Friday, March 1 in Columbus. Sign-ups for the event opened on Thursday, Jan. 3 and more than 1,000 students were registered for the event in less than three hours.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently promoted two employees to fill district manager positions in northwest and southeast Ohio. Former Wildlife Management Supervisor Scott Butterworth has been named the district manager for Wildlife District Two in northwest Ohio, and former Fish Hatchery Program Administrator Tim Parrett has been named the district manager for Wildlife District Four in southeast Ohio.

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FINDLAY, OH – Both formal and non-formal educators who work with youth are invited to attend a combined Project WILD, Aquatic WILD, and Growing Up WILD workshop in Hancock County on Friday, January 25. The workshop, which will be facilitated by personnel from the Ohio Division of Wildlife, will be held at the Wildlife District 2 Office from 9:00 am-4:00 pm.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio's white-tailed deer muzzleloader hunting season will open statewide Jan. 5-8, 2013, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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FINDLAY, OH – Spaces are available for educators, leaders, or conservation clubs who have a sincere interest in taking kids fishing and want to become certified fishing instructors, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. A free workshop is available on Saturday, February 23, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will take place at Wildlife District Two Office, 952 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio 45840.

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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 Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 in Mahoning County.

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AKRON, OH – Ohio Division of Wildlife will host several free workshops in 2013 where attendees will become certified Passport to Fishing instructors. All workshops are scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Wildlife District Three, 912 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron.

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Hunters have donated 1,405 white-tailed deer to local Ohio food banks to benefit Ohioans in need during the 2012 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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COLUMBUS, OH – Two poachers from Mississippi and a third poacher from Louisiana received fines and license revocations in Brown County Court on Dec. 5 for wildlife violations that included spotlighting and killing white-tailed deer with a rifle, 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, in cooperation with Ohio Outdoors-Woman Inc. and Cherrybend Pheasant Farm, is hosting a one-day pheasant hunting workshop on March 16, 2013.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 14,365 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s extra gun-hunting weekend, Dec. 15-16, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio’s deer-gun season returns Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15-16, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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CASTALIA, OH – The application dates have changed for controlled trout-fishing permits at Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Still looking for that perfect gift for an outdoors enthusiast? The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and Ohio State Parks can help with gift ideas that will satisfy everyone on the holiday wish list.

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XENIA, OH – Approximately 200 ring-necked pheasants will be released on four southwest Ohio public hunting areas 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 would like to invite any adult, group, or conservation club who has a sincere interest in taking kids fishing to become a certified Passport to Fishing Instructor.  A free workshop is available on Wednesday January 9, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and will take place at Wildlife District One, 1500 Dublin Road, Columbus Ohio.

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