"There is some pretty good duck hunting in the waters along Lake Erie, the Cleveland Breakwall and Ashtabula Harbor. When the lake starts freezing up, hunters do fairly well on divers. But most of the action is in the inland marshes.

Good hunting may be found on some reservoirs, such as Berlin, West Branch, and Charles Mill. The Grand River and Little Pymatuning Creek offer good numbers of wood ducks.

Once the reservoirs and ponds begin freezing up, the birds naturally head to the rivers. The Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County can produce some very good mallard hunting in late season.

SHENANGO WA
The Shenango Wildlife Area, only eight miles away, is another option for hunters who are not drawn in the Mosquito State Wildlife area drawing.

Shenango WA in Kinsman is a huge flowage dominated by beaver swamps and open marshlands. It probably gets underhunted because access can be difficult. Hunters will need a canoe or other small craft to get back into it.

For more information, contact the Shenango Wildlife Area at (216) 685-4776, the Killbuck Wildlife Area at (330) 685-4776, the Grand River Wildlife Area at (330) 889-3280 or the Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area at (330) 685-4776.

Area maps can be found at www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/Hunting/wildlifeareas/wildare.htm.

For Ohio's 2006 hunting regulations, log onto the Ohio Division of Wildlife's Internet Web site at www.dnr.State.OH.us.