Presentations will include speakers from Old Town Butcher Shop and the Division of Wildlife as well as presentations on field dressing, preparing venison for the freezer and the table and skinning and butchering. The Division of Wildlife will cover wildlife issues, management of Ohio’s deer herd and laws and regulations.
Spring Valley Range is located at 3450 Houston Road, Waynesville.
Big deer ranked: For the first time, historical records of Ohio's top-scoring deer can be found online, thanks to the Buckeye Big Buck Club and ODNR. Ohio's top-ranked deer are listed in all categories, by antler type and kind of implement used. Visit ohiodnr.gov/Wildlife/BigBuck/.
By the way, Ohio’s largest typical rack still belongs to Brad Jerman (Warren County, 2004) and the largest non-typical is still Mike Beatty’s (Greene County, 2000).
Colorful Ohio: If you are among the folks who enjoy taking drives to see fall color, you can get a head start by first visiting fallcolor.ohiodnr.gov. This website shows you where the best views of color can be found in Ohio. It even includes weekly videos highlighting color hot spots around the state.
Top shooters: Seven trapshooters from the Miami Valley have been recognized with All-America status for 2014 by the Amateur Trapshooting Association.
They are (with category): Matthew Begley of Tipp City and Zach Anderson of Washington Court House (Junior Gold), Dave Berlet of New Knoxville (Senior Vet), Craig Blank of Xenia and Larry Sowers of Dayton (Veteran) and Ross Warren of Bellbrook and Dean Townsend of Thornville, formerly of Eaton (Sub Vet).
All-American teams are based on the previous year’s scores.
Life jacket change: In a move expected to benefit recreational boaters, on Oct. 22 the U.S. Coast Guard will drop the current life jacket type code scheme — Type I, II, III, IV and V — that has been used to label and differentiate the types of life jackets and their specific use.
Chris Edmonston of BoatUS explained, “The boating safety community believes this move by the Coast Guard will help lead the way toward more comfortable and innovative life jacket designs, help boaters stay on the right side of the law, lower costs, and save lives.”
However, Edmonston cautioned boaters must still abide by the current standards when using older life jackets marked with the Type I-V labeling, as they will remain legal for use.
“We must continue to have a properly fitted life jacket for all aboard,” he said.
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