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Comments from open houses influence fishing, hunting and trapping regulations in Ohio. COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will welcome the public to its annual Open Houses on Sunday, March 2, from noon until 3:00 p.m.

Open houses will be held at the same day and time in Akron, Athens, Columbus, Findlay, Huron, and Xenia. Information recorded at these open houses is forwarded to the division’s central office in Columbus, where it is considered during the formulation of 2008-2009 fishing, hunting, and trapping regulations.

“Anyone interested in providing input and participating in Ohio’s professional wildlife management process is welcome,” said David M. Graham, chief of the Division of Wildlife. Graham said fish and wildlife biologists along with law enforcement officers will be on hand to answer questions.

For more information or directions to the open house, please call 1-800-WILDLIFE (945-3543). Proposals and directions can also be accessed via the Internet at www.wildohio.com.

A statewide hearing on all the proposed rules will be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 6 at the wildlife division’s District One Office, located at 1500 Dublin Road in Columbus. After considering public input, the Ohio Wildlife Council will vote on the proposed rules during its April 2 meeting.

Open House Locations

Central Ohio: Wildlife District One Office,1500 Dublin Road, Columbus, (614) 644-3925

Northwest Ohio: Wildlife District Two Office, 952 Lima Ave, Findlay, (419) 424-5000

Northeast Ohio: Wildlife District Three Office, 912 Portage Lakes Dr., Akron, (330) 644-2293

Southeast Ohio: Wildlife District Four Office, 360 E State St., Athens, (740) 589-9930

Southwest Ohio: Greene County Fish and Game Club, 1538 Union Rd., Xenia, (937) 372-9261

Lake Erie: Osborn Park, 3910 Perkins Ave, Huron, (419) 625-8062