December 23, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Hunters across Ohio checked 17,373 white-tailed deer on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 21-22, during the state’s additional weekend of deer gun hunting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Last year, hunters tagged 15,470 deer during the gun weekend, with a three-year average of 13,417.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Around 60 Lima women took a shot at something new on Sunday.
August is National Shooting Sports Month, and a local range is inviting people to try their hand at the sport. If you have been watching the Olympics, shooting sports are practiced worldwide, and Hesseling Range, Firearms & Gunsmith want to introduce people who may have never shot a gun before to learn how to safely take their first shots.
Johnny Appleseed Parks is giving people the chance to take a shot at archery. The park district held two beginning archery classes Wednesday night at the Allen County Farm Park. The free classes give kids from 9-years-old to adults the fundamentals of how to properly use a bow and arrow and how to safely use them on a range. The archery classes are very popular each summer, and they can teach some important lessons for kids and adults.
