tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155269703429555722024-03-14T01:58:12.264-04:00Outdoors with FrischkornJeffrey L. Frischkorn takes you with him as he chronicles his outdoors adventures around Northeast Ohio and beyond. Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1603125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-3955962137171321732023-05-01T20:13:00.001-04:002023-05-01T20:13:05.296-04:00Ohio's to-date 2023 spring wild turkey hunting season is something worth crowing about<p> Data supplied by the Ohio Division of Wildlife appears to demonstrate the state’s wild turkey flock is on the road to recovery, thanks in some measure to tightening of bag limits.</p><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">It is important note, too, that the totals shown for this year and last year includes the results of their respective two-day, youth-only wild turkey-hunting seasons. This year, youth hunters were blessed with absolutely ideal turkey-hunting weather.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">Not so to-date with the general season, including - and perhaps, especially - in the five-county Northeast Zone consisting of Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, and Trumbull counties.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">Even so, the figures are impressive. The 2023 to-day total through April 30th is 10,351 birds. The comparable 2022 figure is 7,551 birds, and the three-year average total is 9,433 birds.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">“Most counties across the state have harvest totals exceeding the three-year average, and despite some unfortunate weather conditions during the Northeast Zone’s opening weekend, harvest in that zone is currently greater than the three-year average,” said Mark Wiley, the Wildlife Division’s lead wild turkey management biologist told “Ohio Outdoor News.”</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">“And please note, too the three-year average includes two years in which the bag limit was two bearded birds. Even so, the 2023 harvest total is well above the harvest total at the same point in 2022,” Wiley said.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">“Based on trends in permit sales and “the harvest in 2023, as well as hunter anecdotes, it appears wild turkey abundance is improved over the past few years. This corroborates the poult index data from 2021 and 2022 which showed above average poult numbers in those years,” Wiley said.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">Very true, adds Geoffrey Westerfield, Assistant Wildlife Management Supervisor for the agency’s District Three/Northeast Ohio Office in Akron.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">“Sometimes you just have to believe the word of the biologists,” said a chuckling Westerfield.</div><div style="outline: none !important;">“For several seasons the turkey harvest was down due to a somewhat unprecedented three years of consistently well below average poult production as noted on the 2018, 2019, and 2020 hen-to-poult ratio,” Westerfield said.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">This ratio, Westerfield told “Ohio Outdoor News,” is “determined by reports from hunters and landowners using an online reporting tool through our website.”</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">“However, this year so far the harvest seems to be staying in line with what we saw with both the 2021 and 2022 hen-to-poult ratio which was above the 10-year average,” said Westerfield.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">Westerfield said also that the last five years has helped demonstrate that some bird species, turkeys included, “can have booms and busts” in reproductive success.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">“While we can have wet springs that don’t favor turkey population growth, a following season of good weather during late nesting and early brood rearing can help offset those ‘bust years,’” Westerfield said.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">Further, says Westerfield, by limiting the turkey kill statewide to one bearded turkey it should also help offset those three consecutive years of poor turkey production.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">“While you may not be hearing turkeys, it appears by the harvest and the recent hen-to-poult ratios, that the turkeys are - in fact - out there for the hunters,” Westerfield said.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">Also, through April 30th, the Division of Wildlife had issued more than 45,000 spring turkey permits. This total is nearly identical to the permit total at the same point in 2022. The 2023 permit total falls well below the permit totals in years prior to the bag limit reduction, however.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">A to-date total of all wild turkeys checked by hunters in each of Ohio’s counties is shown below. The data is shown as 2023 to-date; 2022 to-date as supplied to “Ohio Outdoor News” by the Wildlife Division; and the to-date three-year average.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">All figures are comprised by the first nine days of hunting in the South Zone, two days in the Northeast Zone, and the youth hunting season. Numbers are raw data and subject to change. </div><div style="outline: none !important;"> Adams: 264;177;232; Allen: 57;38;46; Ashland: 116;93;102; Ashtabula: 170;132;144; Athens: 200;146;204; Auglaize: 28;14;20; Belmont: 279;203;284; Brown: 198;168;227; Butler: 161;86;117; Carroll: 225;186;207; Champaign: 56;46;53; Clark: 18;14;12; Clermont: 200;132;177; Clinton: 41;33;43; Columbiana: 239;212;265; Coshocton: 268;185;23); Crawford: 33;32;27; Cuyahoga: 1;0;1; Darke: 46;38;37; Defiance: 128;92;119; Delaware: 56;50;65; Erie: 30;16;19; Fairfield: 79;59;64; Fayette: 8;3;7; Franklin: 17;5;11; Fulton: 82;56;68; Gallia: 297;184;227; Geauga: 97;44;55; Greene: 19;16;13; Guernsey: 249;224;283; Hamilton: 85;50;61; Hancock: 30;14;21; Hardin: 72;53;(also 53); Harrison: 241;208;244; Henry: 34;21;31; Highland: 229;156;213; Hocking: 184;122;153; Holmes: 132;119;133; Huron: 59;38;59; Jackson: 186;127;188; Jefferson: 252;198;246; Knox: 156;133;170; Lake: 31;14;21; Lawrence: 166;111;131; Licking: 210;140;181; Logan: 90;81;72; Lorain: 68;53;67; Lucas: 25;34;31; Madison: (All 4); Mahoning: 124;84;109; Marion: 24;18;24; Medina: 61;60;64; Meigs: 269;184;277; Mercer: 18;12;13; Miami: 22;23;19; Monroe: 277;186;273; Montgomery: 32;9;16; Morgan: 171;134;175; Morrow: 95;81;84; Muskingum: 316;213;261; Noble: 243;173;226; Ottawa: (All zero); Paulding: 50;37;42; Perry: 215;138;162; Pickaway: 16;3;12; Pike: 169;100;110; Portage: 109;100;127); Preble: 110;70;65; Putnam: 20;17;28; Richland: 153;108;124; Ross: 189;145;177; Sandusky: 19;13;17; Scioto: 187;89;146; Seneca: 83;63;70; Shelby: 24;22;28; Stark: 171;134;150; Summit: 25;33;38; Trumbull: 120;92;11); Tuscarawas: 287;223;278; Union: 35;38;29; Van Wert: 11;17;13; Vinton: 162;114;162; Warren: 58;45;55; Washington: 265;176;245; Wayne: 69;67;70; Williams: 145;113;118; Wood: 15;12;14; Wyandot: 76;45;50. 2023 to-date total: 10,351; 2022 to-date total: 7,551; Three-year average to-date total: 9,433.</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;" /></div>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-86003365393625999332022-12-20T15:07:00.002-05:002022-12-20T15:55:55.105-05:00Hunters take full advantage of Ohio's 2022 two-day "bonus" firearms deer-hunting season - and then some<p>Largely good to exceptional hunting conditions and an abundant supply of white-tails led to a well-above typical kill during Ohio’s recently concluded two-day - so-called “bonus” - firearms deer-hunting season.</p><p><br /></p><p>This season ran December 17th and 18th and saw a preliminary total deer kill of 15,163 animals. That figure is 5,771 more deer than were shot during the 2021 two-day bonus gun season in which 9,392 animals were killed. And the 2022 figure is also 2,219 more deer than is the three-year average of 12,944 animals.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, so successful were this year’s two-day bonus season hunters, that only five of Ohio 88 counties - Butler, Hamilton, Lucas, Shelby, and Warren - saw declines this time around verses their respective 2021 bonus gun season results.</p><p><br /></p><p>And a number of counties experienced a doubling or near doubling of their respective 2022 bonus gun season results over their respective 2021 bonus gun season figures. Among them were Ashtabula, Columbiana, Jefferson, Morrow, and Pickaway counties.</p><p><br /></p><p>“Conditions for deer hunters were pretty favorable over the weekend, with low- to mid-30 temperatures across much of the state, and with a little bit of the white stuff blowing around,” said Clint McCoy the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s lead deer management biologist.</p><p><br /></p><p>McCoy said the take for the two-day “bonus” season was 17 percent above the three-year average, “but pretty comparable to the two-day seasons of 2019 (14,009 deer) and 2020 (15,203 deer),” McCoy said.</p><p><br /></p><p>Likewise, McCoy said, the to-date all-seasons’ total up through the two-day weekend now sits at 182,832 animals. Meanwhile, the three-year average total through the same time period is 169,406 deer, “so we’re ahead by about 8 percent,” McCoy said.</p><p><br /></p><p>“When looking at historical data, we’ve harvested about 88 percent of the season total by the end of the two-day gun season. If that trend holds true this year, we’re looking at a season total that should eclipse the 200,000 mark and be somewhere in the neighborhood of 205,000 to 210,000 deer,” McCoy says.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If so, this would make the 11th time in Ohio deer-hunting history that more than 200,000 animals were shot in a single season. The last time that more than 200,000 animals were taken in a season was during the 2012-2013 season with 218,910 animals shot. The largest number of deer taken in Ohio was during the 2009-2010 season with 216,260 animals.</span></p><p>Here are the county-by-county totals for Ohio’s two-day, commonly called “bonus” firearms deer hunting seasons. The first set of figures are the preliminary 2022 numbers, the second set of numbers was the 2021 preliminary two-day season totals, and the third set of numbers is the current three-year average for the two-day firearms deer-hunting season.</p><p><br /></p><p>Adams: 253/164/186; Allen: 100/52/80; Ashland: 368/210/280; Ashtabula: 473/232/448; Athens: 265/159/20); Auglaize: 94/55/68; Belmont: 282/153/224; Brown: 182/130/169; Butler: 89/90/102; Carroll: 404/220/340; Champaign: 122/79/100; Clark: 60/36/44; Clermont: 181/112/153; Clinton: 55/38/50; Columbiana: 345/161/284; Coshocton: 517/307/423; Crawford: 115/71/88; Cuyahoga: 15/6/14; Darke: 59/47/60; Defiance: 145/101/147; Delaware: 102/69/82; Erie: 59/47/also 59; Fairfield: 159/110/146; Fayette: 22/12/18; Franklin: 53/29/37; Fulton: 57/41/49; Gallia: 187/132/154; Geauga: 154/74/135; Greene: 51/46/64; Guernsey: 382/236/327; Hamilton: 38/41/47; Hancock: 119/76/104; Hardin: 106/67/108; Harrison: 283/156/265; Henry: 60/47/52; Highland: 229/147/188; Hocking: 233/137/173; Holmes: 331/208/312; Huron: 207/113/187; Jackson: 215/150/170; Jefferson: 227/115/171; Knox: 396/229/352; Lake: 40/25/45; Lawrence: 102/89/108; Licking: 403/256/354; Logan: 184/132/156; Lorain: 187/111/156; Lucas: 16/21/22; Madison: 49/38/51; Mahoning: 173/106/142; Marion: 84/55/79; Medina: 221/165/166; Meigs: 230/184/227; Mercer: 77/49/60; Miami: 48/47/56; Monroe: 177/141/182; Montgomery: 52/20/39; Morgan: 226/157/180; Morrow: 152/88/117; Muskingum: 431/219/298; Noble: 230/160/198; Ottawa: 47/25/39; Paulding: 106/72/90; Perry: 227/112/163; Pickaway: 92/44/48; Pike: 145/67/94; Portage: 175/108/156; Preble: 85/67/80; Putnam: 55/32/47; Richland: 310/172/256; Ross: 217/150/189; Sandusky: 61/45/56; Scioto: 152/126/148; Seneca: 161/111/167; Shelby: 77/80/86; Stark: 272/134/205; Summit: 66 /29/57; Trumbull: 342/161/296; Tuscarawas: 513/287/439; Union: 63/58/68; Van Wert: 56/28/34; Vinton: 149/120/145; Warren: 68/69/73; Washington: 274/162/224; Wayne: 211/133/168; Williams: 159/96/131; Wood: 61/55/69; Wyandot: 143/98/112. 2022 Total: 15,163/ 2021 Total: 9,392/ 3-Year Average Total: 12,944.</p><div>By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</div><div>JFrischk@Ameritech.net</div><div>JFrischk4@gmail.com</div>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-63761609468911666602022-12-06T14:22:00.003-05:002022-12-06T14:22:33.055-05:00One for the books - Ohio's 2022 firearms deer-hunting season a success, with a few important exceptions<p> <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hunters participating in Ohio’s recently concluded 2022 week-long firearms deer-hunting season managed to exceed the total number of deer taken when compared to the same season in 2021.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">This seven-day firearms deer-hunting season ran November 28th through December 4th. A two-day firearms (often called a”bonus”) deer-hunting season is set for December 17th and 18th.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">What’s more, the preliminary 2022 firearms deer-hunting season total of 71,932 animals exceeded the three-year average by five percent. And that gain was hardly unexpected or unwelcome by the Ohio Division of Wildlife biologists tasked with managing the state’s thriving herd of white-tailed deer.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">“Overall, we had a solid season deer gun season and harvest fell in line with pretty much what we would have expected,” said Clint McCoy, the Wildlife Division official who is pegged as the agency’s deer management primary care biologist.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Looking at the individual counties, McCoy said those hit hardest with epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) were among the season’s casualties.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">“EHD is continuing to show up with lower harvests compared to their respective three-year averages. For the week of gun season: Butler County saw a 23- percent decline, Hamilton County saw a 21-percent decline, and Warren Couny saw an 11-percent decline, and each of them are southwest Ohio,” McCoy said.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Meanwhile, Vinton County - anchored in southeast Ohio - experienced a 12-percent drop, McCoy said also. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Also, the three counties in the Wildlife Division’s so-named chronic wasting disease “Disease Surveillance Area” likewise came in with lower gun season harvests. This drop, “most likely due to the fact that many hunters had already filled some tags during the early, three-day gun season that was held in those counties in early October,” McCoy said.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">The fall-off was a decline of 26- percent in Marion County, a 16 percent decline in Hardin County, and an 8 percent decline in Wyandot County.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">“On the other end of the spectrum, three northwest Ohio farmland counties saw the most significant bumps in the gun season harvest,” McCoy said.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Among them were Auglaize County - up 30 percent, Putnam County - also up 30 percent, and Henry County - up 29 percent.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Similarly said McCoy, the three counties that increased from 1-deer to 2-deer this year “were also up significantly.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">These counties were Clinton - up 19 percent, Pickaway - up 22 percent, and Fayette - up 28 percent.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Southern Ohio had a few big gainers, as well, said McCoy with Jackson County</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">experiencing a 17 percent increase, Gallia County seeing a 23 percent increase, and Scioto noting a remarkable 24 percent increase.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">The situation was a bit different in Northeast Ohio’s fabled Snow Belt region. Opening day saw large swaths of lake-effect cold drizzle that would turn to rain and back again. And Saturday saw near gale-force winds across a good portion of this region.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Not surprisingly therefore, the counties of Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula, Geauga and Trumbull all experienced slippage in their respective 2022 deer kills verses their 2021 deer kills. Some of these Northeast Ohio counties more so than others within the Snow Belt group.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Stll, all told, McCoy said one-half of Ohio’s 88 counties “recorded a gun week harvest increase at least 5 percent above their respective three-year averages.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">“And 33 counties ended up pretty similar to recent seasons, being up or down less than 5 percent, while 11 counties had a gun season harvest that was at least 5 percent lower than their respective averages,” McCoy said.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Here are the county-by-county preliminary firearms deer-hunting totals, first phase for 2022/followed by the preliminary 2021 totals/and lastly the preliminary Three-Year average:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Adams: 1,043/1042/1,002; Allen: 442/352/372; Ashland: 1,440/1,444/1,418; Ashtabula: 1,987/2,039/2,036; Athens: 1,250/1,327/1,282; Auglaize: 503/431/386; Belmont: 1,204/1,154/1,197; Brown: 922/887/896; Butler: 270/352/also 352; Carroll: 1,902/1,767/1,635; Champaign: 500/469/438; Clark: 214/209/203; Clermont: 652/609/658; Clinton: 270/208/227; Columbiana: 1,446/1,362/1,293; Coshocton: 2,457/2,403/2,336; Crawford: 669/646/618; Cuyahoga: 45/49/48; Darke: 365/303/304; Defiance: 923/802/851; Delaware: 428/441/413; Erie: 271/327/296; Fairfield: 737/765/729; Fayette: 164/117/128; Franklin: 162/159/153; Fulton: 387/407/370; Gallia: 1,280/1,113/1,037; Geauga: 603/700/608; Greene: 265/246/247; Guernsey: 1,848/1,968/1,864; Hamilton: 119/140/151; Hancock: 658/606/587; Hardin: 520/640/620; Harrison: 1,365/1,318/1,380; Henry: 532/438/411; Highland: 1,085/1,118/1,038; Hocking: 1,151/1,102/1,126; Holmes: 1,521/1,645/1,587; Huron: 1,158/1,166/1,109; Jackson: 1,135/986/970; Jefferson: 930/866/843; Knox: 1,909/2,023/1,934; Lake: 163/164/170; Lawrence: 751/677/667; Licking: 1,729/1,712/1,729; Logan: 758/780/766; Lorain: 661/783/698; Lucas: 130/103/124; Madison: 191/234/201; Mahoning: 548/614/ 571; Marion: 312/446/419; Medina: 724/682/675; Meigs: 1,270/1,261/1,156; Mercer: 431/422/363; Miami: 257/256/242; Monroe: 1,218/1,103/1,093; Montgomery: 183/206/181; Morgan: 1,387/1,298/1,285; Morrow: 706/633/648; Muskingum: 2,326/2,107/2,056; Noble: 1,331/1,249/1,234; Ottawa: 177/173/162; Paulding: 544/598/543; Perry: 1,183/1,112/1,075; Pickaway: 321/259/263; Pike: 731/623/644; Portage: 683/719/661; Preble: 315/334/317; Putnam: 461/370/354; Richland: 1,300/1,346/1,338; Ross: 1,076/1,056/1,063; Sandusky: 333/305/307; Scioto: 864/683/696; Seneca: 945/927/864; Shelby: 483/400/397; Stark: 1,030/929/899; Summit: 187/206/193; Trumbull: 1,104/1,241/1,206; Tuscarawas: 2,321/2,204/2,176; Union: 374/380/364; Van Wert: 283/268/260; Vinton: 786/930/892; Warren: 289/317/324; Washington: 1,628/1,483/1,436; Wayne: 858/893/863; Williams: 770/719/691; Wood: 359/340/362; Wyandot: 719/722/781. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Preliminary 2022 Total: 71,932/ Preliminary 2021 total: 70,413/ Preliminary Three-Year Average Total: 68,534.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">- By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">JFrischk@ameritech.net</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></p><div><br /></div>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-10090990979966452072022-11-30T15:55:00.000-05:002022-11-30T15:55:27.940-05:00State's vaunted Electronic Game Check system suffers hours-long crash on Ohio's deer gun season opener<p> </p><p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Anything
that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible moment.”
