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NEWS BY TOPIC View All Recent Entries ODNR NEWS Wildlife Forestry Coastal Parks Watercraft Administration Grants Nature Preserves Geological Survey Soil and Water Mineral Resources Recycling Explore the Outdoors Outdoor Columns Feature Stories Archive < July 2008 > Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Monthly July, 2008 June, 2008 May, 2008 April, 2008 March, 2008 February, 2008 January, 2008 December, 2007 November, 2007 October, 2007 September, 2007 August, 2007 July, 2007 PRESS ROOM CONTACT AUDIO FILES VIDEO FILES NEWS ARCHIVES FEATURE ARCHIVES Receive Media Updates Email: News Release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division ODNR Confirms Finding the VHS Virus in Muskie at Clear Fork Reservoir in North-Central Ohio By Kathy Sochor on 6/18/2008 1:00 AM Hemorrhagic septicemia (VHSv), a virus that causes disease in fish but does not pose any threat to public health, was confirmed present in muskellunge in Clear Fork Reservoir 6/18/08 More... Give Dad a Fishing License for Father’s Day and Make the Fun Last All Year By Kathy Sochor on 6/10/2008 1:00 AM Cutting costs doesn’t mean you have to cut family fun. An Ohio fishing license is a cost-effective gift that makes it easy for dad and the whole family to relax at a nearby lake or stream. A fishing license costs $19; good through February. 6/10/08 More... Out-Of-State Walleye Poachers Handed Steep Fines, Jail Time By Kathy Sochor on 6/5/2008 1:00 AM Wisconsin men pay more than $4,600 in fines and restitution for over bagging 6/5/08 More... Yellow Perch Bag Limit Reduced for Lake Erie’s Western Basin By Kathy Sochor on 6/5/2008 1:00 AM Twenty-five fish daily limit takes effect July 1 in waters west of Huron 6/5/08 More... High School Students from Across Ohio Headed to Urbana University for Annual Environmental Competition By Kathy Sochor on 6/2/2008 1:00 AM One hundred students from 17 high schools, will converge at Urbana University in Champaign County from June 8-10 for the 2008 Ohio Envirothon. 6/2/08 More... Hunters Encouraged to Apply Online for Ohio’s Controlled Deer and Waterfowl Hunt By Kathy Sochor on 6/2/2008 1:00 AM Hunters wanting to participate in Ohio’s fall controlled deer and waterfowl hunts have until July 31 to submit permit applications for a random drawing. 6/2/08 More... Common Ravens Nest In Ohio For The First Time In More Than 100 Years By Kathy Sochor on 5/29/2008 1:00 AM For the first time in more than a century, common ravens have nested in Ohio. The nest was discovered this spring at Fernwood State Forest in Jefferson County, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife. 5/29/08 More... Go Fish Ohio This Weekend By Kathy Sochor on 5/22/2008 1:00 AM From the north shores of Lake Erie to the hundreds of inland lakes and thousands of miles of streams, opportunities are plentiful to catch "the big one." 5/22/08 More... Young Ohio Archers Succeed At National Tournament By Kathy Sochor on 5/20/2008 1:00 AM A Meigs County elementary recently became the first Ohio school to place first in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) championship tournament. 5/20/08 More... Spring Turkey Harvest Tops 18,500 Birds By Kathy Sochor on 5/19/2008 1:00 AM Hunters checked 18,556 wild turkeys during Ohio's four-week, statewide spring turkey-hunting season that ended May 18. The preliminary total represents a 9 percent increase over last year's preliminary harvest number of 17,005. 5/19/08 More... Governor’s First Annual Turkey Hunt is a Success! By Kathy Sochor on 5/13/2008 1:00 AM The event, which took place in Muskingum and Coshocton counties, included current and former NFL players who partnered with nationally known hunting guides on an outing with 11 area youths. 5/13/08 More... Animals That Appear Orphaned? Think Before You Act 5/7/08 By Kathy Sochor on 5/7/2008 1:00 AM The ODNR Division of Wildlife has some strong advice for well-meaning people who seek to rescue wild animals that appear to be orphaned: Leave them alone! More... Fourteen Youth Teams Represent Ohio at National Archery Championships By Kathy Sochor on 5/2/2008 1:00 AM Three hundred and fourteen Ohio elementary, middle, and high school students will participate in the May 10 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. More... Spring Wild Turkey Hunters Continue To Have Success By Kathy Sochor on 4/29/2008 1:00 AM Ohio hunters killed 10,374 wild turkeys in the first seven days of the spring hunting season. 4/29/08 More... Ohioans Can Fish For Free May 3-4 By Kathy Sochor on 4/29/2008 1:00 AM Ohioans are encouraged to take advantage of "Free Fishing Days" on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4. For these two days only, anglers may fish any of the state's public waters without a license. 4/29/08 More...