Hunters checked 14,365 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s extra gun-hunting weekend, Dec. 15-16, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. That total is a decline of 14.3 percent from 2011, when hunters harvested 16,766 deer. In 2010, hunters bagged 20,916 deer over the same time period. While Marion County saw a […]
ODNR Approves Funding for Pleasant Park, Other Projects
December 17, 2012 by
State and federal grants awarded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Office of Real Estate will fund 105 community-based projects, including one in Marion County. Funding from the NatureWorks and Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants will be used to establish and renovate parks and improve public access to outdoor recreation facilities. […]
Hunters Get Another Chance with Additional Weekend for Deer-Gun Season
December 12, 2012 by
Ohio’s deer-gun season returns Saturday and Sunday, December 15-16, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Hunters can use a legal shotgun, muzzleloader or handgun to pursue white-tailed deer Dec. 15-16 from a half-hour before sunrise to sunset. The extra weekend days were added in 2006 in response to hunters’ […]
Fewer Deer Taken Across the State, Marion Saw Increase
December 4, 2012 by
Hunters enjoyed great weather as they harvested 86,964 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s traditional week-long deer-gun season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.While the overall state harvest was down this year, Marion and most surrounding counties saw an increase. The harvest yielded an anticipated slight decrease of 3.7 percent from […]
Ohio’s Deer-Gun Season Opening Day Called Successful
November 28, 2012 by
Hunters checked 29,297 white-tailed deer on Monday, November 26, 2012, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Monday’s total represents a 24.1 percent increase from 2011, when rain-soaked hunters harvested 23,600 deer. The take in Marion County nearly doubled as hunters checked 111 […]
Hunters Prepare for Ohio’s Traditional Deer-Gun Season
November 23, 2012 by
Ohio’s week-long deer-gun season begins statewide Monday, Nov. 26 and runs through Sunday, Dec. 2, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The season again includes an extra weekend of gun hunting Dec. 15-16. “Deer-gun season is a great Ohio tradition and an opportunity for hunters to spend time with […]
Ohio Marks 10th Annual Youth Deer-Gun Hunting Season
November 16, 2012 by
Ohio youth hunters will participate in the state’s 10th annual youth white-tailed deer hunting season this month, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The 2012 deer-gun youth hunting season is November 17-18. Ohio youth hunters killed 8,867 deer in 2011 and at least 8,300 deer in the two-day season […]
Peak Fall Colors Spreading Across Ohio
October 19, 2012 by
An array of colors from deep reds to golds will provide the perfect backdrop this weekend for hikers ready to reconnect with the outdoors, according to Casey Burdick, fall color forester for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). “Peak fall color conditions are spreading throughout Ohio right now,” said Burdick. “Cottonwoods are showing some […]
Ohio Fall Colors Hitting Near Peak, Peak Conditions
October 11, 2012 by
Ohio is seeing a significant increase in true fall color across the state, according to Fall Color Forester Casey Burdick with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). “The northern two-thirds of the state are seeing near peak to peak conditions while southern Ohio is starting to see some good fall color,” said Burdick. “Maples […]
Hunters Prepare for Ohio’s Fall Turkey Hunting Season
October 9, 2012 by
Fall wild turkey hunting opens in 48 Ohio counties on Saturday, October 13, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The season continues through Sunday, Nov. 25. “The warm and dry spring resulted in better nest success and brood survival this year,” said ODNR Wildlife Biologist Mike Reynolds. “Although fall […]
