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Ohio Fall Turkey Season: Might be a Bad Year

COLUMBUS, OH – Fall wild turkey hunting opens in 48 Ohio counties on Saturday, October 8, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The season continues through Sunday, November 27. “Record rainfall and regional flooding during the nesting season negatively affected wild turkey production this year,” said Wildlife Biologist Mike Reynolds. [...]

Northeast Ohio Blows Away Those Turkeys

Image via Wikipedia COLUMBUS, OH- Ohio’s fall wild turkey season ended November 28 with 1,336 birds killed during the seven-week season. Ashtabula County led the state with 75 birds taken, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.  Last year, 2,180 birds were taken. “The decline in the fall turkey harvest we [...]

When Deer Collide: Motorist Safety

HARRISBURG –Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today urged motorists to stay alert and slow down when driving after dusk and before dawn to reduce their risk of colliding with a . “Each spring, deer congregate on the grassy areas along the state’s busy highways, and cover greater distances in search of food,” [...]

Ohio Spring Turkey Season Harvest So Far: Ashtabula Leads

Image via Wikipedia COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters killed 11,152 wild turkeys in the first seven days of the spring hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Last year, 9,054 birds were harvested during the season’s first week. So far this season, the counties reporting the highest numbers of turkeys [...]

Ohio Turkey Season First Day Reports

COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,874 bearded wild turkeys on the first day of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 16. Last year’s opening day harvest number was 1,712 turkeys, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Top counties for wild [...]