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Oct 15, 2016 to Indiana Indd.Indd Most Up To Date Local Sportsman’s Newspaper In Ohio & Pennsylvania We NOW Deer Survey Visit www. fishnfieldreport.com HAVE ONLINE and Outlook Now 95c EDITIONS!!! Revealed See Page 19 See Page 10 Celebrating!! 34 Years ed BULK RATE Are Perch What Howling Own U.S.POSTAGE Family d Netters Hurting Coyotes Are & Operate PAID Lake Erie? Saying FISH NILES, OHIO See Below See Page 14 Permit #321 Five Charged Cuffs & In Ginseng Collars: & Report Case Wildlife FIELD Offenders ©2016 Rick Henninger See Page 5 October 15, 2016- November 1, 2016 Issue #789 See Page 4 When Does The Rut Start? By Rick Henninger The actual rut usually starts Bucks fighting for When does the rut start? in early to mid November. dominance can happen Well, that’s a good question. Bucks are now searching for during late pre-rut or in the Here in northeast Ohio and does that are in estrus. Does rut itself. Rutting bucks western Pennsylvania it can do not come into estrus all expand their range from a begin in mid to late October, at the same time. Some may mile and one half radius to so to speak. be two or even three weeks three and even sometimes There are three phases of apart. In any event, when five miles. This often varies the rut, the pre-rut which can they do, “the scent in the according to breeding doe start at any time now. This is air” will have bucks moving availability. If a ranging when the bachelor groups of big time. buck ventures into anoher bucks break up and begin to There is often a lull in the mature bucks area there will be solitude. Bucks begin to breeding season when most be a fight. Some of these do some rubbing, traveling bucks are with the does can be quite violent. Pre-rut and scrapping setting up never leaving them waiting challenges are often decided Derek Dunn of Minerva with a very nice 11 point buck with a 18 7/8” spread, taken boundaries. Does are not in for them to come in season. very quick and are not so whle hunting in Carroll County. (Photo courtesy of Runzo’s Outdoor Sports) estrus , so no breeding yet During late pre-rut, close to combative. although young immature the rut the does will hide to Last but not least is the post bucks can be seen running stay away from the pestering Continued on Page 7 them at times. young bucks. Are The Perch Netters Hurting Lake Erie? By Rick Henninger 900,000 pounds of perch us. We generate money for A group of us went up this year alone. At 1/3 of a bait shops, hotels, boat sales, to Fairport Harbor for a pound per fish, that adds up marinas, restaurants and meeting on the perch fishing to almost 3,000,000 million much, more. conditions on Lake Erie. perch. What do the commercial Fairport anglers had the 18 people catch 3,000,000 netters do? They reap the worst perch fishing season perch and sell them and we harvest and make millions they could ever remember. sport fishermen are allowed while we sportsmen are Anglers who fish the 30 perch and will pay a spending ours. “hump” out from Fairport heavy, heavy fine if we sell The Ohio Department of were finally getting some a fish. Natural Resources better nice catches and guess This netting has got to be wake up. Our perch fishing is what happened? The netters highly regulated. Better than down. Way down. The sport found out and set their nets it is now. It’s not fair, ethical fisherman are the money next to the “hump” and or reasonable to allow 18 spenders who support all of anglers couldn’t even fish it. licenses to take millions these businesses along the Unbelievable. of perch while we sport lake. When the perch fishing I’’ll tell you what’s fishermen spend our hard gets bad enough where the unbelievable. There are 18 earned money and catch 30 perchers stay home it will commercial licenses on Lake fish.. destroy businesses who Erie. Each pay $800 a year We Lake Erie anglers got to depend on them. for that license. They can get on the ball and call our In other words, when the fish from Vermillion east to congressmen and senators. perch are gone so will the Conneaut in three sections. This perch fishing on lake fishermen. MU1, MU2, and MU3. Eire is a multimillion dollar Businesses will miss the Candice Simmons with a 9 point buck taken on 9-25-2016 in Mahoning county. In the section at Fairport industry generated mostly anglers not the commercial Another women hooked on the outdoors. Harbor they have taken over by the common angler like netters who will be gone Page 2 Fish & Field Report October 15, 2016 October 1, 2016 Fish & Field Report Page 3 SEE US FOR ALL YOUR REPOWER NEEDS