WEBVTT - The Big Outdoors -- 11/1/25

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Big Outdoors News Radio seven hundred WLW

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<v Speaker 1>sinc an hip parked with you this morning. Last one,

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Cross, he's probably hanging from his tree stand by

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<v Speaker 1>now you know, went to grab something and fell out

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<v Speaker 1>and now he's hanging by his harness. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully somebody finds him. If not, you know, well good

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<v Speaker 1>luck to him. That's all I gotta say. Hey, we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna talk to the Ohio Division of Forestry this morning

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<v Speaker 1>because I know all you people out there listening, or

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<v Speaker 1>at least ninety five percent, are getting ready to head

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<v Speaker 1>to the woods, whether it's your property, public land, a

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<v Speaker 1>least property wherever it might be, to do a little

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<v Speaker 1>deer hunting, maybe squirrel hunting. Uh, and you know all

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<v Speaker 1>things woodsy out there. So let me bring in Aaron Cash.

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<v Speaker 1>He is in a district of the Ohio Division of

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<v Speaker 1>Forestry in south west Ohio. Aaron, good morning, and how

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<v Speaker 1>you doing buddy?

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, good morning, Chip. I'm doing well today and appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>you having me on the program.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, so you're you are? Are you a regional manager?

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<v Speaker 1>Tell tell folks out there you know who you are

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<v Speaker 1>and what your responsibilities are with Division of forestry.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean regional managers of a fair assessment. Technically,

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<v Speaker 2>my title is the Southwest Service Forestry Coordinator, so I

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<v Speaker 2>am one of four coordinators throughout the state. My day

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<v Speaker 2>to day largely revolves around managing the Southwest District, which

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<v Speaker 2>is an area of about twenty three counties that includes

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<v Speaker 2>currently for full time service foresters, one ecological analyst. We

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<v Speaker 2>have one vacancy at this time, so hopefully we'll be

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<v Speaker 2>fully staffed in the coming weeks or months. Then beyond that.

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<v Speaker 2>I also personally offer service forestry services to residents of

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<v Speaker 2>Hamilton County, so I have our Hamilton County myself along

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<v Speaker 2>with managing the staff or the other counties associated with

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<v Speaker 2>the Southwestern Ohio.

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<v Speaker 1>So you have a service forester for is there one

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<v Speaker 1>for just about every county in in your district or

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<v Speaker 1>the eighty eight statewide?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a great question. So the entire state, all

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<v Speaker 2>eighty eight counties, has a service forester assigned to it.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't have enough foresters for every county to have

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<v Speaker 2>its own forest or similar to what you might expect

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<v Speaker 2>with game wargs, but we currently have I think there's

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five positions between four of those being coordinators, the

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<v Speaker 2>other twenty one being service foresters. So any given forest

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<v Speaker 2>or service forester, their project area that we refer to,

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<v Speaker 2>it could range anywhere from two acres potentially up to

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<v Speaker 2>eleven and that's largely determined by what part of the

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<v Speaker 2>state they're in, how dense the forests cover is. Get

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<v Speaker 2>into northwest Ohio, those projects get larger because the forest

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<v Speaker 2>become a little more disperse.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, but then then you go over into southeast Ohio

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<v Speaker 1>and you've got fifteen counties that are totally forested.

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<v Speaker 2>That's correct. Yeah, that's that's where a lot of our

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<v Speaker 2>more heavily forested acreages are found. And so you get

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<v Speaker 2>down that way, most of the service foresters over in

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<v Speaker 2>that part of the state are going to have two

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<v Speaker 2>to three county projects just due to the demands on

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<v Speaker 2>their time and the capacity that they have. For Southwest

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<v Speaker 2>with my district, I think our smallest is four and

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<v Speaker 2>then the largest project could be seven counties as you

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<v Speaker 2>get into Champagne, Delaware or Hardin County up that way.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah, so everybody's winning. What does the service forester do.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a great question, and we do a lot to

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<v Speaker 2>ask you a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Of great questions.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well, so what a lot of people don't realize

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<v Speaker 2>with the state of Ohio, there's eight million acres of

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<v Speaker 2>forested acreage statewide. Of that, six million is privately owned,

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<v Speaker 2>and more specifically, it's like five and a half is

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<v Speaker 2>what we call non industrial private forest owners. So these

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<v Speaker 2>are guys or families that own a back forty that

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<v Speaker 2>they go out and hunt. They might tap maple syrup,

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<v Speaker 2>they produce timber. That's our focus. Service. Forestry is entirely

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<v Speaker 2>devoted forwards private land management assistance throughout the state of Ohio.

