Be smart when buying a boat
After all the window shopping, online research and in-person inspections, there's more to buying a boat than simply signing on the dotted line.
Fields of dreams and deer
Jim Abrams gives an overview of Ohio's deer population and offers insight to hunters looking to better manage trends and promote healthier numbers.
Ohio hunters will soon be forced to ‘pay to play’
Landowners are coming to realize the value of a hunting lease, a legal document granting the use of his or her property with defined limits.
I bid you ‘tight chains’
The hobby of fur trapping is alive and well in Ohio. Jim Abrams highlights Tight Chains Company, owned by Lydia and Eddie Reichenbacher.
Two Ohio state fish records are broken
The Ohio record state record fish list continues to be challenged, as potential record fish are submitted by skilled and/or lucky anglers.
Can the bobwhite quail come back to Ohio’s fields?
Rebuilding habitat may be the key to bringing the bobwhite quail back to Ohio.
Checking all the boxes
Jim Abrams offers insight on one of his favorite jobs as a game protector for the Division of Wildlife: placing and maintaining wood duck nesting boxes.
Kibler’s Longrifles takes pride in remaking history
Jim Kibler, of Kibler's Longrifles makes high-quality longrifle kits at his shop in Hanoverton, Ohio,
Mules have many good attributes, but don’t leave them behind
Western packers (wranglers and cowboys who move gear on the backs of sturdy animals) love a good mule and it’s easy to see why....
The return of Big Bird
In honor of Ohio’s 2025 spring turkey season, Jim Abrams recalls the incredible work that secured the big bird’s future in Ohio.