“Murphy’s Law,” first written usage attributed the 19<sup>th</sup>
Century mathematician, Augustus De Morgan.</i></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An
unknown number of hunters on the November 28th opening day of Ohio’s
firearms deer-hunting season were thwarted by a technical glitch that
prevented them from accessing the state’s much vaunted electronic
“Game Check” system.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
several hours on the November 28th the system’s vendor – selected
through competitive bidding process by the Ohio Division of Wildlife
– was unable to process the checking in of deer. This, on the most
important and busiest day of Ohio’s various and long combined
deer-hunting season.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Harvest
figures are based on date and time of check -automatically generated
by our licensing/game check system - rather than the hunter provided
date/time of kill. Our game check system went down on Monday
(November 28th) evening, obviously an unfortunate time for it to
misbehave!,” said Clint McCoy, the Wildlife Division’s chief deer
management biologist.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">McCoy
was in Wyondot County CWD deer-check system on Monday when the system
crashed.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thankfully,
it was restored within a few hours, but there were certainly some
hunters that tried to check a deer on Monday evening that ended up
checking it on Tuesday,” McCoy said.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Consequently,
McCoy said “for this reason, our opening day figure is likely
biased a bit low and our Tuesday harvest likely inflated a bit.”</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Taking
both days together it looks like 32,870 deer were reported in the
first two days of the gun season, </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">which
is “</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
bit shy of last year’s 34,748 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">deer
for the two days, but </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">about
18 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">percent</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
more </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">deer
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">than
the </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">three-year</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
average of 27,948 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">deer</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,”
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">McCoy
said.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">All
told so far we’re at 124,368 deer reported through Tuesday of gun
season, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">which
is </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">pretty
much on pace with last year’s harvest which was sitting at 122,262
through the same time period,” </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">McCoy
said.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Thus,
o</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">verall,
“opening day provided pretty solid hunting weather with
temp</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">erature</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s
in the 40s and little to no precipitation across most of the state,”
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">McCoy
said.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here
are the opening day firearms deer-hunting season kills. They are
reported as Opening Day 2022/Opening Day 2021/Opening Day, three-year
average:</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #555555;">Adams:
226/</span><span style="color: #555555;">288/</span><span style="color: #555555;">220;
Allen: 88/</span><span style="color: #555555;">92/</span><span style="color: #555555;">75;
Ashland: 368/</span><span style="color: #555555;">504/</span><span style="color: #555555;">357;
Ashtabula: 548/</span><span style="color: #555555;">725/</span><span style="color: #555555;">538;
Athens: 318/</span><span style="color: #555555;">420/</span><span style="color: #555555;">305;
Auglaize: 135/</span><span style="color: #555555;">135/</span><span style="color: #555555;">93;
Belmont: 273/</span><span style="color: #555555;">335/</span><span style="color: #555555;">267;
Brown: 210/</span><span style="color: #555555;">249/</span><span style="color: #555555;">203);
Butler: 51/</span><span style="color: #555555;">99/</span><span style="color: #555555;">75;
Carroll: 464/</span><span style="color: #555555;">607/</span><span style="color: #555555;">421;
Champaign: 92/</span><span style="color: #555555;">127/</span><span style="color: #555555;">99;
Clark: 42/</span><span style="color: #555555;">53/</span><span style="color: #555555;">33;
Clermont: 134/</span><span style="color: #555555;">162/</span><span style="color: #555555;">132;
Clinton: 56/</span><span style="color: #555555;">57/</span><span style="color: #555555;">50;
Columbiana: 397/</span><span style="color: #555555;">448/</span><span style="color: #555555;">330;
Coshocton: 591/</span><span style="color: #555555;">850/</span><span style="color: #555555;">624;
Crawford: 175/</span><span style="color: #555555;">191/</span><span style="color: #555555;">13</span><span style="color: #555555;">7</span><span style="color: #555555;">;
Cuyahoga: 7/</span><span style="color: #555555;">8/(also</span><span style="color: #555555;">
8</span><span style="color: #555555;">)</span><span style="color: #555555;">; Darke:
69/</span><span style="color: #555555;">86/</span><span style="color: #555555;">67;
Defiance: 283/</span><span style="color: #555555;">297/</span><span style="color: #555555;">241;
Delaware: 79/</span><span style="color: #555555;">139/</span><span style="color: #555555;">104;
Erie: 73/</span><span style="color: #555555;">91/</span><span style="color: #555555;">57;
Fairfield: 196/</span><span style="color: #555555;">240/</span><span style="color: #555555;">164;
Fayette: 33/</span><span style="color: #555555;">36/</span><span style="color: #555555;">26;
Franklin: 35/</span><span style="color: #555555;">38/</span><span style="color: #555555;">32;
Fulton: 105/</span><span style="color: #555555;">150/</span><span style="color: #555555;">108;
Gallia: 271/</span><span style="color: #555555;">306/</span><span style="color: #555555;">225;
Geauga: 118/</span><span style="color: #555555;">205/</span><span style="color: #555555;">128;
Greene: 60/</span><span style="color: #555555;">70/</span><span style="color: #555555;">46;
Guernsey: 434/</span><span style="color: #555555;">642/</span><span style="color: #555555;">448;
Hamilton: 24/</span><span style="color: #555555;">30/</span><span style="color: #555555;">20;
Hancock: 165/</span><span style="color: #555555;">164/</span><span style="color: #555555;">104;
Hardin: 112/</span><span style="color: #555555;">166/</span><span style="color: #555555;">138;
Harrison: 310/</span><span style="color: #555555;">429/</span><span style="color: #555555;">357;
Henry: 160/</span><span style="color: #555555;">140/</span><span style="color: #555555;">113;
Highland: 244/</span><span style="color: #555555;">309/</span><span style="color: #555555;">237;
Hocking: 305/</span><span style="color: #555555;">308/</span><span style="color: #555555;">265;
Holmes: 369/</span><span style="color: #555555;">650/</span><span style="color: #555555;">451;
Huron: 347/</span><span style="color: #555555;">375/</span><span style="color: #555555;">268;
Jackson: 273/</span><span style="color: #555555;">284/</span><span style="color: #555555;">209;
Jefferson: 239/</span><span style="color: #555555;">232/</span><span style="color: #555555;">190;
Knox: 474/</span><span style="color: #555555;">679/</span><span style="color: #555555;">519;
Lake: 45/</span><span style="color: #555555;">43/</span><span style="color: #555555;">29;
Lawrence: 153/</span><span style="color: #555555;">216/</span><span style="color: #555555;">144;
Licking: 430/</span><span style="color: #555555;">572/</span><span style="color: #555555;">427;
Logan: 177/</span><span style="color: #555555;">241/</span><span style="color: #555555;">(</span><span style="color: #555555;">also
</span><span style="color: #555555;">177</span><span style="color: #555555;">)</span><span style="color: #555555;">;
Lorain: 133/</span><span style="color: #555555;">193/</span><span style="color: #555555;">130;
Lucas: 28/</span><span style="color: #555555;">27/</span><span style="color: #555555;">25;
Madison: 36/</span><span style="color: #555555;">67/</span><span style="color: #555555;">41;
Mahoning: 138/</span><span style="color: #555555;">200/</span><span style="color: #555555;">139;
Marion: 78/</span><span style="color: #555555;">158/</span><span style="color: #555555;">103;
Medina: 138/</span><span style="color: #555555;">181/</span><span style="color: #555555;">119;
Meigs: 289/</span><span style="color: #555555;">370/</span><span style="color: #555555;">259;
Mercer: 118/</span><span style="color: #555555;">(</span><span style="color: #555555;">also
118</span><span style="color: #555555;">)</span><span style="color: #555555;">/</span><span style="color: #555555;">85;
Miami: 49/</span><span style="color: #555555;">53/</span><span style="color: #555555;">38;
Monroe: 281/</span><span style="color: #555555;">276/</span><span style="color: #555555;">230;
Montgomery: 43/</span><span style="color: #555555;">56/</span><span style="color: #555555;">38;
Morgan: 330/</span><span style="color: #555555;">382/</span><span style="color: #555555;">292;
Morrow: 162/</span><span style="color: #555555;">217/</span><span style="color: #555555;">156;
Muskingum: 584/</span><span style="color: #555555;">677/</span><span style="color: #555555;">505;
Noble: 294/</span><span style="color: #555555;">387/</span><span style="color: #555555;">283;
Ottawa: 36/</span><span style="color: #555555;">56/</span><span style="color: #555555;">32;
Paulding: 131/</span><span style="color: #555555;">203/</span><span style="color: #555555;">160;
Perry: 299/</span><span style="color: #555555;">369/</span><span style="color: #555555;">258;
Pickaway: 68/</span><span style="color: #555555;">(</span><span style="color: #555555;">also
68</span><span style="color: #555555;">)</span><span style="color: #555555;">/</span><span style="color: #555555;">58;
Pike: 123/</span><span style="color: #555555;">173/</span><span style="color: #555555;">133;
Portage: 148/</span><span style="color: #555555;">189/</span><span style="color: #555555;">131;
Preble: 63/</span><span style="color: #555555;">83/</span><span style="color: #555555;">55;
Putnam: 134/</span><span style="color: #555555;">117/</span><span style="color: #555555;">85;
Richland: 305/</span><span style="color: #555555;">414/</span><span style="color: #555555;">323;
Ross: 205/</span><span style="color: #555555;">264/</span><span style="color: #555555;">209;
Sandusky: 77/</span><span style="color: #555555;">72/</span><span style="color: #555555;">52;
Scioto: 173/</span><span style="color: #555555;">159/</span><span style="color: #555555;">117;
Seneca: 257/</span><span style="color: #555555;">310/</span><span style="color: #555555;">206;
Shelby: 94/</span><span style="color: #555555;">112/</span><span style="color: #555555;">81;
Stark: 246/</span><span style="color: #555555;">269/</span><span style="color: #555555;">185;
Summit: 33/</span><span style="color: #555555;">36/</span><span style="color: #555555;">22;
Trumbull: 301/</span><span style="color: #555555;">382/</span><span style="color: #555555;">313;
Tuscarawas: 584/</span><span style="color: #555555;">729/</span><span style="color: #555555;">546;
Union: 90/</span><span style="color: #555555;">119/</span><span style="color: #555555;">81;
Van Wert: 63/</span><span style="color: #555555;">81/</span><span style="color: #555555;">59;
Vinton: 164/</span><span style="color: #555555;">262/</span><span style="color: #555555;"><i>189;
Warren: 7</i></span><span style="color: #555555;"><i>1/81/</i></span><span style="color: #555555;"><i>60</i></span><span style="color: #555555;">;
Washington: 373/</span><span style="color: #555555;">436/</span><span style="color: #555555;">324;
Wayne: 179/</span><span style="color: #555555;">251/</span><span style="color: #555555;">180;
Williams: 244/</span><span style="color: #555555;">318/</span><span style="color: #555555;">231;
Wood: 88/</span><span style="color: #555555;">89/</span><span style="color: #555555;">70;
Wyandot: 185/</span><span style="color: #555555;">262/</span><span style="color: #555555;">193.</span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2022
Total: </span></span></strong><span style="color: #555555;">17,193/</span><span style="color: #555555;">2021
Total: </span><span style="color: #555555;">21,754</span><span style="color: #555555;">/</span><strong><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">3-Year
Average Total:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #555555;">16,057.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #555555;">By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #555555;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #555555;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-41416748762739152042022-11-29T14:13:00.003-05:002022-11-29T14:13:34.103-05:00Shortened season didn't stop Ohio's fall wild turkey hunters from hitting the bull's-eye<p> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
spite of dealing with a regulatory shortened season, fall wild turkey
hunters in Ohio still did better than just okay; they field dressed
the final kill results.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ohio’s
fall wild turkey season was open from October 8th to November 13th in
70 of Ohio’s 88 counties. This season was two weeks shorter than
has occurred in recent years.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
total reported wild turkey kill for this newly created abbreviated
season was 1,003 birds. That figure represents a 44-percent increase
from Ohio’s 2021 season – 695 birds – and was within one
percent of the 5-year average of 999 birds (the years 2017 through
2021).</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
we exclude the last two weeks of the previous </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">three</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
fall seasons in Ohio (</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">or
the years </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2019
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">through
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2021),
the average total harvest </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">would
be</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
737 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">birds
per fall season,” said Mark Wiley, the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s
chief wild turkey management biologist.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">W</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">iley
said, too, that increased permit success rates suggest fall hunters
encountered better turkey numbers than in recent years. </span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Above
average poult indices in 2021 and 2022 also suggest turkey numbers
likely improved. We typically see increased fall turkey harvest in
years with high poult indices, though 2021 was a rare exception to
this pattern,” Wiley said.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Not
to be lost, eithe</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">r,
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">noted
Wiley, is that u</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nofficially,
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
Wildlife Division</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
issued 7,100 fall turkey permits, </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">which
represented </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
5-</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">percent</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
decrease from 2021 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">when
the agency issued </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">7,47
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">fall
wild turkey-hunting permits.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And
from</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
all </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2022
fall permits, 50 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">per</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">cent</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
9 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">per</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">cent</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and 7 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">percent
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">were
issued to </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">residents</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
nonresident</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and youth hunters, respectively. Reduced cost or free permits
accounted for </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">33
percent, Wiley said as well.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
permit success rate (percentage of permits resulting in harvest) was
7.9 percent across all permit types. This is above the 5-year average
(again, 2017-2021) of 6.1 percent,” Wiley said.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">terms
of where 2022 fall birds were taken, Wiley said that</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
95 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">percent
reportedly came from </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">private
land and </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
remaining </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">5
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">percent</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">came
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">from</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
public land</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Interestingly,
fully</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
441 turkeys - or 4</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">4
percent - </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">were
taken by landowners</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Broken
down further, t</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
total fall </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">wild
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">turkey</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
kill </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">included
50 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">percent</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
male turkeys, </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">followed
by </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">48
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">percent</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
female turkeys, and 2 </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">percent</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">of
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">unknown
sex. </span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Too,
says, Wiley, t</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
percentage of turkeys taken by shotgun was down, while the percentage
taken by </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">archery
tackle was up. Way up, in fact</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Statistics
show that during Ohio’s 2021 fall wild turkey-hunting season, 52.2
percent of the birds killed were </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">taken
with </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">shotguns.
