Rabbit season hearings shape Ohio wildlife proposals
Akron delegates backed a Jan 17 rabbit season, replacing the Nov 15 date, with 122 attendees supporting the shift. A walleye 16 inch minimum passed 39 11 for state consideration, while other ideas include muzzleloader limits and archery releases, plus plans for nonresident license parity and a 1980 gun show circuit across Lorain and Medina venues.
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District Three
Akron
Columbus
Max Duckworth
Wildlife Division
Ohio
Zipper Eyes Triple Win At Columbia Game Club Trial
Mamie Spittin Image known as Zipper, an English springer, aims for a rare triple by entering puppy and derby classes and seeking all age in the February 10 Columbia Game Club hunter’s trial. Owned by Charles Weber, the dog won the puppy class and then the derby at a South Cuyahoga Sportsmen's Club trial, sired by field champion Wave-Away-Wary, with Dam Mamie Clark of Chestnut Hill and littermates Brew and Socks placing in the latest trial.
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Mamie Spittin
Zipper
Charles
Chuck) Weber
River Road South
Columbia Station
South Cuyahoga
Columbia Game Club
Weber
Mamie Clark
Chestnut Hill
Akc-Afc
Mamie
Brothers Brew
Socks
Brew
Tom Pickett
Columbia Club
Rich Fowler
West Salem
Gene Krebs
Black River Audubon Society program and outings notes
The Black River Audubon Society meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Lorain National Bank Elyria with chapter president Richard VanDeusen presenting Wilderness Trail North America a slide and music program showing Everglades desert Alaska Rockies and Colorado River tours. For March the Audubon Wildlife Film circuit features Tom Diez with Northwest Adventure and Adventures in Penns Woods at First Congregational Church Elyria. A field trip is planned Feb 16 to Castalia Duck Pond with subsequent visits to Rest Haven Wildlife Area Sandusky Bay and other sites.
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Black River Audubon Society
Lorain National Bank
Second St
Elyria
Richard VanDeusen
Linda Lane
Lorain
North America
Florida Everglades
Arizona Desert
Alaska
Canadian Rockies
Colorado River
Utah
Arizona
Tom Diez
Canada
Bering Sea
Penn's Woods
Great Hall
First Congregational Church
Black River
Castalia Duck Pond
Castalia
Resthaven Wildlife Area
Sandusky Bay
Turkey shoot schedule across regional clubs
North Ridgeville hosts Sunday shoots at Palmer Field with coffee for participants. Sportsman's Gun and Reel Club near Middle Ridge Road runs Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Beaver Creek club holds Sunday shoots noon to dark with Saturday sessions and refreshments. Post 659 American Legion shoots Sundays at Berlin Heights with proceeds aiding post funds. Litchfield volunteers host Sunday shoots at 1 pm with trap and still targets. Rochester Rod and Gun Club shoots Sundays at noon with free coffee and doughnuts and a day-end jackpot. South Cuyahoga Sportsmen's Association meets Wednesday at 8 pm at the Ampol Club to set dues and work-party policies with potential reinstatement costs.
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North Ridgeville Hot Stove Association
Palmer Field
Beaver Creek Sportsmen's Club
Quarry Road
Rt. 113
South Amherst
Post 659
American Legion
Rt. 61
Berlin Heights
Post Building Fund
Litchfield Volunteer Fire Department
Litchfield
Litchfield Youth Boosters
Litchfield Ball Park
Rt. 83
Rochester
South Cuyahoga Sportsmen's Association
Ampol Club
Pearl Rd
Cleveland
Gene Petrencsik
Petrencsik
LaGrange Hunt ing and Fishing Club plans meeting
The LaGrange Hunting and Fishing Club Inc. will hold its next membership meeting at 8 p.m. Monday at Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank in LaGrange. Dues must be paid by February 12 or members will be dropped. reinstatement and new applications handled by secretary John C. Hyer. Prospective members may get forms at the meeting or by writing to Hyer, Hinckley, OH 44233.
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LaGrange Hunting and Fishing Club, Inc
Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank
LaGrange
Brock Timmerman
Lombardy
Berea
John C. Hyer
Hinckley
Hyer
Box 293
Moving anchor drift method boosts Lake Erie smallmouth catches
The Twine Line reports a novel drifting anchor technique for Lake Erie anglers using concrete blocks or weights to stir the bottom and attract bass. The method, long known in New York waters, outperforms casting and drifting, with baited hooks fished behind a dropping anchor and adjustable line lengths to match wind.
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Lorain
Ruggles
Lake Eric
Ohio Sea Grant
New York
Lake Ontario
Twine Line
Lake Erie
Art Hayes
Hayes Marina
Ruggles Beach
Roy Krebs
Jim Daubel
Fremont
Fishing program urged to build lifelong outdoor skills
Elyria Kiwanis heard Dick Kotis, past president of the American Fishing Tackle Manufacturers Association, advocate youth fishing to develop lifelong outdoor recreation. He touted Lake Erie access near Elyria, noting a national youth fishing project and a prepared handbook. Groundwork for Kiwanis sponsorship was outlined by committee chair Jim Grace.
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Dick Kotis
Fred Arbogast Co., Inc
Akron
Elyria Kiwanians
Kotis
American Fishing Tackle Manufacturers Association
Elyvia Kiwanis Club
Katis
AFTMA
Elyria
Lake Erie
Kiwanians
Jim Grace
Ketis
Habitat Emphasis Marks National Wildlife Week observance
National Wildlife Week focuses on safeguarding and expanding wildlife habitat March 16 to 22. Dr Frederick R Scroggin of Dry Ridge Kentucky, president of the National Wildlife Federation, says 15 million participants will join programs and 394000 teachers will receive education kits to promote habitat awareness and resolve competing demands for land and resources.
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Frederick R. Scroggin
Dry Ridge
National Wildlife Federation
NWF
Scroggin
Fox tracks plentiful as hunters scarce in winter drive
Beaver Creek Sportsmen's Club sponsored a Saturday fox drive with abundant fox sign but few hunters. Fox hunt chairman Cameron Jolly noted the cold day kept shooters home, and Beaver Creek may retry before the season ends February 16.
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Beaver Creek
Cameron Jolly
Cambridge Ave
Fox Hunt
Jolly
Casters to Meet Wednesday in Lorain for Fund-Raising
Lorain County Casters announce a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting at Lorain National Bank on Oberlin Road Lorain. Members will collect sportsmen's tickets to sell for the club's sole fund-raising activity. Angling club invites interested persons to learn details about membership and activities.
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Lorain
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Lorain Youth Center
Jim Dowdell
Conrad and Dowdell
Medina
Medina County Fairgrounds
Rt. 42
Dowdell
Birders’ President
Turkey
Sportsman's Gun and Reel Club
Middle Ridge Road
South Cuyahoga Club
Ces Adel
Coble
Ruggles Reef
Anj A
Ivan i
Stasdarq
Tome
Tim Zone
tOeAhoes
Winarow Salon NC
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