AKRON, OH – New this year, a waterfowl hunt for youths 15 years and younger will take place at the 600-acre refuge in Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area. 

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AKRON, OH – Waterfowl hunting blinds will no longer be provided at Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area with exception to blinds for physically disabled hunters. Hunters are encouraged to bring transportable hunting blinds or to hunt without the use of an artificial blind.

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AKRON, OH – Hunters who wish to participate in the 2012 early goose season on three northeast Ohio wildlife areas must apply online at www.wildohio.com. The application period is June 1- July 31.

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AKRON, OH – Occupying the grounds of the old Akron fish hatchery, the Division of Wildlife District Three youth fishing ponds are open to anglers 15 and under beginning Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 26, and continuing on the weekends through Labor Day.

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AKRON, OH – In 2011, approximately 38 different black bears were confirmed in the Buckeye State according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife. While the population of Ohio’s largest mammal, a state endangered species, may not exactly increase in 2012, sightings of the burly creatures are expected to rise in the summer months.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Environmental Education Council of Ohio (EECO) named Jen Dennison as this year's President’s Award winner. Dennison works for the Ohio Department of Natural Reources' (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and has been Ohio's Project WILD coordinator since 2000.

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Columbus, OH – Rainbow trout will be stocked at Antrim Lake in Franklin County on Thursday, May 10.  These are surplus “catchable-sized” fish resulting from the annual, statewide, spring stocking efforts.

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NEWBURY, OH – Rainbow trout will be stocked at Punderson Lake in Geauga County on Thursday, May 10th.  These are surplus “catchable-sized” fish resulting from the annual, statewide, spring stocking efforts.

ATHENS, OH – Union Local School District in Belmont will be dedicated as a WILD School Site by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife on Wednesday, May, 16th at 6pm.

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FINDLAY, OH – Anglers interested in learning the art of fly-fishing and practicing their skills on a half-mile section of Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery are encouraged to enter the lottery for beginning fly-fishing clinics. Seventy-five slots are available for the popular program, and the deadline for submitting a lottery entry is Aug. 1.

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COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has issued a statewide directive to its enforcement officers to clarify guidelines for enforcing a new rule that specifies the condition of fish fillets being kept or transported.

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NORTH BEND, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will be banding peregrine falcon chicks at their nest site located at the Miami Fort  Station near North Bend, on May 10, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.

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CLEVELAND,OH – Wildlife biologists from the ODNR Division of Wildlife will be examining one peregrine falcon chick and placing identifying metal bands on its legs on Monday, May 7^th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 8,898 bearded wild turkeys during the first week of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Last year hunters checked 7,744 wild turkeys during the first week of the season.

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XENIA, OH -- Anglers interested in learning the art of fly tying and fishing are invited to attend a free workshop sponsored the Division of Wildlife according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

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XENIA, OH – Registration is now open for the 4th Annual Midwest Native Plant Conference according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. While the common thread of the conference is native plants, the event is multifaceted with great speakers and field trips, both covering a range of topics. 

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FINDLAY, OH - The Sportsmen’s Migratory Bird Center (SMBC) located at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area has been reopened according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The facility had been closed to the public since March due to a water leak on the second floor.

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COLUMBUS, OH – George R. Klein of Akron was appointed by Gov. John Kasich to a four-year term on the Ohio Wildlife Council, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Klein will serve on the council until 2016.

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Ohioans are encouraged to take advantage of "Free Fishing Days" on May 5-6 and experience the great fishing Ohio has to offer. For these two days only, Ohio anglers may fish in any of the state's public waters without having to buy a fishing license.

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Ohio deer hunters donated more than 104,400 pounds of venison to local food banks through the 2011-12 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,227 bearded wild turkeys on the first day of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In 2011, a preliminary total of 2,646 wild turkeys were killed on opening day.

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COLUMBUS, OH - Young hunters across Ohio again experienced success during the annual youth spring turkey season, held Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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HURON, OH — The Discovery Learning Lab at Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) promises visitors an afternoon of fun and learning in a beautiful outdoor setting. The Learning Lab will be held from 1-5 p.m. on April 21 and April 22 and will introduce the latest Great Lakes climate science, using hands-on tools and activities that address a changing climate close to home. The event is presented by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and Ohio Sea Grant with assistance from the Friends of Old Woman Creek.

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AKRON, OH – Young anglers from ages 10 to 15 are invited to attend a fly fishing class for beginners which be held at Wildlife District Three in Akron.

CASTALIA, OH – The Castalia State Fish Hatchery was dedicated today after undergoing a major renovation to make the hatchery a state-of-the-art steelhead production facility, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites anglers to visit www.ohiodnr.com/creel to take a new online angler survey.

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AKRON, OH - Classroom teachers and other members of school communities who are interested in becoming certified National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) instructors are invited to attend a free training workshop on Thursday, May 17th, 2012.

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COLUMBUS, OH – Teachers, scout leaders, naturalists, and other formal and non-formal educators interested in conservation and environmental education should consider attending a Project WILD workshop, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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Rich Carter of Columbus has been named executive administrator of the Fish Management Group for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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COLUMBUS, OH - This year’s spring wild turkey season opens in all 88 Ohio counties on Monday, April 23 and continues through Sunday, May 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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