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Meanwhile,</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the just concluded season </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">saw
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">that
number tumble to 45.3 percent.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Vertical
archery tackle success remained pretty close </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">year-to-year
2021 verses 2022: </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">16.4
percent and 16.7 percent, </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">respectively</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">However,
t</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
percentage </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">of
birds </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">taken
by </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">crossbow
soared. For Ohio’s 2021 fall season, 31.4 percent of the birds shot
were taken with crossbow archery tackle, a figure that rocketed to
37.9 percent for this past fall season Wiley said.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">H</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ere
are the preliminary county-by-county harvest figures for Ohio’s
2022 fall wild turkey-hunting season:</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">County</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Female</u></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Juv.</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" valign="bottom" width="26"><p align="center">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Adult</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" valign="bottom" width="19"><p align="center">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Juv.</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0in;" width="23"><p>
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0in;" width="28"><p>
<br />
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Adams</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Knox</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">16</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Allen</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lake</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ashland</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">16</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lawrence</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ashtabula</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">34</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Licking</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Athens</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">17</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Logan</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Belmont</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">21</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lorain</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lucas</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">14</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Butler</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mahoning</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Carroll</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">18</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Medina</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Champaign</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Meigs</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">25</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Clermont</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Monroe</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">14</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">30</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Columbiana</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">17</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">27</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Morgan</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">16</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Coshocton</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">16</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">38</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Morrow</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crawford</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Muskingum</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">26</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cuyahoga</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Noble</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Defiance</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paulding</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Delaware</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Perry</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">22</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Erie</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pike</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">17</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fairfield</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Portage</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">14</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Franklin</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Preble</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fulton</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Putnam</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gallia</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">19</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Richland</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">17</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Geauga</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">14</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ross</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Guernsey</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">16</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">26</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Scioto</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hamilton</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">14</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Seneca</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hancock</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Stark</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">19</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hardin</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Summit</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Harrison</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">27</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Trumbull</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">24</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Henry</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tuscarawas</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">34</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Highland</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">29</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Vinton</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">19</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hocking</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">17</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Warren</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Holmes</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">19</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Washington</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">28</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Huron</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wayne</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jackson</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Williams</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="4" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jefferson</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p align="right">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wyandot</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td height="3" style="background: transparent;" width="58"><p>
<span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="27"><p>
<span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p>
<span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p>
<span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p>
<span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p>
<span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p>
<span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="5"><p>
<span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="59"><p>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Grand
Total</b></span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>403</b></span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>81</b></span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="26"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>436</b></span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="19"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>67</b></span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="23"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>16</b></span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: transparent;" width="28"><p align="right">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>1,003</b></span></span></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-961731473533250612022-11-06T21:22:00.001-05:002022-11-06T21:22:14.222-05:00Details revealed on the Ohio Division of Wildlife's bust of a 14-person deer poaching and illegal venison selling ring<p> </p><p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
several-year investigation into a poaching ring that included the
theft and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">illegal
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">selling
of venison intended for customers, led to the arrest and subsequent
convictions of 14 people – including one from Pennsylvania.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Much
of the incident revolves around A&E Processing of Gallia County.
The shop is owned operated by five of the convicted individuals.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
c</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">harges
were brought in Gallia, Fairfield, Jackson, and Perry counties, with
the majority </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">of
those being conducted </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">in
Gallia County, </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">said
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Meredith
Gilbert, </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">spokeswoman
and </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Publications
Editor </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">for
the </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
Division of Wildlif</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">e.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">I</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">n
all, </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">the
</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">defendants
</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">were</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
charged with 122 counts </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">of
both</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
felonies and misdemeanors. The </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">defendants
paid a combined </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">$70,013.14
in fines and restitution. </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Likewise,
t</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">he
group collectively received a </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">combined
</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">hunting
license revocation totaling 63 years and paid more than $6,700 in
court costs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gilbert
told “Ohio Outdoor News” that the investigation began in 2017
after the agency received information that A&E Deer Processing
was stealing meat from customers and selling it. Additional
information was also received “that A&E was taking and
processing deer without the proper documentation indicating the deer
had been harvested legally,” Gilbert said.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
investigation culminated in February 2020 with the execution of five
search warrants in Gallia County by agents with the Wildlife
Division. Additional search warrants were conducted in neighboring
Pennsylvania by officers with that states Game Commission.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Officers
also conducted 22 interviews in Ohio and three in Pennsylvania in
order to “verify the alleged violations,” the Wildlife Division
said in a press release.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">Specifically,
the </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background: transparent;">investigation
revealed </span><span style="background: transparent;">that t</span><span style="background: transparent;">he
owners and operators of the deer processing business falsely
game-checked deer, created false deer harvest records, falsified deer
tags, exceeded deer hunting limits, and stole venison from customers
who brought in </span><span style="background: transparent;">animals</span><span style="background: transparent;">
for processing.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">Falsified
records allowed the deer processors to take and have in their
possession more deer than they were lawfully allowed, </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background: transparent;">the
Wildlife Division said </span><span style="background: transparent;">in
its prepared remarks</span><span style="background: transparent;"> </span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">Stolen
venison </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background: transparent;">subsequently </span><span style="background: transparent;">was
stockpiled and laundered into summer sausage that was </span><span style="background: transparent;">then
</span><span style="background: transparent;">sold for profit, </span><span style="background: transparent;">the
Wildlife Division said. </span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over
the course of two hunting seasons, investigators documented more than
2,000 pounds of venison that were either stolen from their 280
customers or </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">(else)
</span><span style="background: transparent;">taken by unlawful means
such as jac</span><span style="background: transparent;">k</span><span style="background: transparent;">-lighting,
taking deer out of season, and falsifying records,” </span><span style="background: transparent;">the
Wildlife Division said in its statement</span><span style="background: transparent;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">Also,
d</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">uring the execution of the search warrants, more than
1,000 items were seized. Among the seizures were venison and venison
processing equipment, deer harvest records, deer mounts and antlers,
and hunting implements.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
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<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">All
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background: transparent;">of the </span><span style="background: transparent;">evidence
seized during the execution of the search warrants was </span><span style="background: transparent;">ultimately
</span><span style="background: transparent;">forfeited to the
</span><span style="background: transparent;">Wildlife Division</span><span style="background: transparent;">.
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<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
am proud of the incredible work by our officers and investigators to
gather information and see these cases to completion in the legal
process,” </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Kendra</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wecker,
c</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">h</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ief
of the Wildlife Division, told “Ohio Outdoor News.”</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Cases
like these take a tremendous amount of time and dedication but are
paramount in the protection of Ohio’s wildlife resources. Thanks
must also be given to the citizens who spoke up about the illegal
activities which allowed us to start this investigation,” </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wecker
said</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here
is list of the defendants, their charges, and fines and as provided
by the Ohio Division of Wildlife (County names added by “Ohio
Outdoor News”)::</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Aaron
L. Jones, 33, of Thurman </b><b>(Gallia County)</b><b>: </b>attempted
engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F3), wildlife sales (F5),
possession of untagged deer parts (M3), possession of untagged deer
meat (M3), and jacklighting (M3). A. Jones was sentenced and ordered
to pay a $3,000 fine, $13,000 restitution, four hundred hours
community service, four years community control, and received an
eight-year hunting license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Randy
L. Jones Jr. 65, of Thurman: </b>complicity to telecommunications
fraud (F4), complicity to theft (F5), complicity to wildlife sales
(F5), two counts possess untagged deer parts (M3), possess untagged
turkey parts (M4), over bag limits of antlered deer (M3). R. Jones
was sentenced and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, $5,000 restitution,
two hundred hours community service, three years community control,
and received an eight-year hunting license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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</li></ul>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Charlotte
F. Jones, 64, of Thurman: </b>provide<b> </b>false data when game
checking a deer (M3). C. Jones was sentenced and ordered to pay a
$1,000 restitution, $471.75 court costs, and received a three-year
hunting license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Brittney
E. Marcum, 32, of Thurman: </b>falsification (F5), complicity to
wildlife sales (F5), possession of untagged deer parts (M3), two
counts of possession of untagged deer meat (M3). B. Marcum was
sentenced and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, $5,500 restitution, and
$687.05 court costs, and received a five-year hunting license
suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>James
E. Copley, 59, of Thurman: </b>attempted engaging in a pattern of
corrupt activity (F3), petty theft (F5), possession of untagged deer
parts (M3), aiding a wildlife offender: accepting deer without a
game check (M3), hunting deer with an illegal hunting implement
(M3). Copley was sentenced and received a $1,500 fine (suspended),
ordered to pay $8,723.14 restitution, $2,701 court costs, and
received a six-year hunting license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Linda
Copley, 69, of Thurman: </b>two counts aiding a wildlife
offender/providing false data when game checking a deer (M3). L.
Copley was sentenced and ordered to pay a $4,500 fine, $173 court
costs, and received a three-year hunting license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Justin
M. Wells, 37, of Thurman: (2) counts</b>failure to game check a deer
(M3), over bag limit of deer taken in a season (M3), possession of
untagged deer parts (M3), possession of untagged turkey parts (M4),
jacklighting (M3). Wells was sentenced and ordered to pay a $550
fine, $2,000 restitution, $329.45 court costs, and received a
six-year hunting license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>William
C. Gilbert, 28, of Thurman: </b>tampering with records (F3), grand
theft (F4), possession of untagged deer parts (M3), possession of
untagged deer meat (M3), jacklighting (M3), two counts hunting deer
with an illegal hunting implement (M3), failure to game check a deer
(M3), jacklighting (M3), failure to game check a deer (M3). Gilbert
was sentenced and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine, $20,000 restitution,
$353.95 court costs, and his hunting license was suspended for nine
years.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Justin
F. Butterfield, 24, of Brice </b><b>(Franklin County)</b><b>: </b>theft
(F5), failure to game check a deer (M3), possess deer in violation
of ORC (M3). Butterfield was sentenced and ordered to pay a $500
fine, $1,500 restitution, $655 court costs, and received a
three-year hunting license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>James
Jones, 50, of Thurman: </b>check deer of another (M3). J. Jones was
sentenced and ordered to pay a $500 fine, $251 court costs, and
received a three-year hunting license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sharon
Jones, 45, of Thurman: </b>check deer of another (M3). S. Jones was
sentenced and ordered to pay a $500 fine, $251 court costs, and
received a three-year hunting license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Evan
A. Jones, 71, of Oak Hill </b><b>(Jackson County)</b><b>: </b><b>t</b>wo
counts over bag limits antlered deer (M3), providing false
information when game checking deer (M3), possess untagged deer
parts (M3). E. Jones was sentenced and ordered to pay $1,500
restitution, $307 court costs, and received a six-year hunting
license suspension.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Dale
L. Scarberry, 57, of Thurman: </b>attempted theft (M1), Scarberry
was sentenced and ordered to pay a $250 fine, $220 court costs.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ronald
Miller, 37, Tyrone Pennsylvania </b><b>(Blair County)</b><b>,
</b>transport deer, feeding deer, fail to game check deer (M3), fail
to game check/illegal transportation (M3), possess deer taken
unlawfully (M3). Miller was sentenced and ordered to pay a $490
fine, $352.50 court costs.</span></span></span></p>
</li></ul><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></div>
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</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-79807016432821699972022-10-28T16:00:00.004-04:002022-10-28T16:51:41.154-04:00Ohio's deer and fall turkey hunters are showing the animals and the birds who is the boss<p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Based
on to-date animal and bird kill numbers, both Ohio’s deer and fall
wild-turkey hunters are driving in forth gear with the tachometer
approaching the red line.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">As
of October 26th, Ohio-licensed hunters – nearly all of them being
archery hunters as is explained later - have shot 31,325 antlered and
antlerless animals. For the same period in 2021 through October 26th,
the number was 24,393.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The
state’s licensed fall turkey hunters can gobble as well. Using the
same October 26th timeline, 462 wild turkeys have been shot thus far.
The comparable 2021 figure was 293 wild turkeys: or 169
fewer birds.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #26282a;">As
of </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">October 26th,</span><span style="color: #26282a;"> the
statewide archery harvest is up about 10 percent over
the three-year average, “so as predicted, the
harvest has come back down to earth after an incredibly fast
start,” said Clint McCoy, the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s
chief deer management biologist.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Cooler
than normal temperatures almost certainly played a role in getting
out of the gates so fast this year,” McCoy says.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Fully
83 of Ohio’s 88 counties recorded gains when their 2022 to-date
numbers are laid side-by-side with their respective 2021 to-date
figures. Some counties by significant numbers, too.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">To
illustrate, here are a number of counties with increased to-date deer
kill figures (with their respective 2021 numbers in parentheses):
Adams – 425 (410); Ashtabula County – 977 (730); Brown – 343
(293); Carroll – 630 (429); Geauga – 505 (324); Highland – also
358 (281); Knox – 754 (645); Lake – 230 (189); Morgan – 366
(265); Muskingum – 667 (548); and Scioto – 313 (199).</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Also,
three counties have all ready exceeded deer kills of at least one
thousand animals. They were) with their respective 2021 numbers in
parentheses): Coschocton – 1,209 (967); Trumbull – 1,075 (781);
and Tuscarawas – 1,046 (797). No county last year to-date had
reached – let alone, exceeded – one thousand animals.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Even
so, say McCoy, thus far, there are 50 counties where the archery
harvest is currently up more than 5 percent, and 13
counties where the harvest is down more than 5 percent.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Consequently,
“it’s a bit of a mixed bag,” McCoy says.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">There
is a fairly interesting disparity, too, between the antlered deer
harvest - up 1 percent - and the antlerless deer
harvest - up 15.6 percent so far. I’m not quite sure
what to make of it, other than the fact that counties where harvest
regulations were loosened (bag limits increased) have shown large
gains in antlerless harvest over the 3-year average, McCoy said.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The
five counties where 2022 to-date kill numbers are below their
respective 2021 to-date numbers were (with their respective 2021
numbers in parentheses): Butler – 246 (290); Hamilton – 328
(339); Hocking – 285 (294); Vinton – 199 (231); and Warren –
136 (164).</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Also,
says McCoy, the Wildlife Division has confirmed via laboratory
testing the presence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in
46 counties this year, “far more than ever before.”</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">However,
while widespread geographically, it appears that the majority of
those counties were NOT hit with severe mortality. But, as is often
the case with EHD outbreaks, there were a few areas of the state
where deer mortality was significant,” McCoy says as well.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">These so-called
“hot spots” are showing up in the harvest with
significant deficits,” McCoy says.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">Several
southwestern counties experienced significant EHD
activity which seems to be reflected in their to-date
harvest. Among them were Preble, Butler, Warren,
Montgomery, and Hamilton counties, McCoy said.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Another
‘hot-spot’ was identified in southeast Ohio, and we’re
seeing what I suspect is some evidence of an impact to harvest there,
as well, namely, Vinton, Athens and Hocking counties,” McCoy
says.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">“</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">It’s
still pretty early and we’ll see how things continue to shake out
as most of our traditionally high-harvest days are coming over the
next month or so, McCoy said.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Note,
too, that the Ohio Division of Wildlife this year is using two sets
of numbers for the 2022-2023 deer-hunting season. One is for “Archery
Harvest” and the other is for “Total Harvest.”</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Not
to be alarmed but the Wildlife Division conducted a special early gun
season October 8th through the 10th in an effort to contain chronic
wasting disease as well as jump-start the archery deer hunting
season, beginning September 10th instead of the September 24th date
for the rest of Ohio’s 85 counties.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">For comparison's sake
only the TOTAL 2022 to-date deer kill numbers (with their respective
2021 archery-only numbers in parentheses) are used: Hardin County –
358 (145); Marion County – 242 (101); and Wyandot County – 470
(171).</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Regarding
the to-date wild turkey fall hunting season, that program is likewise
experiencing a stellar performance, says Mark Wiley, the Wildlife
Division’s lead wild turkey management biologist.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Our
harvest as of October 25<sup>th</sup> was 462 turkeys. At
approximately the same point in the 2021 season, 293 turkeys had been
checked,” Wiley said.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Wiley
explained that it’s possible the to-date 2022 fall kill is higher
“because turkey numbers are better than they were in 2021.”</span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Our
poult index would support that hypothesis,” Wiley said.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Typically,
fall harvest trends mirror the poult index – or the number of
poults per hen, says Wiley.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Also,
says Wiley, fall turkey hunters “may be attempting to harvest a
bird earlier this year since the season is shorter.”</span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">"We
may end the season with a fall wild turkey harvest total very close
to 2021 even with the 2022 season being shorter,” Wiley said.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">- By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></p>
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</p><p> </p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-2836035600207590552022-10-13T17:08:00.003-04:002022-10-13T17:08:42.196-04:00Ohio's 2022-2023 deer-hunting season results remains at warp speed<p> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At
this pace, Ohio’s hunters will cross the finish line with a total
deer kill north of 200,000 animals.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Possibly
well, north, too, all though an asterisk or two is necessary when
examining the current figures at least.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even
so, the Ohio Division of Wildlife biologist in charge of crunching
the numbers says this “<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">pace
is unsustainable.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
of October 11th, the to-date deer kill total stands at 20,487
animals. The comparable 2021 to-date figure was 12,607 animals. Now
this is where the numbers must undergo some nuance.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
most recent to-date county-by-county totals are calculated under two
headings: “Archery Harvest” and “Total Harvest.” That latter
title includes deer taken during controlled hunts, and importantly,
deer shot during the Ohio Division of Wildlife’ disease
surveillance early gun season.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That
surveillance area consists of Hardin, Wyandot, and Marion counties.
