Ohio Fishing Reports & Discussion

Lucky deer rescued at sea!

OHF — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:34:07 +0000

I received this via email . had to share it!

The Best Day Of Fishing Ever!

Some fishing stories are a little hard to believe,
But this guy has pictures to prove his story…
I’ve heard of salmon jumping into boats, but never anything quite like this…

Capt. Tom Satre told the Sitka Gazette that he was out with a charter group on his 62-foot fishing vessel when four juvenile black-tailed deer swam directly toward his boat.

“Once the deer reached the boat, the four began to circle the boat, looking directly at us. We could tell right away that the young bucks were distressed.

I opened up my back gate and we helped the typically skittish and absolutely wild animals onto the boat. In all my years fishing, I’ve never seen anything quite like it!

Once on-board, they collapsed with exhaustion, shivering.”

“This is a picture I took of the rescued bucks on the back of my boat, the Alaska Quest.

We headed for Taku Harbour . Once we reached the dock, the first
buck that we had been pulled from the water hopped onto the dock, looked back as if to say ‘thank you’ and disappeared into the forest.

After a bit of prodding and assistance, two more followed, but the smallest deer needed a little more help.

My daughter, Anna, and son, Tim, helped the last buck to its feet. We didn’t know how long they had been in the icy waters or if there had been others who did not survive. My daughter later told me that the experience was something that she would never forget, and I suspect the deer felt the same way as well!”
I told you! Awesome… huh?

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OHF — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:11:26 +0000

2011 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey

Adult Bald Eagles 43
Immature Bald Eagles 53
Unknown Age Bald Eagles 0
Total Bald Eagles 96
Total Golden Eagles 0

State wildlife officials and volunteers conduct the midwinter survey each January as part of a national effort
coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The survey documents trends in wintering populations
of eagles in the lower 48 states, including both the
bald and golden eagles.

The annual eagle assessment in Ohio consists of a
standardized aerial survey that includes traditional
wintering eagle habitat such as the Lake Erie
marshes, Mosquito Creek region and the Scioto River.
This year 96 eagles were counted on the flight which is slightly below the 121 eagles that were counted in
2010. Although the weather was cold, there was enough open water along the rivers to continue to hold
eagles in Ohio.

For a list of sites in Ohio where you can see bald eagles , visit the ODNR’s eagle map!

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