EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at its website. COLUMBUS – Ohio’s wild turkey poult index, a metric used to estimate nest success and poult survival for the bird, was 2.7 poults per hen in 2025, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. […]
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ODNR to release pheasants at multiple north central Ohio locations
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is releasing more than 14,000 ring-necked pheasants at public hunting areas in late October and November. Releases begin Saturday, Oct. 25 during Ohio’s youth small game hunting season. Locally, the Kokosing Wildlife Area in Fredericktown and the Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area in Ashland County […]
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Prison Opossums: How Richland Correctional Institution is rehabilitating animals and incarcerated persons
Editor’s note: Incarcerated persons’ full names will not be used to protect them and any individuals who may have been impacted by their crimes. MANSFIELD — Richland Correctional Institution is home to roughly 2,500 incarcerated persons and, at times, dozens of squirrels and opossums. Beyond the gray walls topped with barbed wire, there’s a courtyard […]
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Ashland County Pheasants Forever buys hunting licenses for 42 youth & women
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP — The Ashland County Pheasants Forever Chapter 442 purchased forever hunting licenses for 42 people who participated in the free youth hunt on Saturday. The hunting licenses cost roughly $450 each and the chapter spent a total of $17,500. Ohio Department of Natural Resources representatives were at the Davy McClure Outdoor Education Center […]
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How can you help Monarch butterflies?
MANSFIELD — Tree leaves beginning to change colors is a beautiful sign of fall. Another sign of fall is seeing milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, meaning it’s the only plant monarch butterflies will lay eggs on and the only plant monarch […]
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Autumn’s flurry of color about to erupt in north central Ohio
EDITOR’S NOTE: Information for this story was gleaned from an article originally posted at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS – Autumn is upon us and vibrant hues of red, orange, and yellow are already sweeping across tree canopies throughout the state. The Mohican area including Malabar Farm draw visitors to north central Ohio […]
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Black Fork Forest Preserve: A restoration story of nature and teamwork
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — A restored wetland stands as a landmark success story for Gov. Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative. Conservation partners gathered Monday to cut the ribbon on the Black Fork Forest Preserve Wetland Restoration in Mifflin Township. Restoring acres of wetland and habitat The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) restored about 85 acres of […]
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Fatal deer disease cases increase in north central Ohio
ASHLAND — Ashland, Richland and Knox counties continue to see increased reports of deer that are sick or have died from epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD. As of Sept. 23, the Ohio Division of Wildlife has reported 20 cases in Ashland County, 18 cases in Knox County and 14 cases in Richland County. Status of […]
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Clearfork Reservoir among 9 Ohio lakes stocked with muskies this fall
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. LEXINGTON — – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is stocking 20,000 muskellunge, or muskies, in nine inland lakes this fall for future fishing enjoyment. One of those lakes is Clearfork Reservoir just outside Lexington. Muskies […]
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Found dead in Panama: New clues on 2014 cold case
PANAMA – Two young Dutch women, Kris Kremers (21) and Lisanne Froon (22), went for a hike on the El Pianista Trail in the jungles of Panama and were never seen alive again. On April 1, 2014 they set out on the trail. On June 14, their blue backpack with a Canon PowerShot camera inside […]