Bald eagle young will be banded at 9:00 a.m. June 5th at the Big Island Wildlife Area in Marion County. This event will be open to the public and offers the opportunity to see our national symbol up close. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH -- Five Columbus-area residents and one restaurant were recently convicted of buying and selling sport-caught fish, following a two-year investigation by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Under state wildlife laws, only commercially caught fish may be sold in Ohio. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Peregrine falcon chicks are beginning to hatch in downtown Columbus, and wildlife enthusiasts can watch all of the activity live on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife’s Falcon Cam at www.wildohio.com. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – State Wildlife Officer Ken Bebout, assigned to Pickaway County, was recognized with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director’s Valor Award for aiding a man suffering from hypothermia at Deer Creek Lake in January 2008. Read More »

LONDON, OH – Area youths are invited to fish at Madison Lake on Saturday, May 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as part Ohio’s Free Fishing Days weekend, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Educators wishing to learn how to increase or enhance wildlife habitat at their school or agency site while still teaching required classroom concepts are encouraged to attend the WILD School Sites educator workshop on Friday, June 20, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Division of Wildlife District One headquarters in Columbus, hosted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH –State Wildlife Officer Kevin Russell, 32, of McComb, Ohio, has begun active duty in Logan County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Donald B. Reed, 49, of Reynoldsburg has been charged with 19 misdemeanors related to the alleged illegal taking of a trophy-sized deer in Fairfield County during the 2007 deer archery season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Bill Bullard, State Wildlife Officer assigned to Licking County, has been named Wildlife Officer of the Year by the Ohio Bowhunters Association, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH -- Any adult, group, or conservation club who has a sincere interest in taking kids fishing should consider becoming a certified Passport to Fishing instructor, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will offer a Science & Civics: Sustaining Wildlife Educator Workshop, free of charge, for any interested educator on Saturday, January 26th from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Dublin Jerome High School in Dublin. Read More »

Columbus, OH -— The National Wild Turkey Federation joined forces with the Ohio Division of Wildlife Thursday, Nov. 15 to host an educational Thanksgiving wild turkey release just northwest of Columbus. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH—In keeping with local pre-Thanksgiving tradition, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, in conjunction with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, will stock Antrim Lake, in northwest Columbus, with approximately 650 catchable rainbow trout on Wednesday, November 21, 2007. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH -- Free beaver trapping permits for the 2007-2008 beaver trapping season will be issued upon request for Deer Creek State Wildlife Areas and portions of Alum Creek State Park, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH—In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and to celebrate the wild turkey's long history in Ohio and North America, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) will release wild turkeys on Thursday, November 15, 2007 in Union County at 10 a.m. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Stan’s Sporting Goods in Marion will not be checking in deer during the 2007-2008 deer hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Top of Ohio Taxidermy in West Liberty will not be checking in deer during the 2007-2008 deer hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Approximately 4,000 shovelnose sturgeon, an Ohio endangered species that, prior to reintroduction, was last seen in Ohio in 1957, will be released into the Scioto River as part of an ongoing restoration effort at the Elmon Richards Scioto River Access on U.S. Route 22 in Pickaway County on Thursday, September 27 at 11:00 a.m., according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Edgewood Elementary School in Marysville will be dedicated as a WILD School Site by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife on Thursday, September 27th and 9:30 a.m. at the school grounds. Read More »

Dublin Jerome High School will be dedicated as a WILD School Site by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife on Friday, September 7th at halftime of the Celtics’ football game which begins at 7:30 p.m. at the school grounds. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – State Wildlife Officer Brad St. Clair will begin active duty in Fairfield County on June 24, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – A section of Mac-O-Chee Creek and its floodplain at Logan County’s Piatt Castles will be returned to its natural state, which will benefit the fish, wildlife, and water quality of this Mad River tributary, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Read More »

COLUMBUS, OH – Five Marion-area residents were charged with a total of 114 wildlife violations today in Marion County Municipal Court, following an investigation into an alleged regional poaching ring. Read More »