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<v Speaker 2>So we offer a lot of different things, but really

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<v Speaker 2>what it boils down to is information education, technical services

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<v Speaker 2>for people that want to learn more about what they

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<v Speaker 2>own and how to sustainably and properly manage it. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's through several different kind of key programs. But that's

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<v Speaker 2>the over Yeah, I mean we are We're a staff

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<v Speaker 2>of twenty five people trying to influence over six million,

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<v Speaker 2>or just about six million acres of privately held ground

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<v Speaker 2>across the entire state.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a lot to bite off, but you hold that thought.

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Cash with the Ohio Division of Forestry, we got

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<v Speaker 1>to hit a short break come back. We'll talk about

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<v Speaker 1>programs that those of you out there owning property can

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<v Speaker 1>use with that hitting a brake chip Park The Big

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<v Speaker 1>News Radio, seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati, Chippark. My guess is

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Cash. He's a service forester with the Ohio Division

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<v Speaker 1>of Forestry. And what we're going to cover, I mean, essentially,

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<v Speaker 1>what we're covering, even though he is in a certain district,

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<v Speaker 1>really has application to all of Ohio. And and I

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<v Speaker 1>have a personal interest in this aeron because uh as

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<v Speaker 1>a as a landowner and uh having timbered property. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>let's see three times in fifty years. You know there,

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<v Speaker 1>there's really a lot that goes into it. If that

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<v Speaker 1>happens to be your you know, your interests. But nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 1>are you know your forest private or public? Really it

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<v Speaker 1>really needs to be really it needs to be managed

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<v Speaker 1>with that, you know, without question. So what are the

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the kinds of programs that that would be

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<v Speaker 1>available out there regardless of the property size.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, state, statewide service Forestry. We there are several different

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<v Speaker 2>things we helped facilitate and and we wear a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of different hasks, but the core, the core pieces and

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<v Speaker 2>what I feel is probably are our largest UH value

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<v Speaker 2>to landowners in the States. What we call our call

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<v Speaker 2>before you Cut program, and this is a service that

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<v Speaker 2>is free to to landowners if they are thinking about

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<v Speaker 2>conducting a timber sale, if they've been approached by a

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<v Speaker 2>logging entity and they want to just slow down a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, we're back the Big Outdoors News Radio, seven hundred WLW.

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<v Speaker 1>Since night Hippark. My guest is Aaron Cash. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>service forester with the Ohio Division of Forestry. And what

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to cover. I mean essentially, what we're covering,

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<v Speaker 1>even though he is in a certain day district, really

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<v Speaker 1>has applications to all of Ohio. And and I have

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<v Speaker 1>a personal interest in this eron because UH as a

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<v Speaker 1>as a landowner and uh having timbered property. Uh let's

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<v Speaker 1>see three times in fifty years. You know there there's

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<v Speaker 1>really a lot that goes into it. If that happens

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<v Speaker 1>to be your you know, your interests. But nonetheless, are

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<v Speaker 1>you know your forest private or public? Really it really

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<v Speaker 1>needs to be it really it needs to be managed

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<v Speaker 1>with it, you know, without question. So what are the

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the kinds of programs that that would be

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<v Speaker 1>available out there regardless of the property size.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, State state Wide Service Forestry. We there's several different

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<v Speaker 2>things we helped facilitate and and we wear a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of different hasks. But the core, the core pieces, and

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<v Speaker 2>what I feel is probably are our largest uh value

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<v Speaker 2>to landowners in the state is what we call our

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<v Speaker 2>call before You Cut program. And this is a serve

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<v Speaker 2>us that is free to landowners if they are thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about conducting a timber sale, if they've been approached by

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<v Speaker 2>a logging entity and they want to just slow down

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit before they agree to anything, or if

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<v Speaker 2>they're just in the initial stages and they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>go out and solicit interest. We love to be that

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<v Speaker 2>first resource where we go out, we can walk the property,

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<v Speaker 2>get eyes on the on the forest and the current condition,

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<v Speaker 2>resource concerns, and pair that with what the landowner objectives

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<v Speaker 2>are then determine does the timber harvesting really make sense?

