Tag: Hunting and Fishing News

Two classmates, two wildly different stories. Read Jim Abrams and Mike Batchelor’s hilarious conflicting accounts of a legendary day at the fishing hole.

Hatchery open houses are free of charge and provide time for visitors to see fish up close before they are stocked into one of Ohio’s many public lakes and rivers.

All Lake Erie angler daily harvest limits remain unchanged in Ohio for 2026 and will be in effect through April 30, 2027.

Retrace the career of Montgomery County Game Protector Kevin O’Dell, who used community partnerships to pioneer high-tech wildlife enforcement in the 1980s.

A major proposed change would prohibit the use of archery equipment during the fall turkey season. If approved, fall turkey hunting would be limited strictly to shotguns using shotshells. Also, due to declining populations, open grouse hunting would end. It is proposed to become a controlled hunting only species, limited to four specific areas with permits issued via a lottery in July.

Why do thousands of anglers flock to the Maumee and Sandusky Rivers every spring? Explore the history, economics and pure joy of the Ohio walleye run with Outdoors Columnist Jim Abrams' latest.

A West Virginia hunting ranch manager and two Ohio men face federal charges for a multi-state conspiracy to illegally transport deer without health certificates.

The famous shotgun “Bo Whoop” vanished from a duck hunt in 1948—then resurfaced decades later. Plus a guide to modern non-toxic waterfowl ammo.

More than 80,000 rainbow trout will be stocked at 93 Ohio locations starting March 11 — and several new ponds have been added this year, giving anglers even more places to cast a line this spring. Find out where the newest stocking spots are and when fish will arrive.

A Harrison County deer processor pleaded guilty to charges related to unlawfully selling donated venison that was meant to go to local food pantries, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.