Extra deer weekend gets OK

The Ohio Wildlife Council has approved the extra weekend of Buckeye State deer hunting. From the Buckeye Firearms Association website:

• Ohio hunters will have expanded deer hunting opportunities this fall, with an extra weekend of deer gun season Dec. 16 -17.
• Statewide muzzleloader season is Dec. 27-30.
• Early youth upland season is Oct. 21 -22 and Oct. 28 -29.
• Early youth deer season is Oct. 18-19.
• Commercial fisherman on Lake Erie must notify the Department of Wildlife 30 minutes before they dock. They can no longer mix fish from Western Basin and Central Basin on the same boat.
• September 1 is opening day for hunting squirrels, doves & Canada geese.