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<v Speaker 2>And so we view harvesting as a management tool and

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<v Speaker 2>when used properly, it can have tremendous impact, positive impacts

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<v Speaker 2>on your forest habitat. But you got to do it

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<v Speaker 2>the right way. And I think oftentimes throughout the state,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people undervalue what they own. They may

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<v Speaker 2>not understand what they're agreeing to when they engage in

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<v Speaker 2>a timber sale. What a lot of people don't realize.

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<v Speaker 2>Ohio ranks number one in hardwood furniture production in the

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<v Speaker 2>entire country. We're all, it's a it's a it's a

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<v Speaker 2>big deal. And then also top in just in hardwood

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<v Speaker 2>number production. So if you look at the entire forest

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<v Speaker 2>products industry for Ohio, it has an annual economic impact

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<v Speaker 2>of over thirty eight billion dollars per year. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's not an insignificant industry. This is a this is

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<v Speaker 2>a It's a powerful piece of the economic pie of Ohio,

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<v Speaker 2>and most of it is held again with private landowners.

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<v Speaker 2>So we we go out. There's no cost, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>unbiased advice to try to educate on what you have

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<v Speaker 2>and depend on what you do what the outcomes of

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<v Speaker 2>those decisions would be. Beyond that, we also offer a

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<v Speaker 2>tax reduction property tax reduction program called Ohio Forest Tax

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<v Speaker 2>Law Program that there are some parameters that if you're eligible,

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<v Speaker 2>that essentially incentivizes good sustainable management by reducing one's property

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<v Speaker 2>taxes applicable to their forest at acreage. There is a

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<v Speaker 2>minimum of ten acres of woods to qualify, along some

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<v Speaker 2>other things that they're interested in that they could certainly

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<v Speaker 2>learn more from their service force. Or then we move

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<v Speaker 2>into more just general guidance and assistance. So let's say

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<v Speaker 2>you inherited a property from your grandpa and you've never

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<v Speaker 2>been out there before and you don't know sugar maple

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<v Speaker 2>from wide oak. You know, we could be that guidance

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<v Speaker 2>to come out and teach about what you have things

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<v Speaker 2>to be aware of what your options might be moving forward.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the other piece that we spend a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of time on sort of seasonally is assisting with federal costs.

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<v Speaker 2>Are programs that are offered mostly through the USDA and

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<v Speaker 2>specifically the Natural Resource Conservation Service, and those programs potentially

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<v Speaker 2>can provide financial assistance to landowners to implement forest re

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<v Speaker 2>improvement practices on their property. They're not our's not our contract,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not our money, but we sort of serve as

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<v Speaker 2>a subcontractor to implement and technical guidance for that. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you're interested in that, you really have to start

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<v Speaker 2>with the n r CS as the beginning steps to

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<v Speaker 2>learn more.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you might you might want to wait till the

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<v Speaker 1>government reopen since it's probably yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna be a lot of you know, you're got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of out of office messages right now. So

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<v Speaker 2>so beyond that, we also do just technical implementation. So

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<v Speaker 2>if you're interested in let's say you have a maturity

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<v Speaker 2>stand we could do things like crop to release or

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<v Speaker 2>timber marketing. It's a wide variety of services, it.

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<v Speaker 1>Is, and I mean there's a lot there that benefit

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, the landowners in Ohio, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>there's things similar to this in every other state, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're heard in thirty two states, so you know we're

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<v Speaker 1>not speaking out of turn here, but it's pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>something every state probably does. Aaron Cash, Ohio Divisional Foresterry.

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<v Speaker 1>You sit tight. We got to hit a short break

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody stick around to Gary Jeff and has cast

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<v Speaker 1>the characters come after the news at the bottom of

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<v Speaker 1>the hour. With that Chip Haart, the Big Outdoors News

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<v Speaker 1>Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati, home of the best Bengals coverage.

