Tuesday, July 8, 2025
boating

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.
doe and fawn

Jim Abrams gives an overview of Ohio's deer population and offers insight to hunters looking to better manage trends and promote healthier numbers.

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.
Lydia making set

The hobby of fur trapping is alive and well in Ohio. Jim Abrams highlights Tight Chains Company, owned by Lydia and Eddie Reichenbacher.
Josh Bowmar with record fish

The Ohio record state record fish list continues to be challenged, as potential record fish are submitted by skilled and/or lucky anglers.

Rebuilding habitat may be the key to bringing the bobwhite quail back to Ohio.
Banding wood ducks

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.

Jim Kibler, of Kibler's Longrifles makes high-quality longrifle kits at his shop in Hanoverton, Ohio,

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....
turkey tom

In honor of Ohio’s 2025 spring turkey season, Jim Abrams recalls the incredible work that secured the big bird’s future in Ohio.