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NEWS - Try this excellent news source Ohio Outdoor News.

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Horton Manufacturing Recognizes Outdoor Ohio
on official company website, www.crossbow.com

Horton Manufacturing, an Ohio-based manufacturer of the leading name in crossbows, has recognized Outdoor Ohio on their official website. Our logo and synopsis are prominently displayed on their Community Page , with links also seen on their home page and their news page.

Senate Passes "Castle Doctrine" Legislation!

On Thursday, May 29, Senate Bill 184, Ohio's "Castle Doctrine" legislation passed out of the State Senate by a vote of 25 to 7. This legislation now heads to the Governor for his signature. Governor Ted Strickland (D) has already voiced his support for SB 184 and is expected to sign this legislation into law within the next couple of weeks. SB 184, sponsored by State Senator Steve Buehrer (R-1), will restore the right of individuals to respond with force in defense of their lives and family, and immunize the victim from civil lawsuits by criminals or the criminal's family. Included in SB 184 are several pro-gun amendments, which remove restrictions on carrying an unloaded firearm in a vehicle, protect the ability to store a firearm in a locked vehicle in privately owned parking facility, and the protect law-abiding gun owners from government gun confiscation during a state of emergency.

Hunters Encouraged To Apply Online For
Ohio's Controlled Deer And Waterfowl Hunts
Application deadline is July 31

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Hunters wanting to participate in Ohio's fall controlled deer and waterfowl hunts have until July 31 to submit permit applications for a random drawing. Hunters can submit their applications online at wildohio.com.

The online application fee is $3 per hunt. Mail-in applications are $5 per hunt. Application fees are non-refundable.

These special hunts are held each fall on selected public areas to provide additional hunting opportunities.

Special deer hunts also are slated for the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (Lucas County), NASA/Plumbrook Station (Erie County), Ravenna Training & Logistics Site (Portage County), as well as the Mosquito Creek (Trumbull County), Killdeer Plains (Wyandot County), and Old Woman Creek (Erie County) state wildlife areas.

Waterfowl hunts will be conducted at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (Lucas County), Magee Marsh (Ottawa County), Mosquito Creek (Trumbull County), and Mercer (Mercer County) state wildlife areas.

The early muzzleloader deer hunts at Salt Fork, Shawnee and Wildcat Hollow state wildlife areas are no longer controlled hunts. Those planning to participate Monday, October 20 through Saturday, October 25 are no longer required to apply for controlled hunt permits. However, a valid hunting license and deer permit are required.
Check out our podcasts - we go into more depth on this development.

In addition to online submissions, paper applications can be obtained by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800-945-3543). Hunters will be selected at random from submitted applications and notified by U.S. mail in September. Only those selected will be notified.

More specific information about hunt dates and locations, including opportunities dedicated to youths, women, and mobility-impaired hunters, can be found at wildohio.com.

To apply for controlled hunts online, CLICK HERE.

Outdoor Sports Economy Problems Hit Home

There are several companies feeling the current economic pinch and in the boating industry, analysts say Brunswick might be a bellweather for the industry. With a myriad of lines and sizes from tiny watercraft to luxury yachts, Brunswicks already feeling the slowdown. The Baja powerboat line will cease operations at the end of the month its assets were sold to Fountain Powerboat Industries. Nearly three hundred people in Bucyrus, Ohio will be impacted.
Excerpt Courtesy of The Outdoor Wire

Cabela's Supports NRA's Add-A Buck Program

Cabela’s customers can now offer their support to youth hunting initiatives through the National Rifle Association’s Add-A-Buck program. Customers shopping through any of Cabela’s channels can now add one dollar or more to their purchase, with all proceeds benefiting the NRA Youth Hunter Education Challenge.

“Supporting youth participation in hunting and the shooting sports is the responsibility of every hunter, shooter and gun owner,” said Dennis Highby, President and CEO of Cabela’s. “Cabela’s customers now have an easy way to give back through the NRA Add-A-Buck program.”

The Add-A-Buck program allows customers shopping through any of Cabela’s three channels – the world-famous catalogs, on-line at www.cabelas.com (search Add-A-Buck) or at one of 26 retail stores – to add one dollar or multiples of whole dollars to their order. All dollars generated go to the Cabela’s/NRA Youth Hunter Education Challenge Endowment, which funds the popular Youth Hunter Education Challenge. Annually, the YHEC trains more than 50,000 children and adolescents in outdoor skills and safety.

“The Youth Hunter Education Challenge equips tomorrow’s hunters with the knowledge, skills and experience they’ll need to confidently carry the outdoor heritage into the future,” said Highby. “We’re proud to support the YHEC by offering the NRA Add-A-Buck program to our customers.”

Excerpt Courtesy of The Outdoor Wire

OHIO RECEIVES $1,818,679, MAKING THE TOTAL SINCE 2001, $14,596,589

Congress has passed and the President has signed an omnibus appropriations bill that includes $73.8 million for State Wildlife Grants in Fiscal Year 2008. In this budget climate, an increase of $6.3 million is a big victory! Increased funding will allow continued implementation of Ohio's wildlife action plan to benefit all fish and wildlife species. Out of the total national funding, $4.9 million will be set aside for a to-be-determined competitive grants program and about $6.2 million will support Tribal Wildlife Grants. (Source, TRCP, 1/10/08)

GREAT QUOTES!

Regarding their decision to vote against the Washington DC "assault weapons" ban, Democratic Senators Norman K Stone and James Brochin joined three Republicans on the committee to kill the bill. Brochin said the reasons for the decision were simple. "The only people we target in this bill are law-abiding citizens who use these guns for target shooting or competition," Brochin tossed in a very pointed line "I wish gun control worked, but it doesn't make any sense."

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Another mayor has dropped out of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" coalition. Williamsport, Pennsylvania Mayor Mary B. Wolf said she joined in hopes of finding community based solutions to reduce gun violence. Instead, Wolf says she found out the coalition "may be working on issues that conflict with legal gun ownership" describing some of the actions on behalf of the coalition were "dubious."

Mayor Wolf in a letter to the Second Amendment Foundation said "It was always clear that licensed gun dealers, sportsmen, gun collectors and other similarly situated individuals were not part of the problem."

IN BRIEF:

The Brady Campaign has kicked a "stoptheNRA.com" campaign for 2007. Individuals are asked to make a New Year's donation to help "sponsor sensible gun laws". We're not going to going to stand for that! Check out a letter that Outdoor Ohio sent to this dangerous lobby effort. Click HERE.

Do NOT move firewood!
Click on the graphic for a PDF, or HERE for the website.