PYMTAUNING LAKE, OH - Usually, a “three-peat” refers to a professional sports team winning a championship three years in a row.  For Pymatuning Lake, a three-peat means that the Ohio Division of Wildlife and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission have discovered that there have been three successful years of survival of first-year walleye since 2008.

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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.

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SALINEVILLE, OH - The Ohio Division of Wildlife highly discourages anglers from ice fishing at Highlandtown Lake in Columbiana County during the winter of 2010 through the end of ice fishing season in 2011. The lake is being lowered five feet to allow for repair work on the dam. 

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WILLOUGHBY, OH – Giles Marathon Station located on State Route 306 in Willoughby will close it doors on Monday, December 6, therefore hunters will not be able to check deer at this location for the remainder of deer season.

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DEERFIELD, OH - Before anglers put away their gear for the season, they might want to consider heading out to one of Ohio’s larger reservoirs to take advantage of a unique opportunity created by the Ohio Division of Wildlife.  

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NEWBURY, OH- Several hundred surplus “broodstock” rainbow and golden-strain rainbow trout will be stocked in Punderson Lake in Geauga County just before the Thanksgiving holiday on Tuesday, November 22, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH –Lake County Wildlife Officer Thomas Rowan has been promoted to Law Enforcement Supervisor for the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s District Three. The district covers 19 counties throughout northeast Ohio. Rowan succeeds Doug Miller who was recently promoted to District Manager.

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CHAGRIN FALLS, OH –  Precious Resources Preschool was dedicated as an official WILD School Site during a small recognition ceremony today according to ODNR Division of Wildlife. The school is the 110th site dedicated in Ohio.

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Akron, OH – Former At-LargeWildlife Officer Brennan Earick, 26, was recently assigned as the new Summit County Wildlife Officer, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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Akron, OH – Former Summit CountyWildlife Officer Jason Warren was recently assigned as the new Wayne County Wildlife Officer, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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MADISON, OH – Great Lakes Outdoors, located at 6595 North Ridge Road in Madison, is serving hunters as a check station for deer archery and gun seasons.

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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 Friday, October 29^th, 2010.

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New Philadelphia, OH – Heads-Up Taxidermy located on Williams Lake Road in New Philadelphia is not checking deer this season.

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BALTIC, OH – J-Mar Sports located on State Route 557 in Baltic is not checking deer or turkey this season

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MILLERSBURG, OH – The Millersburg Fire Department will not be an official deer check station during 2010-2011 season. This change is not included in the 2010-2011 Hunting and Trapping Digest.

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Carrollton Drive-Thru Feed located at 120 Scio Road in Carrollton will be checking deer during the 2010-2011 deer and turkey seasons.

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AKRON, OH - Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH), a ministry that provides nutritious venison to the hungry through food banks and local feeding programs now has seven participating coordinators in Northeast Ohio.

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NEW ATHENS, OH – Hometown Carryout located on South Main Street in New Athens is closed, therefore hunters must check deer at one of nine other check stations in Harrison County which are listed in the 2010-2011 Hunting and Trapping Digest.

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LOUISVILLE, OH – Marlboro Supply, located at 9271 Edison St. (located in Marlboro), Louisville, is serving hunters as a check station for deer archery and gun seasons.

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AKRON, OH - Summer is nearing an end but Buckeye State anglers need not hang up those fishing rods for the year just yet according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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The highly anticipated public opening of Wingfoot Lake has northeast Ohio anglers sitting on the edges of their bass boats according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. The well-known lake, formerly owned by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, was purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in June of 2009. The lake, wildlife area, and state park will be dedicated during a public ceremony at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 26th.  The gates open at 4:00 p.m.

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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 16, 2010 for hunting at LaDue Reservoir.

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AKRON, OH – Young anglers still have two more weekends to enjoy the Division of Wildlife’s youth fishing area in the Portage Lakes of Akron. Occupying the grounds of the old Akron fish hatchery, the youth fishing ponds are open to anglers 15 and under through the Labor Day holiday on September 6. Equipment, bait, and assistance are provided at no charge thanks to the purchases of Ohio fishing licenses and federal contributions from the Sportfish Restoration Fund.

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AKRON, OH – A drawing will be held for Mosquito Creek Reservoir waterfowl blind locations on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. at the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s Mosquito Creek hunter check station/headquarters. 

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It started with 16 now there are four.  After nine episodes of The History Channel’s Top Shot series one of Northern Ohio’s own law enforcement professionals Chris Cerino is still on target the first America’s Top Shot. Join Ohio’s only representative in this first of its kind reality TV show and competition.

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AKRON, OH –  Waterfowlers interested in obtaining a permit to hunt the Mogadore Reservoir or the newly acquired Wingfoot Lake are required to attend a public drawing on Thursday, August 19, 2010 according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH- Youth dove hunting will be permitted on portions of the Mosquito Creek Wildlife Refuge by permit for the 2010-2011 season. Access to this portion of the property is restricted to permit-only hunting. The refuge is not open to the public otherwise.

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