Jim Morris has worked for newspapers, radio, television and various Websites for more than 47 years. He has been a writer, an editor, an editorial writer and a columnist. For 23 years, Morris worked for the Troy Daily News as sports editor, managing editor and executive editor. In 1994 he began working at the Dayton Daily News as an outdoor sports columnist and night sports desk editor. He retired from the DDN in January of 2010 and is now a freelance writer with his own Website for outdoors stories.
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Wednesday, 23 August 2017 / Published in Features

Drawings for Controlled Dove Hunts Saturday

Yes, it’s that time of year again that has dove hunters worked up to a frenzy. Southwest Ohio has some fine public dove fields. They’re so popular that special drawings for reserved spots on Opening Days are scheduled for this Saturday. Dove hunti9ng begins Sept. 1.
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Saturday, 19 August 2017 / Published in Features

Eclipse Day will be Memorable

Monday, Aug. 21 won’t be just another Monday for many Americans. It will be a day when an eclipse travels diagonally across the U.S. For most of us, it will be partial, but it’s still a special day.
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Saturday, 12 August 2017 / Published in Features

Don’t Toss Minnows Back in the Water

It’s so easy. To empty out unused minnows at the end of a fishing trip, you often just dump them in the lake. And that’s illegal. So don’t do it anymore!
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Wednesday, 02 August 2017 / Published in Features

Troy Man Supplies Rafts, Gear for Fly Fishing

Dreaming, designing and fly fishing. They all came together for Troy’s Ethan Smith in SmithFly, a business that has become unique in raft building.
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Friday, 07 July 2017 / Published in Features

In the End, Politics Wins…

Ray Petering, chief of the Ohio Division of Wildlife, wanted more money to operate his division and its many programs. To do that, he was pushing for an annual $3 increase for resident hunting and fishing licenses. His boss, the director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, did not agree. Now Petering is the former chief.