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‘Each controlled hunt is unique’: Ohio hunters have until July 31 to apply for lottery
Bald eagle snatches deer fawn from water in northern Wisconsin
A bald eagle hunting in north woods Wisconsin waters happened upon prey much larger than a fish – a deer fawn.
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Ohio hunters can apply for the chance to be selected for special hunts on public land during the 2024-25 hunting season.
Selected applicants will partake in controlled hunts for deer, waterfowl, doves, pheasants, squirrel and quail, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Applications must be submitted by July 31. 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.
Hunters may apply at oh-web.s3licensing.com/Home, or by calling 1-866-703-1928. There is $5.50 service fee for the phone option.
‘Each controlled hunt is unique’
All applicants, youth and adult, are required to possess a valid Ohio hunting license. Youth hunters must be younger than 18 at the time of the hunt.
Winners will be drawn lottery style and given additional hunt information by Aug. 8.
“Each controlled hunt is unique,” according to a news release. “Applicants are encouraged to thoroughly review all site-specific information, including rules and requirements, prior to applying.”
Successful applicants cannot buy, sell, exchange, or trade their permits, and can only transfer permits if nothing is received in return.
Where are Ohio’s controlled hunts in 2024-25?
The ODNR is offering permit-only ring-necked pheasant hunts in select areas.
Pheasant hunting will be at the following locations:
- Andreoff
- Killdeer Plains
- Kokosing
- Mosquito Creek
- Urbana
- East Fork
- Fallsville
- Funk Bottoms
- Hancock County Wildlife Area 5
- Parkersburg
- Pater
- Pickerel Creek
- Pleasant Valley
- Salt Fork
- Coldwater Creek Nature Corridor
Those hunting deer will need a valid deer permit.
Participants may use a deer management permit, which costs $15 and may be used to harvest antlerless deer only. Deer management permits are valid statewide until Dec. 22.
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A Kentucky woman who had been missing for more than two weeks was found dead in her vehicle in Ohio, authorities said.
The body of Debra Wireman was found in her vehicle on July 3 in Clermont County, Ohio, the Flemingsburg Police Department in Kentucky said on Facebook on Wednesday. Investigators were called to the scene after a report identifying the vehicle as belonging to a missing person, police said. The remains were identified as Wireman’s by the Clermont County Coroner’s Office on July 7, according to law enforcement.
Police in Kentucky said the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio is investigating the woman’s death. No additional information will be released by Flemingsburg police “out of respect for Debra’s family and the integrity of that investigation.”
“While this is not the outcome any of us hoped and prayed for, we are thankful that Debra has been found and that her family can now begin to receive the closure they deserve,” police added on Facebook.
Wireman, according to police, was last seen on June 17 at around 4:30 p.m. in Aberdeen, Ohio, while traveling toward Maysville, Kentucky. She was driving a white 2020 Kia Forte with front-end damage. Police said family and friends were “concerned for her welfare.”
“The overwhelming response from our community, neighboring agencies, the media, and countless individuals across the region demonstrated the very best of people coming together in the hope of bringing someone home safely,” Flemingsburg police said.
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Sixteen ‘almost feral’ children. Aged 18 months to 18 years. Hidden from sight in an Ohio house of horrors.
Until now.
It’s a situation difficult to fathom: Investigators found 16 kids living inside a 1,300-square-foot home in Vinton County, Ohio, confined in a 12-by-12 bedroom investigators say was covered in human waste. Gary Siders Jr., Elizabeth Siders, Gary Siders Sr., and Christina Siders were arrested on Tuesday, June 30th, and remain in jail after waiving their preliminary hearings today, Tuesday, July 7th.
Investigative reporter Anne Emerson goes beyond the headlines to understand the human impact in the developing Siders child abuse case. How did children live under these conditions for so long? We wanted to hear from the local community affected by this horrific story.
In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, we hear from those voices – from Captain Jeremiah Griffith who was a first responder to the shocking scene, to local Vinton County Pastor James Dimel who describes the community’s support of children who were trapped in a ‘den of evil’. Law enforcement and locals share their shock at the horror lurking in their own community. And Attorney Thomas Stolly, who represents Elizabeth Siders, says the case is more complicated than many believe, urging the public to remember that his client is presumed innocent.
Today, we react in real time to what we know so far in this developing story, and offer multiple perspectives of those closest to this case.
Subscribe to Criminally Obsessed for continuing coverage of the Siders investigation, true crime updates, courtroom developments, and exclusive interviews with the real people impacted by these cases.
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