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    Turkey Hunting Proposal - Gun ONLY in the FAll

    This proposal theoretically should cut the fall harvest to around 500 birds so down to approximately 250 hens. At least the dedicated fall turkey hunters (especially dog hunters) can still enjoy their turkey hunting preference.
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    Hunting proposals

    Proposal for fall turkey is shotgun only.
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    Muzzleloader season length

    I would like to see the season extended to at least a week. Also, extend the use of deer management permits through the entire deer season.
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    Delta and Henry Squirrel Doggin 2025

    I sure do miss squirrel hunting with a dog.
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    Muzzleloader season length

    I would add flintlocks to the cap and ball iron sight season.
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    DEER LIMIT CHANGE

    Just a question, if you already shot a doe in Athens county does that mean no hunting during gun season?
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    2025 EHD?

    I’m more worried about EHD killing cattle than I am about deer. I feel the same way about CWD crossing over to livestock.
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    Life in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s

    Flippo, King of the Clowns. Channel 10, Columbus. Every weekday before supper.
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    Hope this doesn't turn into another Centralia

    New Straitsville, Ohio’s coal mine fire has been burning since 1884.
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    Hope this doesn't turn into another Centralia

    I use to bear hunt with hounds around Burnwell, WV. On top of one of the ridges, the burning coal smoke billowed out of cracks in the ground. One of the side trails completely caved in over the years. One fellow lost a good dog when it fell in a crack. I asked my hunting partner that was from...
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    Pocket Knives & Daily Carry Items

    I’ve carried this Case for over 40 years. It skinned a lot of coon in its day along with anything else I threw at it. The clip blade use to be about an inch longer before all the sharpening over the years.
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    Ohio to ban hog hunting?

    I use to hunt with a group of fellows in southern Ohio for about 3 years starting 10 years ago. We used dogs and would catch about 3 good hogs a year with a few piglets also caught. When the USDA trappers/hunters started their program that finished our hunting. I enjoyed hunting hogs but glad...
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    Michigan deer harvest off 13%

    I have quite a few friends that run bear dogs in the UP. It’s not much fun for them when they locate a dog with the gps collar and all they find is a skeleton picked clean and the dog’s collars. Plus, it doesn’t take wolves much time to do their damage.