Piebald deer: shoot or don’t shoot
Piebald deer. Shoot or don’t shoot?
Have you seen any piebald deer lately? Or do you even know what that means?
Perhaps you have heard the...
Ohio’s young hunters harvest more than 6,500 deer
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s young hunters had a successful weekend and checked 6,563 white-tailed deer during the two-day youth gun season, Nov. 17-18, according...
Ohio Wildlife Council approves rule changes on fishing
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Changes to bag and size limits for fish in certain bodies of water were among the regulations approved by the Ohio...
Owl listening and watching season just getting started
While bird-watching season may be long past, owl season is just getting started.
A few weeks ago, we noticed this peculiar sound coming from the...
Warmer weather delays fall color, brilliant colors still expected
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Even though we may not be seeing much fall color yet, be on the lookout later in the month for brilliant...
Hunting season, milkweed seed pod collection underway
It doesn’t feel much like fall, but Ohio’s fall hunting seasons are indeed underway.
Squirrel season started back on Sept. 1, and hunters I have...
More than 14,000 ring-necked pheasants to be released around Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A total of more than 14,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released at 24 Ohio public hunting areas this fall to provide...
2018-2019 Deer season dates and rule changes for hunters
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Hunters will have their first opportunity to pursue white-tailed deer when archery season opens on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 according to...
Meigs SWCD to observe 75th anniversary annual meeting and banquet slated...
POMEROY—The Meigs SWCD will observe its 75th birthday on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 at Meigs High School during its annual meeting and banquet.
As part...
Remembering James Wallace “Boone” Weaver and his skiffs
The earliest record of boatbuilding in Racine dates back to 1822. Larkin’s Pioneer History of Meigs County states, “Mr. Lucius Cross came from Marietta...
Monarch – King of the Butterflies
Think of a butterfly.
If you did, chances are very good the image that popped into your mind was of the familiar orange and black,...
Meeting to be held on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pomeroy...
POMEROY, Ohio - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for work to begin on the Pomeroy parking lot and embankment along the...
Introduction to Ohio’s four different squirrel species
Did you know that Ohio is home to four different species of squirrels? While most people are familiar with the Eastern Gray and Fox...
Updated proposals presented to Ohio Wildlife Council
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Updated rule proposals were presented to the Ohio Wildlife Council at their regularly-scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 8, according to the...
Ohio’s fall hunting season starts Sept. 1
It’s time to break out that gun or bow that’s been sitting in the closet the past eight months or so. It is now...
