AKRON, OH- Public shooting ranges operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife are located statewide, allowing hunters to practice their shooting skills for the upcoming season. Six different counties in northeast Ohio offer rifle, pistol, shotgun, or archery ranges.

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AKRON, OH – The curtain rises on Ohio’s 2007-2008 hunting season on September 1st with the opening of squirrel season according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH- Ohio anglers are always happy to catch a creel full of slab bluegills, a live well full of hawg largemouth bass, or that Fish Ohio! walleye they have been searching for all summer. However, none of these fish would be capable of growing to harvestable size if it wasn’t for organisms that are smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. But who is looking after those microscopic individuals?

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AKRON, OH – A young, male black bear estimated by wildlife officials to weigh about 160-pounds was discovered in a roadside ditch by a Columbiana County resident last Thursday. It’s believed the bear was struck by a vehicle while traveling across State Route 45 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The bear will be preserved by a professional taxidermist and used for educational programs and displays throughout northeast Ohio.

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AKRON, OH – Mark Basinger, 38, of Dalton, Ohio, will be assigned as a new at-large state wildlife officer for in northeast Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – Jason Warren, 23, of Perry, Ohio will be assigned as the new state wildlife officer for Summit County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – Randolph White, 27, of Norwalk, Ohio will be assigned as a state wildlife officer in Lorain County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – If you have ever ventured out on an inland lake, the screen on your depth finder can be somewhat unexciting. More often than not, the bottom is very flat, and there is not much structure there. But find a spot where there is a drop off, a hump, some woody debris, or a rock reef, and the fish are likely going to be there as well. Thanks to a multi-state, multi-agency collaborative effort, anglers who fish Pymatuning Reservoir will have a few more of these hot spots to fish.

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AKRON, OH – For most Ohio hunters, the spring wild turkey season was scheduled to begin Monday, April 23. But, officers with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife say two Stark County men chose to open their own season early.

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AKRON, OH – Wildlife reproduction in Ohio will soon be at its peak according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Many well meaning people will attempt to save young animals, putting both themselves and the animal at risk.

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AKRON, OH – A Baltic man was recently convicted of wildlife violations that included taking deer over the limit and falsifying information, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – A Stark County deer processor was found guilty yesterday of four wildlife violations, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – Further investigation into a Minerva meat market that illegally bought and sold venison over the counter has resulted in the convictions of four more people on a variety of wildlife violations, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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AKRON, OH – As the ice disappears from many of the inland lakes, anglers across the state will be itching at the chance to fish the open waters of their favorite spot. Cabin fever has been setting in for most of the Buckeye State’s anglers, so the onset of warmer temperatures causes reels to be spooled, motors to be un-winterized, and baits to be tossed. But by the time they hit the water, fish management personnel will be well on their way to make sure that their future fishing trips are a success.

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AKRON, OH –Tips from concerned anglers to Geauga County Wildlife Officer Scott Denamen led to the conviction of a Cuyahoga County man for poaching steelhead trout, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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