And the differences between their respective to-date archery kills
and their to-date all-implement kills are significant.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
Marion County, the to-date archery deer kill totaled 69 deer while
the to-date all-implement kill totaled 215 deer. For Hardin County,
those figures were 102 and 315, respectively. Meanwhile, for Wyandot
County, the respective statistics are 121 and 434.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
only other county with a different to-date archery deer kill figure
and a to-date all-implement deer kill figure is Trumbull County.
Here, the to-date archery deer kill figure was 716 animals while the
to-date all-implement figure was 772 animals.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even
so, the combined increase of deer killed for all four counties totals
only 728 animals. That figure is less than 10 percent of the 7,880
number when the 2022-2023 season to-date all-implement total is
stacked up against its 2021-2022 season counterpart.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">However,
noteworthy also is that three counties went from having <span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">one</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">-deer
to </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
two-deer </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">deer
bag limit. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Those
counties being </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Pickaway,
Clinton, and Fayette. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Meanwhile,
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Washington
and Darke saw </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">their
respective </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">bag
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">limits
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">increases
from </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">two
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">deer
to </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">three
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">deer.</span></span></span></span>
All saw significant gains in the number of deer killed.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Regardless,
in virtually every respect, Ohio’s 2022-2023 deer-hunting season
has the left foot on the brake and the right foot working the gas
pedal at the same time.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of
Ohio’s 88 counties, fully 86 show increases in their respective
2022-2023 season to-date deer kill figures when compared to their
comparable 2021 season to-date deer kill numbers. And one of those
remaining two counties – Warren – posed identical to-date deer
killed while the only county showing an actual comparable to-date
deer kill decline was Vinton.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
looking at the numbers, Clint McCoy, the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s
lead deer management biologist, said that what stands out </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">to
him </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">as
a major factor has been “</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nearly
ideal for early season archery hunting.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">r</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">emember
dealing with some fairly high temps early on last season, but that
hasn’t been the case so far this year. Hunters are likely less
hesitant to harvest a deer in these cooler temp</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">eratures,”
McCoy says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">McCoy
tossed out some more numbers to illustrate this year’s gangbusters
beginning.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
total harvest after the first 19 days is sitting 32 percent above the
three-year average while the buck harvest is up 40 percent and the
antlerless harvest is up 28 percent,” McCoy said.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
speed bump to this momentum, McCoy says, is that “this pace is
unsustainable.”</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
predicted a larger harvest this year than we’ve seen in almost a
decade, but not quite this much. I expect that as we get further
along into the season, these numbers will fall into the more
reasonable 5-percent to 10 percent range,” McCoy says.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nother</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
footnote likewise </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
necessary. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Less
of a factor it would seem was t</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
appearance of </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Epizootic
hemorrhagic disease, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">or
EHD.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fully
40 of the state’s 88 counties saw outbreaks of this disease. Which
hit some counties more than </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">it
did </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">others.
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Among
serious EHD outbreak counties were </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Warren,
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Vinton,
Hamiliton, Hocking, Butler, and Greene, McCoy says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
you’ve ever heard the phrase ‘a mile wide and an inch deep’, I
think that would generally apply to the impact of EHD this year,”
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">McCoy
says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Consequently,
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">some
areas in some counties “were hit really hard” and thus “hunters
may want to carefully consider their harvest decisions there for a
year or two until the local population bounces back,” McCoy says.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-9276194034481861452022-10-06T13:14:00.001-04:002022-10-06T13:14:26.500-04:00Ohio's 2022-2023 archery season deer hunters off to a blazing beginning<p> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ohio’s
deer hunters are off to a fast start.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
state’s archery-hunting season began in 85 counties on September
24th. By October 4<sup>th</sup>, archers had all ready killed 13,009
animals. That figure compares to the same to-date 2021-2022 season
tally of 10,061deer.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
Hardin, Marion and Wyandot counties started their archery seasons on
September 10<sup>th</sup> as an effort to help contain CWD, even with
erasing their combined to-date totals of 85 (Hardin), 54 (Marion),
and 105 (Wyandot), the 2022-2023 to-date statewide total comes to
12,765 deer. That figure is still 2,704 more deer killed than for the
same to-date 2021-2022 period.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of
Ohio’s 88 counties, only eight of them recorded declines from their
respective to-date 2021-2022 season and their to-date 2022-2023
season. They are (with their respective 2021 to-date figure in
parentheses) were Adams – 175 (184); Butler – 95 (118); Cuyahoga
– 123 (139); Hamilton – 147 (160); Harrison – 182 (192);
Hocking – 135 (141); Vinton – 70 (86); and Warren – 51 (57).</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
current Top Five leaders (with their respective 2021 to-date figure
in parentheses) are: Coshocton – 535 (457); Trumbull – 532 (371);
Ashtabula – 433 (335); Tuscarawas – 423 (329); and Holmes – 418
(320).</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even
several counties that never historically been considered prime
deer-hunting country have come quickly out of the block. Among them
(with their respective 2021 to-date figure in parentheses) are:
Auglaize – 81 (44); Clinton – 47 (16); Gallia – 147 (73);
Ottawa – 44 (22); Pickaway – 40 (17); and Ross – 128 (105).</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ohio
Division of Wildlife biologists speculate that if everything goes
well - and when all of the various deer-hunting seasons conclude –
that the state’s total deer kill could top 200,000 animals.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
state has seen combined all-seasons deer kill totals exceeding
200,000 animals, 10 times. The last year was 2012 when 218,910 deer
were taken.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-5637700503151028292022-10-04T07:46:00.004-04:002022-10-04T10:57:39.370-04:00Alleged Lake Erie walleye cheating scandal opens door to potential "what if" legal charges<p> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
countless, biting memes and angry venting by fellow Lake Erie walleye
anglers weren’t enough, the two tournament fishermen at the vortex
of an alleged cheating scandal may have the potential of facing
criminal charges.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">At
issue is the participation of Chase Cominsky of Hermitage, PA and
Jake Runyan of Cleveland, in the Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT)
Championship held Friday, September 30 at Cleveland Metroparks’
Gordon Park. The event was supposed to run two days but severe and
dangerous weather on Lake Erie cut the program to just one day.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
the two men stepped onto an elevated platform with a weight scale,
they were met by Tournament Director Jason Fisher who performed the
master-of-ceremony’s task of weighing in the five fish.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">However,
news accounts report that Fisher became suspicious of the pair’s
walleye. This action was taken, in part, because the length of each
of the five fish did not seem to jive with their combined weight of
33 pounds.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also,
it is said in the accounts that Fisher said he felt “something
hard” in one of the walleye.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fisher
then stepped off the platform and began gutting the walleye. All the
while the process was being recorded on cell phones owned by more
than a few other anglers and spectators.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ultimately
when Fisher was finished, about eight pounds of lead slip- or in-line
sinkers were removed. Along with the weights were several fish
fillets, presumably and allegedly used to keep the weights from
either spilling out or helping to disguise the sound of the lead
sinkers banging against each other.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
response from the crowd was expectedly harsh and threatening, with
several bystanders verbally condemning Cominsky and Runyan, often
including the use of profane and vulgar language.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cominsky
and Runyan were disqualified from the contest, thereby forfeiting the
prestigious event’s approximately $30,000 first place prize.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">What
followed was the pair leaving the park, and in the subsequent days,
countless mimes on the alleged cheating appearing on social media
platforms while a host of general media venues from many parts of the
globe reported on the incident.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
while anglers of many fishing persuasions have denounced what
allegedly was seen and subsequently recorded, materiel collected at
the weigh-in has been turned over to various law enforcement
entities.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Likewise,
two criminal defense attorneys have expressed their thoughts –
hypothetically - as to some of the possible laws that might apply to
this situation.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
is vital to remember that as of this writing no charges have been
filed against anyone nor any arrests made nor any court trial
undertaken. In all respects, due process is the rule, a fact
recognized by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">ODNR
owildlife officers responded to the Lake Erie Walleye Tournament on
Friday, September 30, 2022 after being contacted by tournament
organizers,” said the agency’s media chief, Sarah Wickham.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Officers
collected evidence and are preparing a report for the Cuyahoga County
Prosecutors Office. As this is an open investigation, we have no
further comment at this time.”</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">That
being said, two Northeast Ohio criminal defense attorneys say that
potential criminal charges are no laughing matter.<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Not
according to</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
state’s law Bible – </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
Ohio Revised Code, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">anyway</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
believe that the two (alleged) fraudsters could be charged with Theft
under Section 2913.02(A)(3), which deals with theft by deception. If
the amount of the prize money exceeded $1000, it would be a felony --
and the specific degree would depend on the amount of the prize
money,” said attorney Adam VanHo, of VanHo Law in Munrow Falls.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">Criminal
defense attorney Casey O’Brien of </span><span style="color: black;">the
</span><span style="color: black;">Ibold and O’Brien law firm in Chardon
s</span><span style="color: black;">ays that i</span><span style="color: black;">n
addition to </span><span style="color: black;">possible </span><span style="color: black;">theft
charge</span><span style="color: black;">s, </span><span style="color: black;">the
Ohio Revised Code has another potenti</span><span style="color: black;">al</span><span style="color: black;">
tool in its </span><span style="color: black;">criminal complaint </span><span style="color: black;">tool
box.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="color: black;">“</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">ORC
2915.05 - Cheating, corrupting sports - may be applicable,” </span><span style="color: black;">O’Brien
says.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="color: black;">“</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">This
charge could be anywhere from a Misdemeanor of the First degree to a
Felony of the Fourth Degree if there are found to be prior offenses.
I would image in subsection (B)(2) may be applicable which entails
‘Engaging in conduct designed to corrupt the outcome of an athletic
or sporting event.’”</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Further,
says VanHo, if a case is made – again hypothetically – and the
defendants were “not sent to prison, a judge could require that any
term of probation include that they not be allowed to fish or have a
fishing license.”</span></span></span></p>
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<br />
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Similarly
both O’Brien and VanHo say that all of the pair’s fishing
equipment, boat-motor-trailer, and even their vehicles could be
seized as falling under being “criminal tools.”</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
could make the penalties cost the (alleged) fraudsters more than just
normal fines and court costs,” VanHo says.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">A</span><span style="color: black;">nd
possible federal charges </span><span style="color: black;">could be filed
</span><span style="color: black;">if it was found that the mail</span><span style="color: black;">s</span><span style="color: black;">
or </span><span style="color: black;">the </span><span style="color: black;">I</span><span style="color: black;">nternet
w</span><span style="color: black;">ere</span><span style="color: black;"> used
in conjunction with the alleged offenses, </span><span style="color: black;">O’Brien
sa</span><span style="color: black;">ys</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
for any unproven remarks made by other tournament anglers over the
past year-plus that the pair had engaged in similar alleged cheating
in other events, without a confession or hard proof, those complaints
remain in the arena of rumor, conjecture and speculation, the
attorneys say</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unless
this is part of some bigger conspiracy, or unless the police could
prove that they did this in other tournaments across state lines, I
do not see the feds taking the case,” VanHo says as well, with
O’Brien concurring.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></p>
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</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-54979512204753313362022-09-10T08:44:00.000-04:002022-09-10T08:44:00.347-04:00Another Lake County steelhead fishing stream is the scene of a pollution discharge<p> </p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Within
the span of about one month, a second Lake County stream noted for
its steelhead fisheries experienced a pollution event.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On
September 7th the Chagrin River was the scene of a pollution spill,
though no environmental damage was reported.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
September 8<sup>th</sup>, an Ohio EPA release did say that a
“Mishandling of a petroleum distillate (oil) and wastewater mixture
allowed the material to discharge to a storm sewer that led to the
river. The spill (was) estimated to contain less than 80 gallons of
oil and 800 gallons or less of wastewater.”</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
storm sewer is located directly in front of Apollo Parkway in
Willoughby and empties into the Chagrin River. The drain likewise is
opposite the city’s Gilson Park.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Willoughby’s
Gilson Park area is one of the lower Chagrin River’s most popular
and accessible steelhead fishing sites. It also sits upstream from
Lake Metroparks’ Chagrin River Park which straddles the
Willoughby-Eastlake line, and is itself one of the most heavily used
publicly accessible steelhead angling sites.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Responsible</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">wa</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s
Cortest, Inc., 38322 Apollo Parkway. The firm’s web site says of
itself </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">“</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Founded
in 1977, CORTEST, INC. has an extensive history of providing
laboratory equipment for corrosion and materials testing...”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Among
the clients listed on the firm’s web site are BP, Shell,
ExonMobile, Sherman Williams, and GE Global Research.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cortest
declined an inquiry from “Ohio Outdoor News” to respond to the
incident.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">However,
Anthony Chenault, the Ohio EPA’s </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Media
Coordinator </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">for the agency’s
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Northeast, Central and
Southeast Districts, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">said
“A</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ccording to the company,
the discharge was associated with the testing of a newly fabricated
piece of equipment.”</span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #002451;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Some
of the material - similar to kerosene - was not drained prior to the
rinsing of the separator,” </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Chenault
said.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #002451;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Ohio EPA </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">did
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">issue
a notice of violation to Cortest, Inc., for the incident, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">also
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">said
agency </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">spokeswoman,
Dina Pierce.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pierce
said a notice of violation means that the responsible party is
notified that it has violated Ohio law which prohibits any
unauthorized discharge into any waters of the state.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Generally,
a fine is not included though the responsible party must pay for the
subsequent clean-up, stop any further discharge, and take steps to
ensure such a release does not reoccur, Pierce said as well.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
some cases, agencies and governments can similarly submit to the
responsible party their respective, associated costs related to
responding to an event.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Willloughby
Fire Department Chief Todd Ungar told “Ohio Outdoor News” that
his agency was informed of the incident around noon, September 7<sup>th</sup>.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Cortest incident, though, was not self-reported by the company as was
the case for an accidental discharge of non-toxic vegetable-based oil
into the Grand River on August 13th.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
received a call from a visitor at Chagrin River Park who said a sheen
was seen on the water there, but you had to look just so in order to
see the oil,” Ungar said of the Chagrin River incident.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ungar
said, too, that once the city determined the fluid posed no
combustible danger, his force worked with the <span style="color: #2b2b2b;">Lake
County Hazmat Team and Eastlake Technical Rescue Team </span><span style="color: #2b2b2b;">to
help contain the pollutant</span><span style="color: #2b2b2b;">.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To
that end, a small pollution containment boom was placed in front of
the storm water culvert. This boom was removed September 9<sup>th</sup>.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
second boom was stretched across the Chagrin River a few miles
downstream. This 350-foot boom was placed at the very northerly end
of Eastake’s Woodland Park – another popular public access site
for steelhead anglers. It was removed September 8<sup>th</sup>.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.17in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That
boom was placed as a precaution just in case any residual oil made
its way downstream,” Ungar said.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;">As
previously mentioned, the Chagrin River event follows the </span><span style="font-style: normal;">August
13</span><sup><span style="font-style: normal;">th</span></sup><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span><span style="font-style: normal;">self-reported </span><span style="font-style: normal;">incident
involving </span><span style="font-style: normal;">an</span><span style="font-style: normal;">
accidental </span><span style="font-style: normal;">release </span><span style="font-style: normal;">of
</span><span style="font-style: normal;">400 to 500 gallons of
vegetable-based oil </span><span style="font-style: normal;">into the
lower Grand River. </span><span style="font-style: normal;">Th</span><span style="font-style: normal;">at
</span><span style="font-style: normal;">incident contaminated roughly
two miles of the lower Grand River’s arguably best steelhead
fishing section.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">August
13</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><sup><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></sup></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">discharge
originated from the Erie </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">International</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Group’s Painesville Township plant located at </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">679
Hardy Road. Th</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
section parallels Fairport-Nursery Road (</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
Route </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">53</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">5</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">wa</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s
book-ended </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">b</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">y</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Hardy Road and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">St.
