Ohio Department of Natural Resources

A wildlife specialist partnership with Soil and Water Conservation Districts is marking 25 years of providing technical assistance to landowners for habitat management, education, safety and more, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

A Mount Vernon resident was one of 11 students who began classes in the 31st Ohio Wildlife Cadet Training Academy on Aug. 22.

A sophomore at Mount Vernon High School has been selected as a member of the Conservation Teen Advisory Council (ConTAC) for the new school year.

Volunteers in Knox County are wanted to help find breeding sandhill cranes through a count from 6:30-8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 9.

Two online systems are promising to enhance the experience of Ohio anglers this fishing season.

The Bladensburg and Eastern Knox County joint fire districts were awarded matching grants for equipment from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry.

Ohio residents can renew their hunting and fishing licenses online, at participating agents or with the HuntfishOH app with their phone or tablet.

Fishing and hunting enthusiasts can apply for controlled access opportunities available this spring, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife said.

Start your holiday shopping early this year and give the gift of the great outdoors with an array of unique choices from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

Whether you u​se a crossbow, shotgun, handgun or other equipment for hunting, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has the specs covered.

All persons (except waterfowl hunters) hunting during the youth deer gun season and gun season are required to wear hunter orange.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources regulates hunting and provides detailed rules in its Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations guidebook, available on the department's website at ohiodnr.gov.

Release the pheasants. Thanks to a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Knox County Fish and Game Association will be releasing pheasants for youth hunters, beginning this weekend in the Kokosing Lake Wildlife Area.

AAA, The Ohio Department of Insurance, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Ohio Department of Natural Resources want to remind motorists of the increase in deer-related traffic crashes this time of year.

Specific fishing regulations removed.

Decline in Populations Prompts Limit to One in 2022

The Knox Lake Dam is scheduled to hold a dedication ceremony for the renovated dam on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m.

No fewer than ​11 species of fish are listed in Ariel-Foundation Park's database, and the park encourages users to log in the fish they catch there to help maintain information about the lakes.

Boating traffic on Knox Lake picked up once the rehabilitation project for the dam was completed and the lake level rose.

Muskellunge, typically referred to as “muskie,” are stocked in 10 reservoirs in Ohio as well as various other lakes.