Tag: hunting
Turkey reaping
Jim Abrams offers insight into the hunting practice of turkey reaping and his thoughts on potential safety concerns.
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.
Asking permission — a sign of respect and courtesy
With fishing season in play and turkey hunting around the corner, Jim Abrams explains how hunters and anglers can get permission to enter private land.
Ohio’s spring wild turkey hunting seasons open
Spring wild turkey hunting seasons are set to begin in Ohio, beginning with youth turkey hunting season April 12 and 13.
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.
See vintage decoys and demonstrations at two Ohio shows
The Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association and the Great Lakes Decoy Association will hold two shows March 15 and 16 in Cleveland.
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.
At all costs
Jim Abrams ponders whether the hype associated with bagging the trophy is having an unintended impact on hunting and angling.
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.