Safe zones of fire guides hunters for safe shooting
The article explains safe zones of fire to prevent endangering others or property. It covers how to identify zones, know partners' locations, wear visible gear, communicate, and consider surroundings. It emphasizes asking landowners about off limits areas and contacting the National Shooting Sports Foundation at 1075 Post Road Riverside Conn for safety inquiries.
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National Shooting Sports Foundation
Post Road
Riverside
Conn
October Camping Guide Warns Of Fluctuating Fall Weather
October is presented as a prime camping month with secluded trails and mild to chilly nights. Tips emphasize layered clothing, sleeping pads, and a small rain slicker to handle temperature swings from frosty mornings to warm afternoons.
Postal carriers report rising rabbits and falling quail and pheasants
Ohio wildlife survey shows rabbits up 11 percent over 12 days in August while quail fall 3 percent and pheasants down. Nationally, quail have dropped 83 percent since 1976 to 1.51 birds per 1000 miles. Pheasants declined from 1.84 in 1976 to 0.89 in 1981. In southwest Ohio, quail rise 68 percent since 1980 across ten counties including Preble Montgomery Brown and others.
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Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Warren Katzenmeyer
Katzenmeyer
Division of Wildlife
Southwest
Preble
Montgomery
Brown
Greene
Clinton
Warren
Butler
Hamilton
Clermont
Highland
Turkey Shoot Listings Across Lorain County Parks
Regional gun and reel clubs offer Sunday shoots from 1 p.m. at Ely Chapter Izaak Walton along Foster Road Penfield Township and WAVERLY HUNT CLUB on Townline Road south of Route 20 Wakeman through December with noon starts. Other clubs in Lorain County host weekly shoots with cash prizes and snacks at Sportmans Gun and Reel Club in Lorain, American Legion Post 659 in Berlin Heights, and North Ridgeville Hot Stove Baseball Association at Palmer Field through April 4, 1982.
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Lorain County Ely
Izaak Walton
Waverly Hunt Club
Townline Road
Butler Road
Wakeman
American Legion Post
Berlin Heights
the Legion
Rt. 61 North
North Ridgeville Hot Stove Baseball Association
Palmer Field
Record catch in Conecact Creek weighing heavy fish
Cited are fragmentary details of a large fish pulled from Conecact Creek on September 30. Circk Schweitzer of Ashtabula and fishing partner pacers Larry Prawiog of Wakemen claim the 32 inch long, about 14 pound specimen was weighed on bathroom scales. The report mentions smoke and eat but lacks clear, verifiable data.
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Conecact Creek
Circk Schweitzer
Ashtabula
Pacers
Larry Prawiog
Wakemen
Helder
Schweitzer
Ohio Perch: Popular Game Fish of Lake Erie and Ohio Lakes
Yellow perch thrive in Ohio waters, especially Lake Erie, with a brassy green to golden color and six to nine dark vertical stripes. They spawn mid April to May, with large females laying up to 60,000 eggs. fishing peaks in September and October, and ice fishing is productive. Lake Erie is famed for perch fishing, aided by anglers using simple gear and occasional two-hook setups.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Ohio Lakes
WuAe
State funds back Ducks Unlimited efforts with record gift
Don Miller notes that 11889 from Ohio Division of Wildlife under 1964 law funds land and wetlands projects mainly in Canada, part of DU's annual conservation effort. Since start, the division has contributed 128473 to Ducks Unlimited, with this year’s check the largest yet. Beaver Creek Sports Club in South Amherst will host a bowling pin shoot on October 18.
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Ducks Unlimited
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife
General Assembly
Canada
Division of Wildlife
Beaver Creek Sportsmen’s Chair
South Amherst
Gun show and shooting event at Medina County Fairgrounds
A firearms show and a shooting shoot begin at 10 a.m. at the club grounds off Quarry Road. The shoot limits entry to 100 participants at a $10 fee, with a $5 option for an event T shirt. Registration occurs at the Medina County Fairgrounds during the gun show on weekend. Jim Dowdell of Comrad and Dowdell Producers organizes a two day exhibit with 275 tables for guns, knives and swords for sale or trade. Unloaded guns and knives may be brought for sale. Admission is $1.58 for adults with free admission for children under 12 when accompanied by an adult. The show is open to the public.
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Quarry Road
Medina County Fairgrounds
Medina
Jim Dowdell
Comrad and
Dowdell Productors
Dowdell
Aes
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Eveyone
COBLE
Central
Winston Salem
Turkey
Sportsmen’s Gun and Reel Club
Middle Ridge Road
Lorain
Don Miller
Apg Ag
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