Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
Deer gun harvest increases to 71,650 whitetails
Hunters harvested 71,650 white-tailed deer during the annual gun hunting week that concluded on Dec. 6. Over the last three years, hunters checked an average...
Archery season opens Sept. 24, deer population up
The first opportunity for hunters to pursue white-tailed deer in Ohio is when archery season opens September 24.
Ohio’s 2016-2017 deer seasons: Archery—Sept....
Hunters check 15,673 turkeys during spring season
Wild turkey hunters checked 15,673 birds during the spring season which concluded May 28. The total statewide harvest represents all turkeys checked from...
Ohio youth turkey weekend harvest sees small drop
Many young hunters found success during Ohio’s 2016 youth spring wild turkey season after 1,564 birds were harvested. Hunters age 17 and under were eligible...
Planting, selling, growing Callery pear now illegal
It is now illegal to sell, grow or plant Callery pear, also known as Bradford pear, in Ohio because of its invasive qualities and likelihood to cause...
3,875 turkeys taken in spring Saturday opener
For the first time, a Saturday opening day and weekend start to Ohio’s spring wild turkey hunting season resulted in 3,875 birds taken by hunters on April...
New, increased CWD testing in 3 NW Ohio counties
The Department of Natural Resources is asking white-tailed deer hunters in portions of Wyandot, Marion, and Hardin counties to submit samples of harvested...
73,399 deer checked during Ohio gun season
Hunters checked 73,399 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2015 deer-gun season, Nov. 30 through Dec. 6, a significant increase over the 2014 harvest of 65,484...
Deer archery season opens Sept. 24
Ohio’s popular deer archery season opens statewide Saturday, Sept. 24 and closes Feb. 5, 2023.
The 2021-22 deer season saw a record 95,303 deer taken with a...
2,965 wild turkeys taken on opening day
Ohio hunters in the south zone checked 2,965 wild turkeys April 22, the first day of the spring wild turkey hunting season for 2019.
Hunters can view the...