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Author: news editor Created: 7/13/2007 1:39 PM
News Release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division

Ohio teachers who have successfully used Project WILD in their classrooms can now provide students additional hands-on learning about wildlife and habitat through grants available from the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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Despite the wind, rain and snow that blew across the state, hunters killed 17,710 deer on December 15-16, during the “bonus” weekend of gun hunting.

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Economic impact of deer hunting is $266 million in Ohio. Ohio’s deer hunters know they are chasing whitetails in one of the most well-known trophy states in the country, and the state is receiving equal attention from hunters in other states.

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The Ohio Lake Erie Fishing Regulatory Reform Task Force will meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, December 10 at the ODNR Division of Wildlife District One office, 1500 Dublin Rd., Columbus.

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Ohio's popular deer-gun season will run an additional weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 15-16.

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Ohio hunters took 103,195 white-tailed deer during the state’s popular, weeklong deer-gun season, which ran November 26 to December 2, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In 2006, hunters killed a preliminary total of 111,672 deer during the same time period.

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Controlled trout-fishing opportunities on Cold Creek, one of Ohio’s most unique streams, again await fishing enthusiasts who enter a special lottery conducted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

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Steady rains dampened the efforts of Ohio hunters on opening day of the 2007 deer-gun season. Hunters took 19,391 white-tailed deer on Monday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources ODNR Division of Wildlife. The deer-gun season remains open through Sunday, December 2, and then reopens for two days on Saturday and Sunday, December 15-16.

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The ODNR Division of Wildlife reminds hunters that the antlerless deer permit, new for the 2007-08 hunting season, is valid only in urban hunting units or Division of Wildlife controlled hunts after November 25.

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Young hunters again enjoyed success during the Fifth Annual Youth Deer-Gun Season, held Saturday and Sunday, November 17-18. Hunters age 17 and under killed 10,515 deer during the special two-day season.

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More Ohio schoolchildren are having the opportunity to experience international-style target archery as part of their physical education curriculum through the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), sponsored by the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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Ohio’s popular deer-gun season opens statewide on Monday, November 26, offering hunters a full week to harvest a whitetail. The upcoming season will again include an extra weekend of gun hunting on December 15-16.

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For the fourth straight year, Ohio bow hunters set a record harvest during the first six weeks of the state’s deer-archery season, taking 53,982 whitetails. This year’s early archery season harvest is 18 percent higher than last year’s record of 45,733 deer.

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Six Defiance County residents were charged with 52 wildlife violations in the Defiance Municipal Court following an investigation conducted by the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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More than 40,000 young hunters are expected to participate in the upcoming hunt.

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Ohioans seeking information about the upcoming youth gun and white-tailed deer hunting seasons or individuals seeking to report violations of state wildlife laws can take advantage of extended call center hours from November 17 to December 2.

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Ohio hunters increased their wild turkey harvest by nearly 7 percent during the state’s 12th annual fall gun-hunting season that opened in 37 counties on October 13 and ended October 28.

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The Ohio Lake Erie fishing Regulatory Reform Task Force will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, October 29 in the East Lounge of the Bowling Green State University Firelands Campus, 1 University Drive, Huron.

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The season for three of Ohio hunters’ most popular game species, ring-necked pheasant, cottontail rabbit, and bobwhite quail begins Friday, November 2.

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Statewide, white oak acorn production is up 10 percent, while red oak acorn production is up 2 percent over 2006 figures.

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