Be prepared: Applying Boy Scout’s motto to travel
Preparing for a hunting adventure can be as enjoyable and challenging as the trip itself. A great friend and I are heading to Manitoba,...
Retiring journalist’s compilation of outdoor columns is worth your time
Good writing deserves good reading and not just one time through, but time after time. That's the best way to describe a recent release...
On the Outdoors: Remember, safety is first when it comes to hunter’s tree stands
Tree stand safety can't be stressed enough. Several online sources offer suggestions, so do instructions and disclaimers that come with every new climber, ladder stand, and strap-on stand.
On the Outdoors: Outdoorsmen setting standard in community service
While touring the Portage County Randolph Fair, I spotted avid Suffield, Ohio outdoorsman Al Kisamore in the hog auction audience. He was representing the Ohio Fur Takers club, an active conservation-minded group that each puts its money where a needy mouth is.
Lake Temagami– and lessons to learn on it
TEMAGAMI, Ontario -- Known far and wide as a significant site for trophy lake trout, Lake Temagami is good, but not the big fish...
Give crate training a try, for dogs in your life
Have crate, will travel. The crate is for Fido, a place for him to relax and feel safe, while you, the dog’s owner, travel.
Crate?
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Waterfowl hunting at Magee Marsh off limits during restoration project
With application deadline for once-a-year special hunts in select Ohio state-managed and -owned lands fast approaching, waterfowl hunters may be wondering why always popular Magee Marsh is not on the list.
Record longnose gar caught in Summit Co. by bow fisherman
Picture this: You are wading, or perhaps tubing with toes wiggling in the water below — chatting with friends and enjoying a carefree spring...
Fishing for Yellow Perch means an interesting day at Lake Erie
A couple declarations are in order. Bouncing waves, a warm summer day, and fast fishing action makes for a grade “A” Father’s Day activity....
Wild areas are more vital to future than oil wells
I've camped, hunted and fished in some of the country's finest wild areas. Chasing caribou across the endless nothing of the Alaskan tundra was...