Clair Street bridge in Fairport Harbor Vill</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ge.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</p>
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<span style="color: black;"> </span></p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-39503904285045605052022-08-30T11:14:00.001-04:002022-08-30T11:14:14.681-04:00Only assessing clean-up costs and sending the bill remains after the August 13 accidental discharge of soybean oil into the Grand River<p> </p><p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;">All
that’s left following an August 13</span><sup><span style="font-style: normal;">th</span></sup><span style="font-style: normal;">
incident involving the accidental discharge of non-toxic soybean oil
into the lower Grand River is the paperwork necessary to bill the
responsible firm for its mistake.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
incident saw the accidental discharge of 400 to 500 gallons of the
non-toxic oil that contaminated roughly two miles of the lower Grand
River’s arguably best steelhead fishing section.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
discharge originated from the Erie </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">International</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Group’s Painesville Township plant located at </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">679
Hardy Road. Th</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
section parallels Fairport-Nursery Road (</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
Route </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">53</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">5</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">wa</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s
book-ended </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">b</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">y</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Hardy Road and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">St.
Clair Street bridge in Fairport Harbor Vill</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ge.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Within
this section are the fabled steelhead-fishing hotspots locally
referred to as the “Uniroyal Hole” and the “Pipe Bridge Hole.”</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Erie
International self-reported the incident to authorities at around
6:30 p.m., August 13th. The company’s web site bills itself as
“...a ‘green’ company that develops and manufacturers natural
animal feed ingredients and specialty chemicals from renewable raw
materials.”</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">An
Ohio EPA spokesman said t</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">non-toxic
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">contaminant
entered the stream from the plant via a large pipe that lies
underneath </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fairport-Nursery</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Road.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
plant draws water from Lake Erie to cool </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
plant’s </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">heat
exchangers. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
turn, these heat exchangers </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">cool</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
whatever oil is being processed</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
for further </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">refinement.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">During
a cleaning operation, a pump was left on and overflowed a wastewater
retention pond, spilling into a ditch, which flowed into a storm
drain, and ultimately flowed into the Grand River,” said Anthony
Chenault, the Ohio EPA </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Media
Coordinator </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">for
the agency’s </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Northeast,
Central and Southeast </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">d</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">istricts,
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">shortly
after the accidental discharge.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Another
1,000 to 2,000 gallons were discharged onto the ground and recovered
at the facility, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Chenault
said as well.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">More
recently, Chenault told “Ohio Outdoor News” that the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
EPA considers the cleanup to be complete “and the company will
continue to monitor the area and recover additional material if
necessary.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
larger booms across the river have been removed,” </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Chenault
said August 30</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(But)
t</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
collection booms at the outfall will remain in place to capture any
residual material that may discharge from the storm sewer during a
rain event.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">No
environmental damage to the stream’s fish, wildlife or vegetation
was noted.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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August 15th, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">siphon</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ing
o</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">f
the material </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">was
instituted </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">as
the Grand </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">River’s
current carrie</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">d</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the contaminate to the boom</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">where
a skimmer and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">vacuum</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
c</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ould</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
extract the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">contaminant.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Performing</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the work was Spill Tek Environmental Services of Vermilion.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
EPA will bill the company to recover costs incurred by the Agency
associated with the cleanup – those costs have not yet been
determined.,” </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Chenault
said </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">also</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Responding
to the incident were various local agencies. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">T</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">hese
various local agencies and entities are also expected to tabulate
their respective costs associated with providing security,
assistance, and other expenses and submit their bills to the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Erie
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">International</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Group.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-975692165374490322022-08-16T10:59:00.001-04:002022-08-16T14:56:30.216-04:00REVISED DISCHARGE FIGURES: Clean-up underway following August 13 accidental discharge of non-toxic contaminant into the Grand River<p align="left"></p><p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">n
August 13</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><sup><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></sup></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
incident involving the accidental discharge of </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">n</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">on-toxic
- </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">likely
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">soybean,
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">canola,
or both - oil</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
contaminated </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">roughly
two miles</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of the lower Grand River’s arguably best steelhead fishing section.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Ohio EPA said </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">on
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">August
16</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><sup><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th
</span></span></span></sup></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at
the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">amount
of non-toxic oil </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">released
into the Grand River </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">was
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">400
to 500</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
gallons</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
“while another 1,000 to 2,000 gallons were discharged onto the
ground and recovered at the facility.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">O</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">riginally,
the company said only between 30 and 40 gallons of material </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">had
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">entered
the stream.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
discharge originated from the Erie </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">International</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Group’s Painesville Township plant located at </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">679
Hardy Road. Th</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
section parallels Fairport-Nursery Road (</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
Route </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">53</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">5</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
is book-ended </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">b</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">y</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Hardy Road and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">St.
Clair Street bridge in Fairport Harbor Vill</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ge.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Within
this section are the fabled steelhead-fishing hotspots locally
referred to as the “Uniroyal Hole” and the “Pipe Bridge Hole.”</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Erie
International self-reported the incident to authorities </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at
around 6:30 p.m., August 13th</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The company’s web site bills itself as “...a ‘green’ company
that develops and manufacturers natural animal feed ingredients and
specialty chemicals from renewable raw materials.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
firm </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is
a part of</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
what’s called the “oleochemical” industry. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
rapidly rising market </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is
involved in the manufacture of materials used to help make everything
from inks to soap and cosmetic products to lubricants.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
has been some concern </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">expressed</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
however, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">that
the</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">oleochemical
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">industry
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">must
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">strive
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">better
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">to
prevent and contain </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">accidental
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">spills.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
for </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Erie
International incident specifics,</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">non-toxic
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">contaminant
entered the stream from the plant via a large pipe that lies
underneath </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fairport-Nursery</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Road.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
plant draws water from Lake Erie to cool </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
plant’s </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">heat
exchangers. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
turn, these heat exchangers </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">cool</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
whatever oil is being processed</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
for further </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">refinement.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">During
a cleaning operation, a pump was left on and overflowed a wastewater
retention pond, spilling into a ditch, which flowed into a storm
drain, and ultimately flowed into the Grand River,” </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">said
Anthony Chenault, the Ohio EPA </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Media
Coordinator </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">for
the agency’s </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Northeast,
Central and Southeast </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">d</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">istricts</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Bob
Foster, managing director of the Chicago-based Pullman Global
Corporation which owns Erie International, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">said
his </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">company
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">had
“</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">actually
beg</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">u</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">n
work on a project three months ago to update the system which is
pretty old.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
were trying to stay ahead of the curve but obviously we were not far
enough ahead</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
just looks bad, but the oil goes into products th</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
consumer</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
uses every day,” Foster </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">said</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Responding
to the incident were various local agencies. Among them were fire
departments with Fairport Harbor Village and Painesville Township
along with both the state and federal Environmental Protection
agencies, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
others</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Likewise
contributing was the Lake County Hazardous Intervention Team. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
team</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
employed a</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">t
least one</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
containment boom provided by the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nearby</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Lubrizol Corporation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
floating boom was placed across the Grand River at Lake Metroparks’
Grand River Landing, located immediately belo</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">w</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the St. Clair Street Bridge.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
second boom was also installed following the escape of some of the
material </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">after
an August 14th mild rainfall</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
August 15th, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">siphon</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ing
o</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">f
the material </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">was
instituted </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">as
the Grand River’s current carrie</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">d</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the contaminate to the boom</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">where
a skimmer and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">vacuum</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
c</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ould</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
extract the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">contaminant.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
hand to perform the work was Spill Tek Environmental Services of
Vermilion. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
effort was expected to take several days to complete, said Ohio EPA
spokesman, James Lee.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
Division of Wildlife’s executive director, Brian Banbury, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">also
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">told
“Ohio Outdoor News that </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">“</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">n</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">o
fish or wildlife were affected, but </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">that
the agency continues to monitor </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
situation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Experiencing
the incident first-hand was angler Rob Peavy of Painesville.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Unaware
of what </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">was
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">happen</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ing
the morning of August 14th, Peavy had</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
launched his canoe about three miles upstream at Painesville City’</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Kiwanis
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Recreation
Park.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">His
intention was to fish </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">t</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
Grand River and take out at the Lake Metropark Grand River Landing
site. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Peavy
said he and a companion stopped fishing once </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">they</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
reached a point at the stream’s Uniroyal Hole where the culvert
pipe </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">had
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">discharge</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">d</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
material</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
was still some material com</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ing</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
out,” Peavy said, who added that he caught one catfish and one
bowfin where the contaminant was entering the Grand River.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And
when Peavy did remove his canoe from the stream at the Grand River
Landing, the vessel </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">h</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ad
a </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">residual
film </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">of
whitish, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">oily</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
substance at </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">its</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
waterline.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Heidi
Griesmer, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Ohio EPA’s </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Deputy
Director for Communication</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s,</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">told
“Ohio Outdoor News,”</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">that
the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Erie
International </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Group
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">will
be footing the bill for clean-up effort</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
along with </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">other,
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">po</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ssible,</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
costs or remediation – if any.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>- By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn<p></p><p align="left">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</p><p align="left">JFrischk4@gmail.com</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-32178164188223142612022-08-04T12:15:00.003-04:002022-08-04T12:15:32.792-04:00ATF warning Ohio gun shops about the fraudulent use of credit cards to illegally obtain firearms<p> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
federal government is warning the nation’s 136,643 federal firearms
license holders of a scam intended to defraud not only bank-card
institutions </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
gun dealers, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">but
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">also
appears</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
intended to steal firearms.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">What
has occurred, says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (commonly referred to as simply “ATF”) is</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
an increase in firearms transfers involving the use of suspected
fraudulent credit cards. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
illegal activity involves the transfer of firearms from out of </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">tate,
or within the same </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">tate,
for pickup at firearms dealers in Ohio, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
ATF says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
has 4,556 holders of FFL license</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
though not all are firearms dealers. The ATF has 11 different
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">classifications</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of FFL licenses. Among them is the “01” classification, or
“Dealer In Firearms Other Than Destructive Devices (Includ</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">es</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Gunsmiths).” </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
the U.S., the ATF has issued 53,816 such licenses, among which are
2,057 in Ohio.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Similarly,
the ATF has issued </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">5</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">3,211
Classification 03 FFL licenses, called “</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Collector
of </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Curio</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
And Relic</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">”
licenses. Holders of these licenses cannot sell firearms, and are
also limited to buying </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">from
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
select group of permitted antique, relic and curio (odd) firearms
with less governmental red tape. Ohio has 1,512 such Classification
03 license holders.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
ATF recently notified </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">via
text and e-mail to </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">FFL
license holders – including 01 and 03 types – of the scam.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">What
is </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">occurring</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and what FFL license holders need to be aware of, the ATF says, is
that a suspected </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">individual
“completing the transfer has been arriving at area firearms dealers
unannounced, indicating they are receiving a notification of the
delivery of the firearm.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
transferring individual then completes an ATF Form 4473, provides
their ID, and completes the transfer,” </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
ATF notification says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
selling firearms dealer </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">then
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">has
been receiving charge-back notices from a credit card company at a
later date resulting in the selling firearms dealer being at a
financial loss, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
ATF says</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">To
safeguard against such fiscal fraud and </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">thus
help</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
prevent individuals from illegally receiving fire</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">rms,
the </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ATF
is requesting </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">that
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">firearms
dealers implement </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
couple of </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">steps
before completing a transfer from another firearms dealer. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This,
in order</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
to “reduce additional illegal firearms transfers of this nature,”
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
ATF says.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
</span></span><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">First,
FFL license holders should r</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">eview
the purchase invoice detail</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
related to the purchased firearm, and determine </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">if
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">it
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">actually
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">matches
the address of the transferring individual prior to transferring a
firearm.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Secondly,
if </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
purchase invoice is not included with the firearm to be transferred,
contact the selling FFL </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">license
holder </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
request in writing or verbally confirm the billing information is the
same as the address of the transferring individual.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Please
contact your area ATF Field Office if there are any question</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
regarding this FFL Alert. If similar purchasing activity has already
occurred at your location, please report this information to your
area ATF Field Office,” </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">t</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
ATF concludes </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">with
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">its
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">alert
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">notice.</span></span></span></span></span>
</span></span>
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk@Ameritech.nt</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-51389281380628016812022-07-07T10:12:00.001-04:002022-07-07T11:18:05.514-04:00Federal legislators' efforts to gut Pittman-Robertson Act is really "doing the devil's" own work<p> </p><p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;"></p><p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">No
one said most politicians are the sharpest knives in the block though
being dull-witted at legislating ought not be the goal
of a representative, either, as we shall see.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yet
having an incredibly dull edge on intelligence is exactly what some
53 U.S. House members – among them being Ohio Rep. Warren Davidson
(R-18) – are inflicted with as they work to dismantle the world’s
most prestigious and successful wildlife management financing
systems.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh,
and providing millions in dollars for both hunter education and the
building of shooting ranges.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thus,
the 53 House members are doing the devil’s own work, the
legislators aiding and abetting the agendas of both the animal
rightists and the gun-control lobby.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">What
these 53 House members have done is put their names to House
Resolution 8167. This outrageous proposal would demolish the
Pittman-Robertson Act and any subsequent rider.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Removed
would be the federal excise tax on firearms and archery tackle. The
bill’s chief sponsor is Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde. I did mention
that a co-sponsor is Ohio Representative Warren Davidson, correct?</span></span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Clyde
and his not-so-merry band of irresponsible legislative accomplices
claim the excise tax violates the Second Amendment right to own
firearms. Instead, they want to tap into other federal grant
programs, each of which have important priorities of their own but
are far from stable in revenue generation.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Personally,
as a Republican for the past 51 years, I find it terribly
embarrassing that HR 8167’s 53 adherents are all members of my
party. No, correction. Not embarrassed, but ashamed.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Particularly
since more than a few of the bill’s sponsors are also members of
the so-called Congressional Sportsmens Caucus. Count both
representatives Davidson and Clyde as being members.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0in; widows: 2;">
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
bipartisan group is supposed to be looking out for the welfare of the
nation’s hunters, anglers and outdoors types. Its members ought not
to be recklessly pulling the financial rug out from underneath the
nation’s gun owners and hunters. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Indeed,
this very same Caucus’s budget pillars are supported by the very
companies that look to gun owners and hunters for their lifeblood,
too: Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Vista Outdoors, Ducks Unlimited, the
National Shooting Sports Foundation, and the NRA being among them.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Look
at the numbers of how the Pittman-Robertson (P-R) Act has benefited
the interests of those who buy the firearms and the ammunition that
representatives Clyde, Davidson and the 51 other misguided House
Republicans say they are helping.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over
its lifetime, Pittman-Robertson has doled out $15 billion ($1.5
billion last year alone) to state fish and game agencies. This money
is what floats these agencies’ fish and wildlife management boats.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Put
the magnifying lens on just Ohio, if you please, Rep. Davidson.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">In
federal fiscal year 2022, </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">t</span><span style="color: #1d2228;">he
Ohio Division of Wildlife </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">notes it </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">was
apportioned $21.9 million in Wildlife Restoration funds. </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">And
another $7.9 million in Sports Fish Restoration money.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">Peek
even closer </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">at </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">how</span><span style="color: #1d2228;">
the P-R Act </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">benefits </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">Ohio’s
firearms owners. </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">Remember, these are</span><span style="color: #1d2228;">
the people that HR </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">8167’s sponsors
</span><span style="color: #1d2228;">believe they’re coming to rescue.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">However,
not only is this </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">eccentric </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">effort
unnecessary but it’s not being sought since the intended victims
are not victims at all.</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2228;">Rather</span><span style="color: #1d2228;">,
they are volunteers who asked to be taxed in the first place.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Between
2015 and 2020, Ohio invested over $20 million into shooting and
archery ranges throughout the state, the Wildlife Division’s
figures show. And from 2020 to 2022, another $20 million was
earmarked for shooting- and archery-range expansion and upgrades.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Do
the math and the cha-ching totals $40 million in the last seven
years. This money is designated for places where gun owners can
unholster their handguns, sight-in their rifles, and bust some clay
birds with their shotguns.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">But
like Caesar’s “et tu, Brute?” comment to Brutus who was holding
one of the bloody knives; Davidson, Clyde and the others are prepared
to gut not just sound wildlife management programs, they also would
slay the public shooting ranges that gun owners repeatedly have said
they want and need.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
it stands, Clyde, Davidson and the other 51 co-sponsoring House
members can also add “Nitwit” to their respective political
resumes.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></p>
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</p><br /><p></p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-1816370250824309712022-06-30T12:56:00.003-04:002022-06-30T12:56:32.572-04:00Ohio's game bird biologist seek - and benefit from - input by "citizen scientists" via wild turkey and ruffed grouse observations<p> </p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
imperfect as they may be, late summer counts of wild turkeys and
ruffed grouse - and submitted by volunteer observers - remain useful
tools in helping Ohio Division of Wildlife decision-makers shape
policies and programs for the two species’ benefit.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Each
July and August the Wildlife Division conducts the</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">se</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
public-supported surveys to help the agency </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">estimate
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">respective
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">population
status.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
They are conducted, says the Wildlife </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Division
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">during
these two months </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">when
female birds and their young are </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">most
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">active
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">together</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Biologists
have annually tracked summer observations of turkeys since 1962.
