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Home > Blogs > Springfield Outdoors > Archives > 2009 > August > 07 > Entry

Fishing is good when the economy isn’t

By Brian Plasters | Friday, August 7, 2009, 06:05 AM

As I wrote in the Aug. 6 News-Sun, fish still bite even when the economy does not.

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, fishing license sales are up 10 percent on the year (through June 30). That’s brought in over $1 million in extra revenue for the department.

People who fish, and hunt, don’t do it just for the activity. It’s about tradition, being outside, and being self-sufficient. Fishing encompasses all those attributes.

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