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<v Speaker 1>You were tuned the Big Outdoors. There's radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 1>Chip Hart, my guess is Aaron Cash with the Ohio

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<v Speaker 1>Divisional Forestry. And quite frankly, I should have done this

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<v Speaker 1>a long time ago and not sat on my hands

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<v Speaker 1>for thirty years, but it was always a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we probably touched on it here and there, but anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>we're here now we're gonna do something regular out there.

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<v Speaker 1>Just a case in point, Aaron. You know, when I

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<v Speaker 1>had timbered harvest done the second time I did it,

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<v Speaker 1>I hired a timber manager, which actually was he was

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<v Speaker 1>retired from the Ohio Divisional Forestry and he managed my

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<v Speaker 1>entire timber harvest. And what a god Send and you

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<v Speaker 1>know he crawled those hills and everything and did a

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<v Speaker 1>had did a fantastic job. And I got to throw

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<v Speaker 1>this out there too. You know, you don't just want

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<v Speaker 1>to hire a logger to come in, Okay, especially not,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not just don't do it. That's my suggestion.

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<v Speaker 1>You really got to do the things that that Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>is talking about if you want to speak to that point,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know that's I mean, that's a step you

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<v Speaker 1>can't turn back in.

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<v Speaker 2>Time, correct, I would that's a great point hip where

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<v Speaker 2>timber harvesting, while it can be very beneficial, it's also

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<v Speaker 2>a very easy way to uh you ruin your woods

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<v Speaker 2>for generations, and so you could have the best of

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<v Speaker 2>intentions and without the right guidance and knowledge, be making

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<v Speaker 2>some really long lasting impacts that are going to adversely

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<v Speaker 2>affect your ability to properly manage going forward. So loggings

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<v Speaker 2>and loggers are important, and so we need, yeah, we

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<v Speaker 2>need laggers to to come in, sell the trees, extract

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<v Speaker 2>them using the best best management practices, haul those to

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<v Speaker 2>the mill, and produce products with it. But I view

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<v Speaker 2>foresters as a different skill set where it's almost like, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>the analogy of an architect and a builder. You need

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<v Speaker 2>both of those pieces to have a successful project. In

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<v Speaker 2>my mind, you need both. You need both a forester

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<v Speaker 2>and a logger with a timber sale. So while we

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<v Speaker 2>the Service Forestry cannot appraise timber, we can't actively sell

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<v Speaker 2>timber for you, but we can't teach you and help

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<v Speaker 2>to seal, delitate and ultimately try to get you paired

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<v Speaker 2>with a private consulting forester that can come in and

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<v Speaker 2>assess the value of the timber and select the trees

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<v Speaker 2>to come out and solicit bids and you want competition

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<v Speaker 2>from buyers. That helps the marketability of the timber and

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully you make more money that process. I used to

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<v Speaker 2>do that before my current role now in celpus to Ohio

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<v Speaker 2>and did a number of sales and what my experience was,

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<v Speaker 2>even with my cost involved, landowners would always make more

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<v Speaker 2>money through a lump sum bid process and then the

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<v Speaker 2>quality to cut is generally better than what they would

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<v Speaker 2>find otherwise with working with a logger directly, not to

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<v Speaker 2>say you can't do that successfully, you can, but but

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<v Speaker 2>you really have to know what you're doing and who

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<v Speaker 2>you're working with, and understand the parameters and really stress

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<v Speaker 2>the importance of what's on that contract that you're signing,

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<v Speaker 2>because you can't you can't assume anything. It's got to

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<v Speaker 2>be written down and agreed upon, and so details matter.

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<v Speaker 2>If you get nothing else out of this, details matter.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's why with our Department of Service Forestry, we

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<v Speaker 2>love being that first wave, the first boots on the ground,

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<v Speaker 2>so to speak, because there's no cost. We have no

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<v Speaker 2>incentive whether you decide to sell or not, because our

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<v Speaker 2>paycheck doesn't depend upon it. We just want to inform

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<v Speaker 2>and give good advice and then ultimately the landowner gets

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<v Speaker 2>to decide what makes sense for them, and I'm completely

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<v Speaker 2>fine with that. They own the property, that they have taxes,

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<v Speaker 2>they should have the final say. And so if we

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<v Speaker 2>can support that in a sustainable way and try to

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<v Speaker 2>steer the woods to becoming healthier, more productive, have good

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<v Speaker 2>species composition, be conducive to goals, be wildlife, habitat aesthetics,

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<v Speaker 2>a place that you want to be and recreate in.

