Beach Cliff Lodge

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  Chip Hart and Rick Combs talk to Phil Witt of Beach Cliff Lodge in Port Clinton, Ohio on the tip of Catawba Island.  He gives us and update of some of the fantastic walleye fishing presently on Lake Erie.  Beach Cliff Lodge offers motel units, 2 … [Read more...]

New Ohio Deer Hunting Regulations

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Chief of the ODNR Scott Zody  joins Chip Hart and Rick Combs this week to discuss the upcoming Open Houses on March 2nd.  He also discussed the new deer hunting regulations for 2013-2014.  Click here to find the Open House nearest … [Read more...]

Poachers Were My Prey

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      This weeks show originally aired on 12/22/12.  Guests included R.T. Stewart. He is the subject of Chip Gross' "Poachers Were My Prey."  Thus begins the story of R. T. Stewart’s career as an undercover wildlife law enforcement officer … [Read more...]

Cherrybend Pheasant Farm

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This show originally aired on 12/15/12.  Guests included Matt Ellis of Cherrybend Pheasant Farm located in Wilmington, Ohio.  You will find pheasant hunting at it's finest on this 640 acre tract.  Enjoy chukar and quail hunting as well.  Hunting … [Read more...]

Hunters Successful during Ohio’s Deer-Gun Season Opening Day

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COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 29,297 white-tailed deer on Monday, Nov. 26, 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 … [Read more...]

Ohio’s Deer-Archery Season Begins Statewide Sept. 29

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COLUMBUS, OH - The month of September signifies changing leaves, the harvest season and the beginning of bow hunting in Ohio. Approximately 205,000 bow hunters, representing more than half of all Ohioans who hunt deer, will participate in the … [Read more...]

Winchester hunter tags a record size gobbler | The Peoples Defender

Jamie Nesbitt poses with his 24 pound gobbler taken on opening day of Ohio’s turkey season.

By Tom Cross Jamie Nesbitt of Winchester tagged what might end up being one of the biggest gobblers harvested in the state this year. According to the National Wild Turkey Federation's record list, Nesbitt's gobbler would be the 34th largest … [Read more...]

Turkey hunting could be dicey this year | The Columbus Dispatch

Spring’s early arrival makes spotting prey more difficult By  Dave Golowenski Good neighbor Jim wasn’t exactly complaining the other day as much as just saying that the gobbler season in Ohio arrives too late for optimum hunting. This … [Read more...]

Final Numbers are in for Ohio’s 2011-12 White-tailed Deer Season

COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife announced that 219,698 deer were taken during Ohio's 2011-12 hunting season, compared to 239,379 in the 2010-11 season. The top three counties with the highest … [Read more...]

Outdoors: With one careless shot, a life is lost | The Columbus Dispatch

By  Dave Golowenski For The Columbus Dispatch That on occasion hunters and nonhunters die at the hands of hunters is not reported in timely news releases by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. The explanation for that is not entirely clear, though … [Read more...]