Winterizing and Storage Still Available! Page 2 Fish & Field Report October 15, 2016 October 1, 2016 Fish & Field Report Page 3 ODNR Continues Plan To MINNKOTA ASC MOTOR WARRANTY CENTER Monitor Ohio’s Deer Herd For Repairs and Warranty Work Rod & Reel Repairs Chronic Wasting Disease Coleman Repair Center wish to have it mounted or Portions of Holmes and mineral supplement, locations will be open and Line Winding Wayne counties will retain grain, fruit, vegetables staffed from 10 a.m. to 8 caped are required to bring their deer to a carcass in- GREAT SERVICE & GREAT PRICES! their designation as Disease or other feed within the p.m. The dates for these Now Stocking Surveillance Area (DSA) DSA boundaries; and seasons are: Nov. 28-Dec. spection station. Samples Quantum EXO Rods will not be taken, how- Big Coomer 2015-01 again this year as Prohibits the removal 4, Dec. 17-18 and Jan. 7- Lures ON SALE $99.99 part of the state’s ongoing of a deer carcass killed 10. Ohio Department of ever, arrangements will be by a motor vehicle Transportation (ODOT) made to collect tissue at a Call Chronic Wasting Disease For Deep Cycle (CWD) surveillance efforts, within the DSA bound- garage, 1800 South Wash- later date. If hunters have according to the Ohio Depart- aries unless the carcass ington Street, Millersburg, questions about the carcass Lake Batterys inspection stations or need ment of Natural Resources complies with deer car- 44654Industrial Park, Conditions Reg. $99.99 NOW $69.99 (ODNR). This designation cass regulations. 4. Ad- 8254 County Road 245, directions to the locations, for requires that additional rules ditional information on Holmesville, 44633Hunt- they may call 800-WILD- Wingfoot & USED MOTORS IN STOCK be followed by deer hunters carcass regulations can ers, including landowners, LIFE, the Wildlife District Mogadore All Types of Live Bait in this area. Since October be found at wildohio. will be asked to provide Three office at 330-644- 2014, 19 captive white-tailed gov. Normal agricul- their confirmation number 2293 or go to wildohio. Open deer have tested positive for tural activities includ- from the game check pro- gov. The ODNR Division 7 CWD at a shooting preserve ing feeding of domestic cess as well as the location of Wildlife is responsible Days and a breeding facility in animals as well as hunt- where the deer was killed for protecting and manag- Holmes County. Since that ing deer over food plots, (property address or near- ing Ohio’s fish and wildlife time, ODNR Division naturally occurring or est road intersection). Tis- resources for the benefit of of Wildlife staff have tested cultivated plants and sue samples and biologi- all Ohioans. We greatly www.mogadorebaitandtackle.com hundreds of wild deer with agriculture crops are cal data will be collected. appreciate hunters’ coop- 330-628-9872 the cooperation of hunters not prohibited. Hunters The process should take eration in helping us mon- Propane On Sale and local landowners. CWD harvesting deer within no more than 10 minutes, itor Ohio’s deer herd. For has not been detected in the the DSA are required however, delays are likely more information about Buy 3 Get One Free-20 lb. Tank nearly 1,000 wild deer tested to bring their deer to at lunch and immediately CWD, visit wildohio.gov. from DSA 2015-01. The DSA a carcass inspection after dark. Hunters are includes the areas within a station for disease strongly encouraged to 6-mile radius from the CWD testing. complete the game check New Location! positive samples in Holmes Two locations have process before bringing County and includes: all of been designated as Car- their deer to the inspection Franklin and Clinton town- cass Inspection Stations station. However, division ships in Wayne County, and for the seven-day gun, staff will be able to assist Ripley, Prairie, Salt Creek, two-day gun and muz- with checking deer. Hunt- The Niles Monroe, Hardy, Berlin, Kill- zleloader seasons. Both ers who harvest a deer and buck and Mechanic town- ships in Holmes. In addition, the northeast portion of Rich- land Township (defined by the boundary of Township Road 36 to State Route 520 Mar. 3-4-5, 2017 to Township Road 31 to U.S. Route 62) in Holmes Coun- at ty falls within DSA 2015- 01. This DSA designation will remain in effect at least The All New through the 2017 deer sea- son. The area will be mapped and posted on the division’s METROPLEX EXPO CENTER website at wildohio.gov. The following regulations 1620 Motor Inn Dr., Girard, OH apply within the DSA: Re- quires hunters to bring deer at I-80 and Rt.
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