MARIETTA, OH – The Ohio Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) recently honored Wildlife Officer Eric Bear with the State Officer of the Year Award. Officer Bear has been serving Ohioans as a wildlife officer since 1998 and is currently assigned to Washington County according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
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OAK HARBOR, OH – A pair of bald eagles have built a nest behind the Sportsmen’s Migratory Bird Center at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. To protect the birds and the nest, one loop of the Walking Trail will be closed beginning February 1, 2011 until further notice.More…
HILLSBORO, OHIO – Young turkey hunters will be able to take advantage of a permit only Youth Turkey Hunt at Paint Creek State Park during the 2011 spring turkey season. Hunters 17 years of age and younger, accompanied by a non-hunting adult, are eligible to apply for a drawing to hunt within four specified zones April 16, 23, 30 and May 7 and 14th, 2011.More…
AKRON, OH – Deer season has nearly concluded for another year and most other seasons have wrapped up, so what are hunters to do? Repair hunting equipment? Clean guns? Fight cabin fever? According to the ODNR Division of Wildlife, coyote hunting is a great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors this time of year while helping to keep the coyote population in check.
Akron, OH – Jason Keller, 23, of Painesville, Ohio was recently assigned as the new Lake County wildlife officer, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Wildlife Officer Keller’s new assignment follows the promotion of former Lake County wildlife officer Tom Rowan to Law Enforcement Supervisor in northeast Ohio. More…
