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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Friday, 30 June 2017 / Published in Features

It’s Time to Drop Politics and Get Back to the Outdoors

Long-time Ohio outdoors advocate Mike Budzik resigns his position as an adviser to Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The reason wasn’t personal; it was professional. It was obvious to him that he was no longer wanted.
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Monday, 12 June 2017 / Published in Features

Turkey Take is Up Over 2016

More birds and more hunters meant a larger harvest during the 2017 Ohio spring wild turkey hunting season, which concluded May 28.
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Wednesday, 24 May 2017 / Published in Features

Finding Clear Water Key to Bass Tourney Win

Covington man battles the elements to find success in Bass Fishing League event at Grand Lake St. Marys.
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Thursday, 11 May 2017 / Published in Features

Users Want Fees Higher; ODNR Says ‘No’

Seeing fees go higher is a way of life, but Columbus has it all backwards. It's not the government that wants sportsmen's license fees to increase; it's the users.
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Thursday, 27 April 2017 / Published in Features

Bellefontaine Man Makes Dreams Come True 

It took a number of years for him to hone his skills to the point where he thought he could make it, fishing on a professional walleye tour. But at age 43, he and his family decided now is the time – and is it ever!