Outdoor

Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.  COLUMBUS – Ohio’s 2022-23 white-tailed deer hunting season concluded Sunday, Feb. 5, with 210,977 deer checked, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The final total represents all deer harvested during archery, gun, muzzleloader, and youth […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at its website. COLUMBUS – It is now illegal to sell, grow, or plant Callery Pear (also known as Bradford Pear) in Ohio because of its invasive qualities and likelihood to cause economic or environmental harm. There is no requirement for […]

MIFFLN TOWNSHIP — Bald eagles have always captured my imagination. Maybe it’s because they’re the national bird, and a sense of that historic nature enhances their appeal. Maybe it’s because they’re not routinely seen in these parts. Maybe it’s because their population rebound is proof not everything is going in the wrong direction, no matter […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at its website.  COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife stocked 52.3 million fish of 11 species in Ohio waters throughout 2022. Fish were stocked during spring, summer, and fall at 203 locations statewide. The total […]

“Fishing was more than fish to him. It was the great occasion when all men were equal.” — Ernest Hemingway, “The Old Man and the Sea.” FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Zach Foltz said he can’t recall the first fish he plucked from the waters of Charles Mill Lake — likely as a boy in diapers […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on its site Jan. 24. COLUMBUS – Bald eagle nesting activity increases in the winter months, providing an excellent opportunity to watch these majestic raptors hunt, improve nests, and establish territory, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of […]

Editor’s Note This is the fifth in a series of stories on Maggie Allred’s adventure in Glacier National Park. Read prior stories here: Part IV, Part III, Part II, Part I. “Why do you have a zero candle? You can’t turn zero.” I looked down to see a small boy tortured with a blonde bowl […]

BUTLER — The smell of pine trees and gasoline filled the air Saturday morning on the Clear Fork Valley Scenic Trail as the North Central Ohio Land Conservancy joined forces with a group of volunteers from Team Rubicon. Eric Miller, board president of NCOLC, said he reached out to Team Rubicon after a June tornado […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website on Jan. 4. COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is celebrating a year of accomplishments, milestones, and investments in outdoor recreation. ODNR, keeping true to its mission, spent 2022 making sure Ohio’s public lands and resources were […]