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NEWS BY TOPIC View All Recent Entries ODNR NEWS Outdoor Columns Feature Stories Archive < October 2007 > Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Monthly May, 2008 April, 2008 March, 2008 February, 2008 January, 2008 December, 2007 November, 2007 October, 2007 September, 2007 August, 2007 July, 2007 PRESS ROOM CONTACT AUDIO FILES VIDEO FILES NEWS ARCHIVES FEATURE ARCHIVES Receive Media Updates Email: News Release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division 10/29/07 - Ashtabula County Leads Fall Wild Turkey Gun Harvest By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/29/2007 4:20 PM Ohio hunters increased their wild turkey harvest by nearly 7 percent during the state’s 12th annual fall gun-hunting season that opened in 37 counties on October 13 and ended October 28. More... 10/25/07 - Lake Erie Fishing Regulatory Reform Task Force To Meet By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/25/2007 10:03 AM The Ohio Lake Erie fishing Regulatory Reform Task Force will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, October 29 in the East Lounge of the Bowling Green State University Firelands Campus, 1 University Drive, Huron. More... 10/24/07 - Upland Game Hunting Seasons Begin Friday, November 2 By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/24/2007 5:05 PM The season for three of Ohio hunters’ most popular game species, ring-necked pheasant, cottontail rabbit, and bobwhite quail begins Friday, November 2. More... 10/19/07 - Acorn Production Up - A critical winter food source for wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/19/2007 4:41 PM Statewide, white oak acorn production is up 10 percent, while red oak acorn production is up 2 percent over 2006 figures. More... 10/19/07 - Wild Boars Targeted During Deer Season By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/19/2007 3:59 PM Ohio’s hunters are encouraged to harvest any feral swine they encounter in the wild in order to limit the spread of this destructive species in the state. More... 10/18/07 - Fall Wild Turkey Hunting Season Underway By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/18/2007 3:56 PM Hunters harvested 504 wild turkeys during the first five days of Ohio’s fall wild turkey hunting season. The season opened on October 13 and will run through October 28. More... 10/16/07 - Muskellunge Fingerlings Stocked In Ohio's Lakes And Reservoirs By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/16/2007 11:32 AM More than 19,500 advanced-sized muskellunge “muskie” fingerlings, averaging at least 10 inches in length, were stocked recently in nine Ohio lakes and reservoirs by the ODNR Division of Wildlife. More... 10/15/07 - Pheasants to Be Released At 29 Public Hunting Areas Statewide By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/15/2007 11:42 AM More than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released on 29 public hunting areas across the state this fall, as part of a seasonal effort by the ODNR Division of Wildlife to enhance hunting opportunities for this popular game bird. More... 10/11/07 - Youth Hunting Opportunities By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/11/2007 12:55 PM Ohio's youth hunters now have several added opportunities to learn and practice their hunting skills this fall. The ODNR Division of Wildlife is offering expanded ways for families to hunt together and to create lasting traditions in the state’s outdoors. More... 10/04/07 - Jim Marshall Appointed Assistant Chief of Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/4/2007 1:58 PM Sean Logan, Director of ODNR, today named Jim Marshall to the position of Assistant Chief of the department’s Division of Wildlife. Mr. Marshall will serve in a wide variety of duties in close support to Division of Wildlife Chief Dave Graham. More... 9/26/07 - Wildlife Biologists Predict Good Waterfowl Hunting By Cynthia Tinapple on 9/26/2007 11:13 AM Ponds are housing near-record numbers and good production has been noted from most of the primary breeding range. More... 09/24/07 - Fall Turkey Season By Cynthia Tinapple on 9/24/2007 10:27 AM Hunters are preparing for Ohio’s upcoming fall wild turkey season which runs Saturday, October 13 through Sunday, October 28. The wildlife division estimates Ohio’s statewide wild turkey flock now numbers more than 180,000 birds. More... 09/19/07 - New Antlerless Deer Permit By Cynthia Tinapple on 9/19/2007 11:12 AM The antlerless deer permit, new for the 2007-08 hunting season, allows hunters the opportunity to harvest up to seven deer in Ohio. More... 09/18/07 - Deer Archery Season Opens Statewide September 29 By Cynthia Tinapple on 9/18/2007 2:45 PM This year, hunters who purchase an Ohio hunting license and $24 deer permit will be eligible to buy the new $15 antlerless deer permit, which replaces the urban deer permit and is valid September 29 through November 25. More... Wildlife Biologists Monitoring Migration Of Sandhill Cranes By Cynthia Tinapple on 9/13/2007 11:32 AM Wildlife biologists recently placed transmitters on two sandhill cranes that spent the summer in Geauga County in order to monitor their movements as they fly south for the winter. More...