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Beginning in November 2013, electronic Gunsmoke subscribers will receive monthly newsletters. The electronic newsletters will include everything that the bimonthly printed versions include plus event notices that missed the printed deadline.  To announce an event in the printed Gunsmoke, the information often needs to be submitted more than two months in advance. For example, for a November event to be published in the December/January printed Gunsmoke, the information must have been submitted by Sept. 10.  This is due to the time it takes to print and mail the paper editions.The electronic newsletters do not need the extra printing time, so the deadlines for the electronic versions will be ten days before the edition is available.  For example, for a November event to be published in the November electronic Gunsmoke, the information must be submitted by Oct. 21. If you have not already done so, Please email Editor Rachel Scofield at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to have your printed subscription switched to electronic. The electronic version saves ORPA thousands of dollars which can then fund core projects such as clinics, teams and junior programs. 

If you are not already an ORPA member, go to our membership page, click here, to Join Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association and start your montly subscription to our electronic newsletter, "GunSmoke".  

Ohio muzzleloader hunters enjoyed warm weather as they harvested 5,608 antlerless white-tailed deer during the new antlerless-only muzzleloader hunting weekend Oct. 12-13, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). "Ohio's first antlerless-only muzzleloader deer season was a success, and we are pleased so many hunters participated," said ODNR Director James Zehringer. "We remain committed to providing Ohio's sportsmen and women with some of the best hunting opportunities in the nation." The new antlerless muzzleloader weekend was the first opportunity to take advantage of Ohio's new extended hunting hours. A half hour of golden opportunity hunting time after sunset was added to all of this year's upcoming deer-gun hunting seasons. The Ohio counties that reported the most checked deer during the 2013 antlerless-only muzzleloader season: Ashtabula (200), Licking (164), Guernsey (144), Muskingum (143), Knox (141), Coshocton (138), Adams (135), Columbiana (128), Carroll (120), Athens (117) and Trumbull (117).

Read more: New Antlerless Deer Muzzleloader Season ODNR considers a Success

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ORPA  Members – Request to receive your Gunsmoke newsletter electronically.  If you haven't already done so, please request to receive the email version of ORPA's newsletter, Gunsmoke. By opting to receive the electronic version, you will join a group of members who have already saved ORPA hundreds of dollars on printing and shipping charges. ORPA can now use the funds to strengthen and expand its core programs including state competitions, teams and clinics.  Many members believe that the Electronic Gunsmoke is a superior to its paper counterpart. It appears in full color and arrives several weeks before the printed version. The electronic version also includes links to websites including ORPA's online calendar, and Facebook page.  The tickets for ORPA's annual sweepstakes will be mailed to electronic subscribers.

To request an Electronic Gunsmoke, please email Editor Rachel Scofield at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

"The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security; but standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, and shall not be kept up; and the military shall be in strict subordination to the civil power."