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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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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September marks the start of Ohio’s fall hunting seasons
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS – Ohio’s hunting seasons for squirrel, dove, Canada geese, teal, and more open in early September, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Bowhunters can look forward to the start of white-tailed deer archery season […]
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Ohio reports robust numbers after 1st weekend of wild turkey season
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS – Wild turkey hunters in Ohio checked 4,281 birds during the opening weekend of the spring hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The season began on Saturday, April 19. In 2024, hunters bagged […]
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Registration opens for Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventure Weekend at Mohican
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. PERRYSVILLE — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has opened registration for the 10th annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventure Weekend. The three-day event is set to take place at the breathtaking Mohican State Park Lodge & Conference Center from Sept. […]