Grouse were added to the survey in 1999.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lead
Wildlife Division biologist responsible </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for
the annual project </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is
Mark Wiley. A series of questions </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to
Wiley about his work</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here
are the questions and Wiley’s responses. They have been edited
slightly for length.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Q:
How many people usually participate, and are participant numbers
holding steady, falling, or increasing?</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A:
“Over the past five years or so public participation in the survey
was gradually waning. The number of wild turkey reports during the
months of interest dropped to between 200 to 300 birds. In 2021, our
Information and Education section made concerted efforts to increase
public participation.”</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Q:
Likely the reports about turkeys outnumber those for grouse, but is
it significant?</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A:
“Wild turkey reports greatly outnumber ruffed grouse reports for
several reasons. Wild turkeys are more widely distributed and can be
found in all 88 counties. Turkeys are also more abundant than are
ruffed grouse whose distribution is also limited to the most heavily
forested areas of eastern and southern Ohio.”</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Q:
So then, does the counts regarding turkeys reflect the distribution
of the species or do you think it's more of a reflection of where
birds are being seen?</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A:
“The number of turkey reports from a specific area of the state is
certainly influenced by factors unrelated to turkey abundance, such
as landscape and cover type, road density, and human population.
Turkeys in a popular urban park are much more likely to be observed
than turkeys in a remote forested area. For this reason, among
others, we focus on the ratio of poults to hens rather than the total
number of observations.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Q:
How valuable are the sightings and reports?</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A:
“Theses sightings and reports are tremendously valuable. Wild
turkey reports are used to produce an annual index of reproductive
success. This index is one of our most valuable tools in monitoring
the status of wild turkeys. This value extends beyond Ohio as nearly
all state wildlife agencies across the eastern U.S. conducts the same
survey. This helps researchers monitor regional trends in turkey
population.”</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Q:
What about reliability of the counts?</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A:
“We and other state wildlife agencies using the same protocol
consider this survey to be a reliable index of wild turkey population
trends. Any survey effort will include some reporting errors
resulting from misidentification, incomplete or incorrect counts,
typos, etc. We take steps to minimize the occurrence as well as to
mitigate their impact on the survey results. The survey’s results
are only as good as the data used to produce it, so we hope all
participants do their best to provide accurate reports.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Q:
Have the surveys ever provided information that came as a surprise to
you?</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A:
“We occasionally receive reports and photos of wild turkey hens
with very young poults quite late in the summer. These hens have
likely had one or more nest attempts fail earlier in the nesting
season but they have tried again in June or July. These late broods
offer a reminder for landowners to avoid mowing nesting cover during
summer months unless absolutely necessary.”</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Q:
How many years have the surveys been conducted online?</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A:
“We have offered an online reporting option since approximately
2009. Online reporting has made it much easier for observers to
submit reports and may have also improved the accuracy of reports.
With a smart phone in hand, an observer can submit a wildlife report
immediately and the observer can include a photo or video with their
report quite easily”</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Participants
are </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">encouraged
to submit observations on the </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wildlife
Division’s </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://ohiodnr.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9762d9943f454cab103416c32&id=44c4a019a8&e=bf44e2546d" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Wildlife
Reporting System</u></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> webpage
at wildohio.gov or on the </span></span></span><a href="https://ohiodnr.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9762d9943f454cab103416c32&id=b7f5e69876&e=bf44e2546d" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>HuntFish
OH</u></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> mobile
app. Be sure to record the date and county where the observation
occurred. </span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-18820828406507648822022-06-17T11:09:00.003-04:002022-06-17T11:09:55.424-04:00Ohio offers more than 100 controlled lottery-draw hunts but the odds of being picked are long<p> </p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sportsmen
and sportswomen are being presented with an expansive menu of new
options and old delights associated with the Ohio Division of
Wildlife’s controlled hunt program.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
program - which begins accepting applications July 1st - features the opportunity to apply for more than 1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">00</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
hunts, not including possibilities for trapping and the right to
erect waterfowl blinds. These hunts cover the entire spectrum of
hunting in Ohio: from wild turkey, to archery deer hunting, firearms
deer hunting, muzzle-loading deer hunting, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">hunting
for </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">quail,
dove, pheasants, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">squirrels,
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
waterfowl hunting.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Too,
the lottery-controlled system has hunts for mentored pairs, women,
youths, mobility challenged, and the general hunting public. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
lottery is open to Ohio resident and non-resident hunters.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It’s
a far cry from the late 1970s and early 1980s when the Wildlife
Division began its controlled hunt program. That is when the offering
featured only a q</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">uintet</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of waterfowling possibilities at Mosquito, Magee Marsh, Ottawa
National Wildlife Refuge, Killdeer Plains, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
Mercer.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Just
a word of caution; submitting an application and paying a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">small
fee for </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">each
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">selection
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is
hardly a given that you’re name will be chosen. Odds </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">are
long to exceptionally long.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
the demand goes up, we want to provide as much access opportunity as
possible in order to provide each successful applicant to enjoy a
quality experience,” says Brian Banbury, executive administrator
for the Wildlife Division.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And
our marketing group works to ensure that people are aware of the
program, which is why the Wildlife Division does it best to get the
word out.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And
also to not just quantify the hugely varied offerings but likewise to
demonstrate the realistic chances of being drawn.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">That
cold spray of water is addressed for each individual</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">lottery
hunt. This is done via the agency’s “Controlled Hunt Page,”
which is found within the Wildlife Divisions web site:
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.wildohio.gov/">www.wildohio.gov</a>.
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Follow
the electronic trail to “Hunting And Trapping” and then finish up
at the “Controlled Access Lotteries” portal.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
page features a drop-down menu that highlights the 11 main
categories. Select which of them you want to look at, click on it for
the individual options. Each of these specific choices is highlighted
by a “Rules </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Packet”
and a “Results Map.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">That
last designation </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">contains</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the eye-opening </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">part</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
that may make or break one’s decision. Be forewarned, the number of
people who applied in 2021 verses the number of available slots can
prove discouraging.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Examples
abound. For instance, 2,502 people applied for one of the 150 permits
available for the Salt Fork archery-only hunt, 4,908 people applied
for 132 slots at the James A. Garfield JMTC (formerly called the
Ravenna Arsenal) shotgun hunt, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">4,324
applications were processed for 50 permits for the Mo</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">quito
Creek Wildlife Area’s special muzzle-loading-only deer hunt.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Odds
of being selected really were only slightly better for youth-only,
women-only and mobility-challenged deer hunts. The one that is
designated for women at the James A Garfield site saw 643
applications for only 88 slots. And the mobility challenged hunt at
the Castalia Fish Hatchery attracted 202 applications for only eight
slots. The youth-only deer hunt for Killdeer Plains attracted 723
applications for just 34 slots.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
for no other reason than for curiosity sake, looking at other hunts
can prove sobering. The waterfowl hunt at Magee M</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">rsh,
for instance, saw 3,157 applicants for only 124 available permits</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Similarly,
small-game hunts saw their fair share of interest as well. At </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Indian
Lake State Park’s controlled dove hunt, 550 applications were
processed for 12 slots, and 705 applications were processed for the
Delaware Wildlife Area dove hunt’</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s
72 slots</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mind-boggling
numbers were especially the rule for the Wildlife Division’s three
controlled access pheasant hunts where birds are released. For the
Mosquito Creek pheasant hunt, 1,078 applications were submitted for
just three openings, while </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">928
applications were received for the 15 slots awarded at the Urbana
Wildlife Area’s s</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">t</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ocked
pheasant hunt. And though there was just one permit available for the
controlled quail hunt at the Crown City Wildlife Area, still 579
people applied.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Even
the program’s squirrel hunts attracted a great deal of interest.
Eight permits were available for the Hebron Fish Hatchery squirrel
hunt but where 347 people applied.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">About
the best odds seen was for the C</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ae</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ser
Creek youth-only dove hunt. Here, 30 applicants were processed for 10
slots.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">But
like it’s said for the state lottery: You can’t win if you don’t
play.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hunters
may apply for controlled hunts by completing the application process
online </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">by
using </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
Wildlife Division’s W</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ildlife
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Li</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">censing
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">S</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ystem
or via </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">phone
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
800-703-1928. There is $5.50 service fee for the phone option. Each
hunt requires payment of a non-refundable $3 application fee.
Customers may apply for more than one hunt but can only apply to each
hunt once per year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">All
applicants, youth and adult, are required to possess a valid Ohio
hunting license and meet age requirements. Youth hunters must be
under 18 at the time of the hunt to participate. Adults must be 18 or
older at the time of the application. Those applying for deer hunts
will also need a valid deer permit to apply.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
application period is </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">open
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">until
July 31. Successful applicants will be notified and provided
additional hunt information by Aug. 8, including a permit, rules, and
hunting area map.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Each
controlled hunt opportunity is unique. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">pplicants
are encouraged to thoroughly review all site-specific information,
including rules and requirements, prior to applying. Application
statuses can be viewed through Ohio’s Wildlife Licensing System.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-88910519001924947562022-05-31T15:44:00.004-04:002022-05-31T16:38:32.901-04:00Ohio's 2022 spring wild turkey hunting season ends with a fizzle, not a pop<p> </p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Ohio’s
final 2022 spring turkey season kill numbers continues to show
they’re slipping and sliding on black ice.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Even
so, the Ohio Division of Wildlife is reporting at least some
positives.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For
the 2022 statewide spring wild turkey-hunting season, a total of
11,872 birds were taken. In 2021 that figure was 14,546, while the
three-year average figure stands at 17,173 birds.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
total statewide kill represents 30 days of hunting in two zones
between April 23 and May 29. Included are the 1,103 wild turkeys
taken during the youth season April 9-10. </span></span></span>
</p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In
terms of pecking order, the Top 10 counties for the 2022 spring wild
turkey season were: Ashtabula (348), Tuscarawas (338), Belmont (314),
Guernsey (312), Columbiana (309), Harrison (299), Muskingum (298),
Trumbull (295), Jefferson (292), and Gallia (280). </span></span></span>
</p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Of
Ohio’s 88 counties, only five saw gains over their respective
three-year averages: Clark, Mercer, Logan, Van Wert, and Union. The
kill was the same in Greene County, while no birds were shot at all
this year in Ottawa County.</span></span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Interestingly,
</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">t</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">here
were also 131 bearded female turkeys (hens) checked. The Division of
Wildlife sold and distributed 48,815 wild turkey permits during the
spring hunting season.</span> In 2021, that sold
and distribution figure was 61,135 permits.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Declining
wild turkey kill numbers - a result of lower wild turkey numbers -
have been a long-term trend since 2001. Population declines have been
noted in many other eastern U.S. states, the Wildlife Division says
as well.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mark
Wiley – the Wildlife Division’s lead wild turkey management
biologist - says the statewide spring kill total “is down for
several reasons.”</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wild
turkey numbers are likely depressed across much of the state, having
not yet recovered from a string of years with poor poult production,”
Wiley said.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Also
says, Wiley, “the bag limit reduction and long-term hunter declines
have directly impacted spring permit sales totals and spring harvest
totals.”</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">However,
Wiley has previously noted that the now-abandoned second-bird
allowance contributed only minimally to the overall season tally. In
2021, for example, the second-bird accounted for only 1,824 turkeys.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wiley
does say that preliminary
results suggest 2022 permit success rates - “the percentage of
permits resulting in a harvest”- for residents, nonresidents, and
youth hunters were slightly higher than success rates in 2021.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When
comparing permit success rate it is important to consider how hunter
effort might change year-to-year. Post-season hunter surveys will be
used to evaluate trends in hunter effort,” Wiley
says.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Furthermore,
says Wiley, “it is
worth noting how
the
percentage of jakes in the 2022 harvest is approximately 25
percent,
which is higher than the previous four
spring seasons.”</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
typically observe this type of increase in jake harvest in a
spring following a spike in the poult index, which we had in 2021,”
Wiley
said.</span></span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">And
though a</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">ny
wild </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">turkey
population rebound </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">will
likely take more than one year of good poult numbers </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">to
boost numbers </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">to
levels Ohio hunters are used to </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">experiencing</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">,
“it is encouraging to see </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">that
</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">all
indices suggest a strong class of turkeys was produced in 2021,”
</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Wiley
says.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
</p><p align="left"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">H</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">ere
is a county-by-county breakdown of Ohio’s 2022 spring
wild-turkey-hunting season. In parentheses are the three-year
averages for each of the counties as well: </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">A</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">dams:
278 (399); Allen: 56 (72); Ashland: 134 (178); Ashtabula 348 (469);
Athens: 231 (389); Auglaize: 24 (42); Belmont: 314 (514); Brown: 278
(396); Butler: 144 (200); Carroll: 266 (347); Champaign: 72 (86);
Clark: 21 (15); Clermont: 205 (317); Clinton: 57 (72); Columbiana:
309 (392); Coshocton: 271 (443); Crawford: 45 (58); Cuyahoga 6 (8);
Darke: 57 (59); Defiance: 152 (200); Delaware: 75 (109); Erie: 24
(46); Fairfield: 83 (105); Fayette: 3 (12); Franklin: 10 (20);
Fulton: 91 (113); Gallia: 280 (386); Geauga 149 (212); Greene: 22
(22); Guernsey: 312 (471) Hamilton: 78 (113); Hancock: 31 (37);
Hardin: 80 (94); Harrison: 299 (428); Henry: 35 (55); Highland: 252
(372); Hocking: 171 (256); Holmes: 176 (230); Huron: 68 (106);
Jackson: 176 (345); Jefferson: 292 (412); Knox: 198 (312); Lake 42
(68); Lawrence: 159 (215); Licking: 208 (320); Logan: 122 (106);
Lorain: 87 (130); Lucas: 53 (58); Madison: 4 (9); Mahoning: 141
(188); Marion: 30 (35); Medina: 96 (121); Meigs: 267 (498); Mercer:
21 (19); Miami: 27 (24); Monroe: 277 (529); Montgomery: 19 (26);
Morgan: 194 (329); Morrow: 116 (132); Muskingum: 298 (486); Noble:
251 (410); Ottawa: 0 (2); Paulding: 58 (71); Perry: 202 (280);
Pickaway: 7 (23); Pike: 148 (208); Portage: 165 (231); Preble: 113
(114); Putnam: 29 (55); Richland: 173 (249); Ross: 223 (297);
Sandusky: 19 (22); Scioto: 144 (261); Seneca: 98 (128); Shelby: 35
(40); Stark: 225 (269); Summit: 62 (74); Trumbull 295 (372);
Tuscarawas: 338 (505); Union: 52 (47); Van Wert: 18 (17); Vinton: 170
(285); Warren: 65 (93); Washington: 276 (491); Wayne: 99 (116);
Williams: 175 (200); Wood: 21 (25); Wyandot: 77 (83). </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">2022
total: 11,872. Three-year average: 17,173.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-38459173036980758422022-05-24T12:45:00.005-04:002022-05-24T12:45:53.630-04:00Ohio's 2022 spring wild turkey-hunting season is headed for the scrap heap<p></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ohio’s
spring wild turkey kill numbers have been circling the drain for
several years, and the to-date numbers through May22nd shows the
speed of the draw down is accelerating.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
when the season began through May 22<sup>nd</sup>, 11,770 birds were
killed – a precipitous drop from the three-year average of 17,060
bearded wild turkeys. And also a sharp decline from the same 2021
to-date kill of 14,450 turkeys.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
is important to note two other things, as well. This year, hunters
could shoot only one bearded bird.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">However,
adding a second turkey to the mix would not have contributed much
more to the tally. Last year the second-bird accounted for only 1,824
turkeys, says Mark Wiley, the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s chief
wild turkey biologist..</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Likewise,
the state’s Northeast Zone – consisting of Lake, Ashtabula,
Geauga, Cuyahoga, and Trumbull counties – concludes its spring
season May 29th. Thus those final week numbers are not included: but
which last year amounted to only 95 birds, said Wiley.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spring
harvest totals are down across much of the state for a number of
reasons, Wiley said as well.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite
a boost in poult numbers during the summer of 2021, wild turkey
numbers have not yet recovered from poor poult numbers in 2017
through 2019,” Wiley said. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Spring
turkey hunter numbers and permit totals </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">also
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">have
been declining in the state for almost two decades, which has direct
impact on </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">harvest
total.”</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
the season winds down, Wiley says, the Wildlife Division, “will get
a better idea of the spring permit success rates.”</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These
rates will provide a more accurate assessment of the 2022 spring
season. We will soon distribute the post-season hunter survey which
will provide even more detail on what Ohio hunter encountered this
spring,” Wiley said.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Several
factors play a role in fluctuating turkey populations, including
weather events, predation, disease, and hatch productivity, the
agency says. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also,
each summer, the Division of Wildlife conducts a turkey brood survey
to estimate population changes. Biologists expect the population dip
to be temporary given the 2021 brood survey showed encouraging
results. Young turkeys will be tracked closely in the coming years.
