Tag: Hunting and Fishing News
It’s like pulling teeth
Jim Abrams pens a humorous April Fools' Day column about walleye spawning season and the Walleye Angling and Safer Trolling Evaluation survey.
Lake Erie anglers found guilty for fishing violations
The ODNR Division of Wildlife’s law enforcement officers closed two cases in which anglers unlawfully took more than the legal daily limit of six walleye.
WVDNR to celebrate 2025 Gold Rush by stocking golden rainbow trout
The West Virginia DNR will stock 69 lakes and streams across the state with over 50,000 golden rainbow trout for its 2025 Gold Rush event from April 1-12.
The telltale tail
Jim Abrams shares tips for determining how a white-tailed deer is feeling based on the position of its tale.
CWD detected in some deer during the 2024-25 deer hunting season
The ODNR Division of Wildlife confirmed that 24 white-tailed deer taken during the 2024-25 hunting season tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.
Rainbow trout released across Ohio
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife began the release of 85,000 rainbow trout at 90 locations March 12.
Chronic wasting disease continues to spread
Jim Abrams offers an update on the status and spread of chronic wasting disease in Ohio's white-tailed deer herds and beyond.
Ohio’s final 2024-25 deer hunting season report
Hunters across Ohio checked 238,137 white-tailed deer during the 2024-25 hunting season that concluded on Feb. 2.
Are Ohio bucks getting bigger?
Regulation changes, changing hunting habits and better information about deer habitat has resulted in more bigger bucks being harvested by Ohio hunters.
Knox County poaching case ends with guilty plea
Christopher M. Waters, 44, of Loris, South Carolina, recently pleaded guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court to 12 deer and wild turkey hunting violations.