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<v Speaker 2>All those things can be done as long as you

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<v Speaker 2>take your time and get educated and try to utilize

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<v Speaker 2>the resources that are available to you through the Division

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<v Speaker 2>of Forestry.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't think you could have put it any better.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we had to get a lot into this

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<v Speaker 1>short half hour, which amounts to about twenty minutes the

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<v Speaker 1>fastest half hour and radio here at the big one

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<v Speaker 1>as I've been told. But how best for people to

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<v Speaker 1>make contact with the division?

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<v Speaker 2>Great, that's very important. We are available. We are accessible

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<v Speaker 2>to find your service forester hop online, google how a

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<v Speaker 2>division of forestry service forester and you'll find a map

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<v Speaker 2>and that map will have a project assigned to it

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<v Speaker 2>and naming a phone number and call that individual and

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<v Speaker 2>get on their calendar.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that's fantastic. Garon Cash. I know we're gonna circle

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<v Speaker 1>back probably a few times between now and spring, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know I want to get back with you in

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<v Speaker 1>about a month. We're going to talk about the health

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<v Speaker 1>of our forests and things like that, and it's all

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<v Speaker 1>great stuff for the outdoorsmen out there, you know, whether

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<v Speaker 1>you hunt, fish or hike or whatever the case may be.

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<v Speaker 1>So Aaron, thank you very much, Thank you Chi all right,

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<v Speaker 1>fantastic with that, got to hit another break and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>some little tidbits for for you to think about in

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<v Speaker 1>your in your tree stand this morning. Chip Harden seven

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<v Speaker 1>hundred WLW through at w L w sin s Night

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<v Speaker 1>chip Art with you for the next two minutes until

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<v Speaker 1>Gary Jeff drags his cast of characters in and and

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<v Speaker 1>you know he is a legend, and so is Michael

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<v Speaker 1>k Allen with you know, he takes off his hat.

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<v Speaker 1>He hain't got no hair. But that's that's okay. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a you know, just uh, just miserable when it rains. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that's all. Hey, interest big big news, Dan, he shut up.

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<v Speaker 1>Big news. The reciprocal fishing agreements with Kentucky and its

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<v Speaker 1>neighboring states for fishing and waterfowl hunting are back in place.

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<v Speaker 1>So those affect the Ohio River, Dale Hollow, the Big

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<v Speaker 1>South Fork of Cumberland, the Big Sandy tug Forth River,

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<v Speaker 1>tug tug Fork River, Kentucky Lake, the Mississippi River. And likewise,

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<v Speaker 1>if you have an Ohio fishing license, you can fit

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<v Speaker 1>you know, fish on the Kentucky border includes all the

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<v Speaker 1>dams and everything. So it's all back in place, people,

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<v Speaker 1>So just uh. And likewise, for those of Kentucky to fish,

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<v Speaker 1>you up, you know, the neighboring states you know that

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<v Speaker 1>were there previously. So that's the big news on that

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<v Speaker 1>on that front. Otherwise, Uh, the three counties and Athens

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<v Speaker 1>Meagues of Washington. Here in Ohio, I've reduced their harvest

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<v Speaker 1>of from three deer to two deer effective December one,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five. Because of the just humongous EHD outbreak,

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of people wanted to just close the season,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, there was I guess uh DNR didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to do that. But anyway, the responses there were over

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen hundred responses on that, which is the biggest that

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<v Speaker 1>the Wildlife Counsel's ever had. So that's your news this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Gary Jeff will have everything else that you need to know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think with that, I'm out of here. Chip Hart,

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<v Speaker 1>the Big Outdoors News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati'd be

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<v Speaker 1>safe in the woods, safe in the water, and safe

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<v Speaker 1>in that tree stand.

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