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In Ohio, outdoor enthusiasts such as hunters and anglers turn to Ohio Outdoor News for the latest updates on local game and fish reports. This resource offers valuable tips, techniques, and information about conservation initiatives in the area. Plus, it features a collection of reader-submitted photos showcasing impressive catches and trophy deer!

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Planning a fish fry? How' bout some native rough fish?

10 hours ago | outdoornews.com | Roy Heilman

As days warm and sunsets arrive later, many a Minnesota angler has fried fish on the brain. The bad news is, walleye and northern pike seasons don’t open for another couple of weeks. The good news is, we don’t have to wait that long. The president of the nonprofit organization Native Fish for Tomorrow, Drew Geving, could talk about native rough fish all day long, especially how sporting they are to catch and how delicious they are to eat.
Wild Ohio offering new podcast

1 day ago | outdoornews.com | Jane Beathard

The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife recently debuted a new podcast – the Wild Ohio Podcast – with the goal of teaching a worldwide audience about what the agency does beyond regulating hunting and fishing in the state. “It will show the great stuff we do that people don’t know about,” said Jordan Phillips, an outdoor skills program administrator for the division.
Goal of catching 50-inch muskie is ‘a dream come true’ for Ohio father and son

2 days ago | outdoornews.com | Mike Moore

John Welch spent a good portion of the 1970s in Ohio chasing the elusive muskie. But it wasn’t until his son, Dan Welch, attended Ohio State University and started catching muskies at nearby Alum Creek Reservoir in the early 2000s that the elder Welch really got serious about the sport. This whole experience came to fruition on March 26 this year.
62 acres at Ohio's Leesville Wildlife Area approved for drilling

2 days ago | outdoornews.com | Jane Beathard

More than 62 acres of Leesville Wildlife Area in Carroll County is now open to possible fracking, following action by the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission in late March. Texas-based Encino Acquisition Partners submitted the only bid to extract minerals from beneath the parcel – located in Monroe Township, according to Theresa White, the commission’s chairman. That extraction will likely mean fracking – the controversial drilling method commonly used in Ohio.
Cowan Lake in Ohio's Clinton County is productive for saugeyes, panfish

3 days ago | outdoornews.com | Mike Moore

Cowan Lake, in a state park of the same name outside of Wilmington, is a scenic lake in southwest Ohio and the fishing is fairly good at Cowan. And, the angling should only get better in the ensuing years, said Kipp Brown, a fisheries biologist in Xenia for the ODNR Division of Wildlife. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.
Ohio proposal would crack down on the ginseng trade

3 days ago | outdoornews.com | Jane Beathard

Ohio’s ginseng dealers will face slightly tighter regulations if the state wildlife council approves new rules for buying the valuable plant. The vote will come at the council’s April 30 meeting. Michele Horn, who oversees ginseng rule enforcement for the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife, said the dozen new rules are more of an update to existing regulations. That update is based on an administrative review of the “Operation Root of All Evil” undercover ginseng investigation.
Remembering a Wisconsin wildfire arson case from nearly 40 years ago

3 days ago | outdoornews.com | Dave Zeug

If deer are the primary workload for Wisconsin DNR game wardens in November, fish likely fill that role in April, but the recent spate of wildfires jarred loose a memory of a different workload during a dry spring in Jackson County’s sand country over 35 years ago. A warden’s role during fire season centered on origin investigations and that April was an unforgettable one. Unattended debris or campfires were common causes. Rarely, but sometimes, it was arson.
Ohio's Perry County youth fishing event set for June 14

3 days ago | outdoornews.com | Doug Clifford

One of the best family events of the summer is returning to Perry County on Saturday, June 14. The Perry County Sheriff’s Office will present the Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs Youth Fishing Derby at the Perry County Gun Club located at 4957 Township Road 149, New Lexington. There is no admission fee and the event is open to the public. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.
Michigan Natural Resources Commission considers deer regulation changes

6 days ago | outdoornews.com | Bill Parker

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission is considering two deer regulation proposals: 1. Removing the antlerless-only mandate from the Liberty and Independence hunts, and 2. allowing archery hunters to take an antlerless deer on a single or combo license anywhere in the UP. These proposed changes were presented to the NRC earlier this month and are expected to be voted on by the commission at its May 8 meeting. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.
Here's how to properly hold fish in the catch/release era

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Glen Schmitt

Is there a right way and a wrong way to hold a fish? During a time when fisheries conservation demands regular catch-and-release, the answer is a resounding yes. Once it’s out of the water, properly handling a fish is paramount to ensuring it swims away as strong as when it came topside.