The brood survey is largely based on public reports. Submit
observations of young turkeys during July and August at wildohio.gov.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here
is a list of all wild turkeys checked by hunters in each county
through May 22nd. Results from the state include 30 days of hunting
in the south zone, 23 days in the northeast zone, and the two-day
statewide youth season. The first number following the county’s
name shows the numbers for 2022, and the three-year average through
the corresponding dates are in parentheses. All numbers below are raw
data and are subject to change.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Adams:
278 (399); Allen: 56 (72); Ashland: 134 (178); Ashtabula 318 (424);
Athens: 231 (389); Auglaize: 24 (42); Belmont: 314 (514); Brown: 278
(396); Butler: 144 (200); Carroll: 266 (347); Champaign: 72 (86);
Clark: 21 (15); Clermont: 204 (317); Clinton: 56 (72); Columbiana:
309 (392); Coshocton: 271 (443); Crawford: 45 (58); Cuyahoga 5 (7);
Darke: 57 (59); Defiance: 152 (200); Delaware: 74 (109); Erie: 24
(46); Fairfield: 83 (105); Fayette: 3 (12); Franklin: 10 (20);
Fulton: 91 (112); Gallia: 280 (386); Geauga 132 (194); Greene: 22
(22); Guernsey: 312 (470) Hamilton: 78 (113); Hancock: 31 (37);
Hardin: 80 (94); Harrison: 298 (428); Henry: 35 (55); Highland: 253
(372); Hocking: 170 (256); Holmes: 175 (230); Huron: 68 (106);
Jackson: 176 (345); Jefferson: 292 (412); Knox: 198 (312); Lake 38
(61); Lawrence: 159 (215); Licking: 208 (320); Logan: 121 (106);
Lorain: 87 (130); Lucas: 53 (58); Madison: 4 (9); Mahoning: 141
(188); Marion: 30 (35); Medina: 96 (120); Meigs: 267 (498); Mercer:
21 (19); Miami: 27 (24); Monroe: 277 (529); Montgomery: 19 (26);
Morgan: 194 (329); Morrow: 116 (132); Muskingum: 294 (486); Noble:
251 (410); Ottawa: 0 (2); Paulding: 58 (71); Perry: 202 (280);
Pickaway: 7 (23); Pike: 148 (208); Portage: 164 (230); Preble: 113
(114); Putnam: 29 (55); Richland: 173 (249); Ross: 223 (297);
Sandusky: 19 (22); Scioto: 143 (261); Seneca: 98 (128); Shelby: 35
(40); Stark: 225 (269); Summit: 61 (74); Trumbull 258 (335);
Tuscarawas: 338 (505); Union: 52 (47); Van Wert: 18 (17); Vinton: 170
(285); Warren: 65 (93); Washington: 276 (491); Wayne: 99 (116);
Williams: 175 (200); Wood: 21 (25); Wyandot: 77 (83). </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2022
to-date total through May 22</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nd</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">:
11,770. To-date three-average total: 17,060.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>- Jeffrey L. Frischkorn<p></p><p>JFrischk@Ameritech.net</p><p>JFrischk4@gmail.com</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-71194272526972100692022-05-16T17:57:00.000-04:002022-05-16T17:57:09.590-04:00Ohio's 2022 sandhill crane nesting count sees marked increase over 2021's survey results<p> </p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
number of reported sandhill cranes </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">on
their nesting grounds in Ohio </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">has
more than doubled in the past year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">During
a one-day count in April of sandhill cranes in Ohio, mostly volunteer
o</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">bservers
found 371 </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">birds.
That </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">figure
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is
more than twice the number of sandhill cranes </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">observed</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
during the 2021 count </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">of
160 birds</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
annual event – called the “Midwest Crane Count” - </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">was
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">coordinated
by the Ohio Division of Wildlife, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">International
Crane Foundation, and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
Bird Conservation Initiative.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
For
the purposes of the count, Ohio Division of Wildlife officials had
established <span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">24
pre-selected counties </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
was conducted </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">during
the crane’s nesting season. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Counties
were selected based on the availability of wetland habitat that
cranes use for nesting. Sandhill </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">crane</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s
can be secretive during the</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ir</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
breeding season, and the survey is an effort to better understand
Ohio’s breeding population, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
Wildlife Division says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
top seven counties with the most sightings were Wayne (84), Lucas
(60), Geauga (56), Trumbull (47), Holmes (18), Ottawa (17), and
Wyandot (17). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Volunteers
searched crane habitat within </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
preselected </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">10-square
mile survey block</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The count was the second of what will be an annual event to track the
status of sandhill cranes in the </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">state,
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
Wildlife Division adds as well</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sandhill
cranes are </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">tall
wading bird</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s,
each</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
characterized by a long neck and bill. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">They
are </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">mostly
gray in plumage with a red patch on its forehead.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Individuals
may stand up to four feet </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">tall
with a wingspans of up to 6.5 feet with a weight of just over eight
pounds for males and seven pounds for females. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sandhills
mate for life.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
young are called “colts” and though a female may lay two or three
eggs, often only one colt survives. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Males
assist in the incubation of the eggs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">To
hear one is to understand the term “wild,” and is unforgettable,
sometimes referred to as a </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">rolling
bugle. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Prehistoric-like
throaty bellow may even be more accurate.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sandhills
are migratory, breeding in wetlands across the northern U.S. and
Canada, and wintering farther south in North America. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Florida
has a growing year-round population.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">species
was </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">once
extirpated from Ohio </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">but
has begun to reestablish itself on its own. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">They
returned to Wayne County in 1987 to breed and have been expanding
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ever
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">since.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
is estimated that the total North American population of sandhill
cranes is 670,000 to 830,000 </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">birds</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services estimates the three-year annual
kill by hunters </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">averages</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
almost 23,000 birds, slightly above the long-term goal of 17,000 to
21,000 birds annually being taken.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
Ohio, sandhill cranes remain on the state’s threatened species
list, but are huntable in </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">about
a dozen states</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
most notably in the Midwest down through Texas. Kentucky has
established a two-bird per day season.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-49702708504161551782022-05-09T20:24:00.005-04:002022-05-09T20:24:52.610-04:00Ohio's 2022 to-date spring turkey season take continues its free-fall<p></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ohio
2022 wild turkey-hunting season continues its slip and slide.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
season’s to-date total through May 8<sup>th</sup> stood at 9,353
birds. Last year that figure was 11,779 turkeys, while the three-year
average is 13,664 birds.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Included
in the to-date 2022 statistics are birds killed during the first 15
days of the South Zone season, the first nine days of Northeast Zone
season, and both days of the Youth-Only season. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ohio’s
2022 spring harvest totals are below the 3-year average in all but a
few counties, also says Mark Wiley, the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s
lead wild turkey biologist.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wiley
accounts for the drop for a couple of reasons. Among them is that
much of this apparent turkey kill deficit is explained by the recent
reduction in the bag limit from two birds to one bird, as well as
long-term declines in hunter participation.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
addition, Ohio’s wild turkey abundance has been depressed in recent
years following several summers with poor poult numbers,” Wiley
says.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Currently,
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wiley
says also, </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
proportion of jakes in the spring harvest total “appears to be
slightly elevated in 2022.”</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is expected following a year with above-average poult numbers, which
occurred in 2021,” </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wiley
says.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Of
particular note, Wiley also says that “a</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">t
this point in the spring season I see no clear pattern tied to the
range of 2021 periodical cicada emergence.”</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">That
factor is possibly led by the way the 2021 emergence of the 17-year
cyclic cicada occurred, </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wiley
says, too.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">While
the general range of the em</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">e</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">rgence
covered a large swath of central to southern Ohio, it appears that
the event was not uniform, producing a patchwork of abundance here
and a d</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ea</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">rth
of cicadas there, speculates Wiley.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wiley
did say too that p</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ost-season
hunter surveys will reveal more details about what Ohio turkey
hunters encountered and </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">that
input “</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">will
help us understand how the 2022 season stacks up against recent
years.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here
the county-by-county list</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of all wild turkeys checked by hunters through Sunday, May 8, 2022,
is shown below. The first number following the county’s name shows
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
to-date statistic for</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
2022, and the three-year average through the corresponding dates are
in parentheses. </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
n</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">umbers
are raw data and subject to change.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #222222;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Adams:
214 (331); Allen: 49 (58); Ashland: 108 (141); Ashtabula 215 (266);
Athens: 187 (327); Auglaize: 18 (30); Belmont: 243 (422); Brown: 219
(323); Butler: 117 (159); Carroll: 216 (285); Champaign: 58 (68);
Clark: 15 (13); Clermont: 166 (254); Clinton: 43 (56); Columbiana:
250 (325); Coshocton: 220 (360); Crawford: 37 (38); Cuyahoga 2 (3);
Darke: 50 (48); Defiance: 118 (160); Delaware: 60 (89); Erie: 20
(35); Fairfield: 64 (86); Fayette: 3 (11); Franklin: 5 (15); Fulton:
65 (86); Gallia: 234 (318); Geauga 83 (125); Greene: 19 (16);
Guernsey: 261 (400); Hamilton: 62 (86); Hancock: 23 (28); Hardin: 61
(71); Harrison: 244 (344); Henry: 29 (47); Highland: 193 (297);
Hocking: 144 (217); Holmes: 138 (184); Huron: 52 (87); Jackson: 154
(285); Jefferson: 239 (338); Knox: 163 (247); Lake 28 (42); Lawrence:
129 (186); Licking: 172 (255); Logan: 95 (86); Lorain: 67 (101);
Lucas: 40 (45); Madison: 4 (6); Mahoning: 111 (144); Marion: 22 (30);
Medina: 73 (94); Meigs: 223 (418); Mercer: 16 (17); Miami: 24 (19);
Monroe: 229 (436); Montgomery: 14 (22); Morgan: 165 (271); Morrow:
100 (105); Muskingum: 253 (392); Noble: 201 (335); Ottawa: 0 (2);
Paulding: 47 (58); Perry: 158 (228); Pickaway: 4 (19); Pike: 118
(164); Portage: 138 (184); Preble: 90 (90); Putnam: 20 (44);
Richland: 129 (190); Ross: 182 (240); Sandusky: 15 (20); Scioto: 111
(226); Seneca: 77 (101); Shelby: 27 (33); Stark: 176 (215); Summit:
43 (55); Trumbull 170 (223); Tuscarawas: 264 (401); Union: 46 (36);
Van Wert: 18 (14); Vinton: 143 (231); Warren: 53 (78); Washington:
205 (390); Wayne: 79 (92); Williams: 141 (160); Wood: 16 (19); and
Wyandot: 56 (67). </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2022
to-date total is 9,353. The corresponding three-year average is
13,664. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p><br /><p></p><p>- Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</p><p>JFrischk@Ameritech.net</p><p>JFrischk4@gmail.com</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-7066474167378099112022-05-02T19:10:00.002-04:002022-05-02T19:10:20.964-04:00Ohio's spring wild-turkey hunters are still struggling to find and shoot birds<p> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Plagued
by inconsistent weather patterns for Week One of Ohio’s 2022 spring
wild turkey-hunting season, participants also are dealing with a
general dearth of birds.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That
decrease in how many turkeys Ohio hunters are encountering in the
woods is showing up in the to-date kill across the state. As of May
1st, Ohio’s turkey hunters shot 7,551 birds. The to-date three-year
average (2019 to 2021) figure stands at 10,759 birds. Meanwhile, the
2021 single-year to-date number is 9,745 birds.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Again,
the weather for this season’s first week has proven erratic, making
it challenging for hunters to even be in the field, let alone finding
cooperative birds.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">However,
the game changer appears to be an on-going issue involving turkey
“recruitment,” particularly in some areas of the state.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite
improved poult numbers (poults per hen, or ‘PPH’) across much of
the state in the summers of 2020 and 2021, it appears Ohio’s wild
turkey population has not fully rebounded from three consecutive
years of below-average poults-per-hen during 2017-2019,” says Mark
Wiley, the Ohio Division of Wildlife biologist in charge of the
agency’s turkey management program.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
regional PPH index remained low into 2020 in southeast Ohio, which
may partially explain some of the more notable dips in harvest in
southeastern counties this spring.”</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wiley
says that r</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ecent
changes in hunter participation and hunting regulations must be
considered </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">as
well.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
expected total harvest and the total number of spring permits to drop
between 2021 to 2022. This is due in part to the recent reduction to
a </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">one</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">-bird
bag limit, but we have also observed a fairly steady decline in
spring permit sales for nearly two decades,” </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wiley
says.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hunter
success rates will be a more informative metric than total harvest,
“but we cannot estimate success rates until the end of the season,”
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wiley
says.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even
so, the top 10 counties with the most checked wild turkeys in 2022
are Guernsey (224), Tuscarawas (223), Muskingum (213), Columbiana
(212), Harrison (208), Belmont (203), Jefferson (198), Carroll (186),
Monroe (186), and Coshocton (185).</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ohio
has two zones for 2022 spring wild turkey hunting: the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">S</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">outh
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Z</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">one
and the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">N</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ortheast
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Z</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">one.
