Entries Tagged Ohio

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Ohio National Park Plan Calls For 4-Year Deer Cull

Sharpshooters would kill as many as 350 deer annually for four years under a plan to reduce herd size in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, under a plan announced this week.

December 09, 2014

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Ohio Senate Passes Changes To State Weapons Laws

The Ohio Senate has passed changes to the state's weapons laws that include relaxing some requirements for concealed carry permits and letting hunters use noise suppressors.

December 09, 2014

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Ohio Gun Hunters Take Fewer Deer This Year

Hunters in Ohio took more than 65,000 deer during the state's weeklong gun season last week, about 10,000 fewer than last year.

December 08, 2014

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Muzzleloader Season Yields More Than 6,600 Deer

Officials say hunters in Ohio checked more than 6,600 antlerless white-tailed deer during the state's muzzleloader season last weekend.

October 18, 2014

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Mystery Animal Befuddles Northwest Ohio Town

The guesses in Leipsic, a village of about 2,000 people south of Toledo, are that the animal is a wolf, a large coyote or a wolf mix.

September 14, 2014

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Popular Squirrels A Nuisance To Ohio University

Squirrels that have taken on a minor celebrity status at a northeastern Ohio unvieristy have become a costly nuisance.

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Ohio bill allowing firearms silencers clears panel

A state legislative committee has approved a bill that would let Ohio hunters use firearms silencers, sending the measure to the full Ohio House.

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Ohio proposes bag limits for deer hunters

Ohio wildlife officials have proposed hunting policies that would reduce the bag limit for deer for most of the state's counties.

February 09, 2014

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Ohio wildlife officers get jobs back

Sixteen of the 18 Ohio wildlife officers referred for illegal on-duty hunting by the state watchdog have been cleared by the state and were returned to their jobs.

February 04, 2014

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Number of deer bagged by Ohio hunters falls

The state is attributing a large drop in the number of deer bagged by Ohio hunters to the effect of liberal bag limits in past years meant to bring down the number of deer.

February 03, 2014

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Ohio monitors deer for health, public safety

Ohio's Division of Wildlife is monitoring deer around the state for reasons including health and public safety as deer-gun season opens this week.

December 01, 2013

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Ohio hunting season opens for rabbits, pheasants

Ohio hunters can set their eyes on ring-necked pheasants, cottontail rabbits and bobwhite quail as the state's small game hunting season gets underway.

November 01, 2013

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More than 15K pheasants to be released in Ohio

Ohio will release more than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants at 27 Ohio public hunting areas this fall to provide additional hunting opportunities.

October 13, 2013