To illustrate just how important are Ohio's hunters, anglers and gun owners to Ohio's Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates, both candidates will address the annual confab of sportsmen hosted by the Columbus-based U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance.

The Alliance will host its hoe-down September 25 at the Aladin Temple in Columbus.

Promising to be there are Gov. Ted Strickland and his Republican challenger John Kasich.

As for me, my plans call for being in my camo ground blind for a couple hours in the morning and a couple of hours around sunset. That's because September 25 also happens to be the opening day of Ohio's archery deer-hunting season.

I gotta' keep my priorities in their proper place.

- Jeffrey L. Frischkorn
JFrischkorn@News-Herald.com