The </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">S</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">outh
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Z</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">one’s
season is open until Sunday, May 22</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nd</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">N</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ortheast
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Z</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">one
(Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties) will
remain open until Sunday, May 29</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<p style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here
is the unofficial</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
total of all wild turkeys checked by hunters in each of Ohio’s </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">88
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">counties
through May 1</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">st</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
These results include nine days of hunting in the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">S</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">outh
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Z</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">one,
two days in the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">N</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ortheast
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Z</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">one,
and the youth hunting season. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
first number following the county’s name represents the 2022
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">to-date
turkey kill</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
with the three-year average for the corresponding dates shown in
parentheses.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Adams:
177 (262); Allen: 38 (47); Ashland: 93 (112); Ashtabula: 132 (145),
Athens: 146 (260); Auglaize: 14 (23); Belmont: 203 (335); Brown: 168
(259); Butler: 86 (126); Carroll: 186 (227); Champaign: 46 (56);
Clark: 14 (11); Clermont: 132 (210); Clinton: 33 (47); Columbiana:
212 (268); Coshocton: 185 (288); Crawford: 32 (28); Cuyahoga: 0 (1),
Darke: 38 (40); Defiance: 92 (128); Delaware: 50 (68); Erie: 16 (25);
Fairfield: 59 (67); Fayette: 3 (7); Franklin: 5 (13); Fulton: 56
(68); Gallia: 184 (256); Geauga: 44 (67), Greene: 16 (12); Guernsey:
224 (327); Hamilton: 50 (61); Hancock: 14 (23); Hardin: 53 (55);
Harrison: 208 (277); Henry: 21 (39); Highland: 156 (239); Hocking:
122 (173); Holmes: 119 (151); Huron: 38 (71); Jackson: 127 (234);
Jefferson: 198 (275); Knox: 133 (200); Lake: 14 (24), Lawrence: 111
(150); Licking: 140 (212); Logan: 81 (67); Lorain: 53 (75); Lucas: 34
(32); Madison: 4 (5); Mahoning: 84 (118); Marion: 18 (23); Medina: 60
(71); Meigs: 184 (336); Mercer: 12 (13); Miami: 23 (16); Monroe: 186
(344); Montgomery: 9 (19); Morgan: 134 (222); Morrow: 81 (87);
Muskingum: 213 (315); Noble: 173 (275); Ottawa: 0 (1), Paulding: 37
(44); Perry: 138 (182); Pickaway: 3 (14); Pike: 100 (126); Portage:
100 (152); Preble: 70 (67); Putnam: 17 (35); Richland: 108 (150);
Ross: 145 (193); Sandusky: 13 (16); Scioto: 89 (176); Seneca: 63
(81); Shelby: 22 (29); Stark: 134 (162); Summit: 33 (42); Trumbull:
92 (123), Tuscarawas: 223 (312); Union: 38 (28); Van Wert: 17 (10);
Vinton: 114 (197); Warren: 45 (62); Washington: 176 (313); Wayne: 67
(70); Williams: 113 (123); Wood: 12 (14); Wyandot: 45 (52). </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2022
to-date total: 7,551: three-year average: 10,759.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</p><p style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</p><p style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.31in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-57109566868558685622022-04-21T10:11:00.001-04:002022-04-21T10:11:24.593-04:00The Grand River is to be chemically treated to help control the invasive and parasitic sea lamprey<p> </p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Engaged
in a war that will never see an ultimate victory, the federal
government will fight another battle next week in its efforts to
control the invasive sea lamprey.</span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
work will be performed at four pre-selected sites on the Grand River and
was conducted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service with the
cooperation of the joint U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Fisheries
Commission. The former provided the expertise and muscle power while
the latter furnished the bucks.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
those dollars are extensive, too. For the entire Great Lakes, the
cost for sea lamprey control is $9 million annually from which the
expense for the Grand River this year being about $200,000.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Yet
the outlay is worth it, says Jenna Tews, the Fish and Wildlife
Service’s </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Station
Superviso</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">r</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">for
its </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Sea
Lamprey Control Program </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">in
Ludington,</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
</span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Michigan.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Without
treating the Grand River with what’s called a “lampricide,”
approximately 3,400 juvenile sea lampreys would eventually grow into
adulthood. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">At
that stage the adults</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">would
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">migrate
into Lake Erie where each would feast on – and kill –
approximately 40 pounds (about 28,000 pounds total) </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">of
such fish species </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">as
steelhead, lake trout, bass, and walleye, Tews says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Those
are significant number </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">for
Lake Erie</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">,”
Tews said. “</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">The
thing is, the Grand River is the fifth latest producer of sea
lampreys for Lake Erie, the largest being the St. Clair River.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Tews
says the Grand River has perfect habitat and water quality for sea
lamprey spawning and as a nursery water. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">T</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">hus
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">it
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">qualifies
for regular treatment of the lampricide, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">“TFM,”
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Tews
said.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Besides
the Grand River, Conneaut Creek also is periodically treated.
Meanwhile, western New York’s </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Cattaraugus
Creek </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">will
receive a jolt of TFM this month; a process that costs $488,000, Tews
says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">“</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Lake
Erie has 842 tributaries,</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">30
tributaries have records of larval sea lamprey production, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">and
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">of
these, 18 tributaries – </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">seven
in</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
Canada </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">and</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
11 </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">in
the </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">U.S..
- have been treated with lampricides at least once during 2012-2021,”
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Tews
said additionally.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Since
1958, the program has used TFM to control sea lamprey in the Great
Lakes. It was discovered in 1957 after more than 6,000 compounds were
tested to uncover a selective sea lamprey control method. TFM is
fully registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
with Health Canada as a safe and effective pesticide, Tews says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">This
chemical works by killing sea lamprey juveniles, called larvae, which
hatch from eggs, burrow into the river’s bottom where they live for
several years before emerging as adults with eyes and the suction-cup
mouth fitted with circular rows of hooked teet</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">h</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">At
that point the adults make their way into Lake Erie where they feast
on fish for 12 to 18 months before returning </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">to
a </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">stream
to spawn and die, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">repeating
the cycle</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">.
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">They
do this by using those circular rows of teeth to clasp onto a fish
and then employ their rasping tongue to consume a fish’s flesh.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
you can have several year classes of lampreys in a stream,” Tews
said </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">as
well</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">With
TFM, Tews explains, the Great Lakes sea lamprey population has been
reduced by 90 percent, helping to protect the system’s fisheries,
estimate to be worth $9 billion annually, Tews says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Grand River was last treated in 2017 so we are a little behind in our
three- to five-year scheduling for it to be treated, partly as a
result of COVID,” Tews said.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Treated will be a 32-mile long stretch of the Grand River, beginning at the
Ashtabula Metro Parks’ Harpersfield Dam unit. Other sites included
the confluence with the </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">river</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
at Mill, Paine, and Big-Kellogg creeks, all in Lake County and </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">each
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">associated
with the Lake Metroparks’ system.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">“</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">We
try to treat when the Grand River has a stream flow of 200 to no more
than 1,000 (cubic feet per minute) stream flow. If the stream flow is
too low than the TFM doesn’t move and the risk is greater for
non-targeted species,” </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Tews
also said.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">And
i</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">f
the stream flow is too great than the lampricide becomes diluted and
just washes downstream,” Tews </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">also
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">says.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Those
non-targeted species include such species as mud puppies stonecats,
and some fish species </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">such
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">as
darters which could be spawning and </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">consequently</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
“are under greater stress,” Tews said.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">For
this reason part of the Fish </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">&</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
Wildlife Service’s work includes monitoring for any loss of
non-target species as well as how the lampricide is </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">being
distributed</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">What
the Fish </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">&</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">
Wildlife Service has found also, says Tews, is that the more
frequently a stream is treated the greater is the public’s support
for a project that for all practical purposes is the salvation of the
entire Great Lakes fisheries.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
have some people who are upset because of the non-targeted species
losses but other people can see the bigger picture as to how the work
is necessary for the protection of </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">the
Great Lakes fisheries</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">,”
Tews said.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-5031115964961730212022-04-04T09:06:00.003-04:002022-04-04T09:06:51.623-04:00State wildlife rehabilitators are responding quickly to Ohio's call to protect against spread of contagious avian flu<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In an effort to help stymie the serious threat to wild and domestic bird populations brought about by the avian flu, the Ohio Division of Wildlife has issued an alarm to the state’s approximately 70 wildlife </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">rehabilitators.</span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">The agency is advising </span><span style="font-size: 17.3333px;">rehabilitators to</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> take steps to ensure their operations do not become portals for the disease</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">So serious is the threat that state officials are noting the highly contagious avian-specific flu disease has been detected in Ohio-based gulls, eagles, geese and in case of domestic fowl, a flock of pen-raised chickens in Franklin County.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Among the suggested steps include greater focus on such “biosecurity” measures as ensuring increased sanitation efforts, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">increased</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> observation of birds in the </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">rehabilitators</span>’ <span style="font-size: 14pt;">care, quarantining of suspected infected birds. And other protocols, the Wildlife Division </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">has instructed </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">wildlife rehabilitators.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Please note,” says a March 2</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">5</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> memo by the Wildlife Division to wildlife rehabilitators, “birds testing positive will require humane euthanasia and quarantine of your facility to prevent spread. This may also trigger a foreign animal disease investigation by the “US Department of Agriculture).”</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">To that end, the Wildlife Division is recommending that rehabilitators “limit the use of birds in educational programs,” particularly off-site; for care center staff who also have domestic fowl or pet birds at home to - at a minimum - wear different clothing at work from home; house waterfowl separately from other birds; and disinfect vehicles, equipment and cages.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Some licensed rehabilitators are taking the severest of steps by refusing to accept any new birds of any species for care. Among such rehabilitators is Lake Metroparks which operates the Kevin P. Clinton Wildlife Center in Kirtland.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This licensed and highly respected animal/bird rehabilitation operation annually received 700 to 1,000 birds for rehabilitative services.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In fact, Lake Metroparks is maximizing the Wildlife Division’s suggested guidelines in other ways, too. It is removing all bird feeders at any park where they have been assembled for attracting both birds as well as birders, parks officials are saying.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Similarly, the agency is discouraging waterfowl from visiting the pond at Penitentiary Glen, the park where the Wildlife Center is located.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The decision to not accept birds for rehabilitation as we enter our busy season, while difficult, was made in the best interest of our program bird collection. The problem is, the disease is easily transmissible and many birds do not show symptoms,” says Tammy O’Neil, the Kevin P. Clinton’s Wildlife Care Manager</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Lake Metroparks does not have the space to “appropriately quarantine birds at our facility the way larger organizations such as the Cleveland or Akron Zoos may be able to,” O’Neil says also.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">O’Neil said she, her staff and parks officials will stay abreast of the latest developments with avian influenza, “and update our protocols and intake policies throughout the summer.”</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Wildlife Center continues to work with fellow wildlife rehabilitators, ODNR and other agencies to contribute to minimizing the spread of avian influenza and to help wildlife the best we can during this outbreak,” O’Neil said.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />- By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</p><p align="left" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</p>Jeffrey L. Frischkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127663725006300815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915526970342955572.post-25678214289060446872022-03-17T10:18:00.005-04:002022-03-17T10:18:58.661-04:00Lake Erie anglers determined not to let soaring gas prices keep them from the walleye<p> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
Lake Erie walleye anglers will certainly find a record number of
walleye this angling season they also will face another – far less
desirable – record shattering figure.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That
being, of course, the cost of fuel to get to the fish in the first
place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even
before the Russian invasion of the Ukraine and the subsequent
fallout, crude oil prices and thus refined gasoline costs were on
the rise. The crisis in the Ukraine has simply become a highly
combustible accelerant that is adding upward pressure on these fuel
prices.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All
ready in parts of the United States where recreational and commercial
sport fishing activities are underway, dockside prices for gasoline
have risen to $6 and more per gallon.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Such
higher costs are obviously of concern to Lake Erie anglers; both
those who charter for a living and those who make frequent runs to
fish for walleye.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yet
a theme of determination to access Lake Erie’s fisheries bounty
continues to exist among anglers. Even if that desire also is
accompanied by a drain on the wallet brought about by eye-popping
higher gasoline prices.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Right
now I see charter captains raising prices,” said Don McGee, Vice
President of the 150-200-member Lake Erie Charter Boat Association.
“I think it will be somewhere in the range of $30 to $60 per trip.”</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Such
an increase, McGee added quickly, would translate into </span><span style="font-size: medium;">an
additional cost</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> of
between $5 and $10 per person for a six-person charter.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No
one I know intends to back out of chartering, though,” said McGee
who added that fuel costs represent about 20 percent of his business
expenses.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
have a 30-foot Sportcraft that gets about one mile per gallon,”
McGee said, illustrating the impact of higher fuel prices will
extract on his business.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Other
charter captains are likewise looking at the issue in the same
context. Among them is </span><span style="font-size: medium;">M</span><span style="font-size: medium;">arv
DeGreen, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">a </span><span style="font-size: medium;">charter
boat captain who starts in the lake’s Western Basin </span><span style="font-size: medium;">around</span><span style="font-size: medium;">
May 1 and moves to the Grand River about one month later.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DeGreen
</span><span style="font-size: medium;">said, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">however,</span><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><span style="font-size: medium;">that </span><span style="font-size: medium;">many
of his fellow charters skippers anticipated higher fuel prices last
fall. They thus made adjustments to their proposed charter </span><span style="font-size: medium;">rates</span><span style="font-size: medium;">
months ago, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">DeGreen
said</span><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
good thing, too, since DeGreen said a run from Grand River to
Marblehead alone consumes about 100 gallons of fuel.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Consequently,
both McGee and DeGreen are hoping that walleye again will be found
closer to port. In the best of angling worlds the last thing they
want are making a lot of long-distance runs to find fish.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
also think you’ll see more cooperation between captains; better
communication between them, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">helping
each other out,</span><span style="font-size: medium;">”
DeGreen sa</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ys</span><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
thing is, though, for well-established charters with a consistent
clientele, “there will always be people with money” who’ll be
open to pay the price for accessing Lake Erie’s famed horde of
walleye, DeGreen said.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Which
is why more than a few of the so-called “private” Lake Erie boat
anglers do not see themselves mowing the lawn on a Saturday. Rather
they intend to keep hooking up the trailer with its boat and outboard
for a day of walleye fishing on the big lake.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m
going to chase walleye wherever they are, but I normally don’t fish
out beyond 60 feet of water anyway, maybe just a couple of times a
year out to 75 feet,” said Tommy Oehlenschlager.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oehlenschlager
has about a 45-minute drive from his home near Jefferson Village in
Ashtabula County to the public boat launch ramps in either Ashtabula
Harbor or Conneaut Harbor.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fuel
prices aren’t going to make a difference in what I do, and I’ll
definitely go fishing every opportunity I get,” Oehlenschlager
said. “Besides, I’d just spend the money somewhere else anyway.”</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
f</span><span style="font-size: medium;">or outdoors writer
Chip Gross, a run from his home in Knox County to a preferred launch
site in the Western Basin or </span><span style="font-size: medium;">else
the </span><span style="font-size: medium;">far western edge of
the Central Basin represents a drive of up to two hours.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even
so, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Gross </span><span style="font-size: medium;">said
neither the distance nor the increasing fuel prices will discourage
him and his wife, Jan, from soon seeking out Lake Erie walleye.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You
go where the fish are,” Gross said, adding that he does not
intended to reduce the number of trips he seasonally makes, either.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’re
retired and we like to fish,” Gross said.</span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">F</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ortunately
for private boat owners, having a fishing buddy kick in a few dollars
to help pay for a tank of gas is </span><span style="font-size: medium;">all
perfectly legal</span></span></p>
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There
is certainly nothing wrong with individuals voluntarily splitting a
tank of gas at the fuel dock on a fishing trip. However, the actual
charging of a fee above and beyond that would require the boat owner
to possess the captain’s license and meet all legal requirements,”
said Brian Banbury, Ohio Division of Wildlife Executive
Administrator, responding to a request from “Ohio Outdoor News”
on the subject.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Jeffrey L. Frischkorn</span></span></span></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk@Ameritech.net</span></span></span></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">JFrischk4@gmail.com</span></span></span></p>
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