The sun is shining today, but it's gonna dump buckets of rain soon and the rivers will swell and get that coffee-with-creamer look to them. It's spring in Ohio, the days are getting longer and greener, and turkey season will come quick and be here before we fully have time to prepare. Some of us have bailed out for spring break, using our kids being off from school as a good excuse to cruse down to Florida for some fishing and heat. Although we may escape for a few days, we look forward to ...

Ohio BHA helping to improve fishing access along Chagrin Riverby Jacob Pries and Dustin LindleyWhile many anglers in Ohio are getting their last casts in and perhaps embellishing their best fish stories of the season as the temperature drops, fishing for steelhead is just starting to heat up. Those hearty enough to brave the cold Erie tributaries along the north edge of Ohio will not prospect for gold, but for flashing steel cutting through the water, hunting elusive and powerful rainbow ...

  "Hello Ohio hunters, anglers, and public land enthusiasts, Do you feel the change in the air? The days are getting shorter, the mornings are starting to have a crispness to them, and the stinging nettles are losing their bite. Soon enough, the fall outdoor seasons will begin, and we will again build stories of the woods and water. It is a good time for people who love the outdoors in Ohio. Change comes to all things, and the leadership of the Ohio BHA is also changing. Tony Ruffing has ...

Ohio BHA's Policy & Advocacy Committee hopes you follow our journey as we learn about the impacts of lead in hunting and angling, confront our own misconceptions about the subject, and consider voluntary and incremental adoptions of non-lead alternatives as we seek to become better stewards of our public lands and waters and encourage additional research and continued education and communication. Conservation-minded hunters recognize they are stewards and are increasingly aware that ...

Dear Ohio BHA Members, Over the last few days, many have found themselves nervously perusing different states’ fish and game websites to see what the latest responses are to the COVID19 situation.  For those of you unaware, over the last week there have been several states that have closed some of their hunting/fishing seasons.  Washington closed its youth turkey season, which was supposed to take place April 4-5. Nebraska has stopped selling non-resident hunting licenses for the current ...