Tag: Hunting and Fishing News
Dove season — beginnings and endings
Jim Abrams offers words of wisdom to hunters preparing for Ohio's upcoming mourning dove season.
ODNR offers special deer hunts on eight state nature preserves
The ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves will host special deer hunts at eight state nature preserves across Ohio during the 2024-25 hunting season.
Ohio residents asked to report sightings of turkeys and grouse
ODNR Division of Wildlife is asking the public to report sightings of wild turkeys and ruffed grouse this summer for its annual population surveys.
West Virginia angler catches record channel catfish
John Tyler Rutherford caught the 43.51-inch, 46.70-pound channel catfish in his father’s farm pond in Wayne County on July 2.
Plotting for the future
Jim Abrams provides tips for beginners to convert part of their property into a food plot and habitat for wildlife. Planning ahead can save time and money.
Yesterday’s tomorrow
Jim Abrams ponders the special meaning behind the things sportsmen and sportswomen pass down from one generation to the next.
Waddles, snoods and backwoods bearded ladies
Jim Abrams offers a recap of Ohio turkey season, and explains the meaning of a turkey beard and phenomenon of it occurring on both male and female turkeys.
A chronic pain for whitetails
Chronic wasting disease has been spreading in Ohio in recent years. Jim Abrams details the counties affected and lays out best practices for hunters.
The buck stops here
Jim Abrams recounts the story and events leading up to the indictment that accuses Christopher J. Alexander of unlawfully harvesting a buck Nov. 9, 2023.
Ohio’s 2024-25 hunting and trapping seasons approved
The Ohio Wildlife Council approved Ohio’s 2024-25 hunting and trapping seasons for white-tailed deer, migratory birds, small game, and furbearers.
