Bobcat Season In Indiana? State Lawmakers Renew Push To Permit Hunting And Trapping
For years, efforts to allow hunting and trapping of bobcats in Indiana have proved unsuccessful.
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Hoosiers Now Have New Way To Sign Up As Organ, Tissue Donors
Donate Life Indiana and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources have partnered to give Hoosiers the opportunity to save lives as an organ and tissue donor when purchasing their hunting, fishing and trapping licenses.
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Pollock Arrested For Killing Hunting Dog
By JONATHON BOYD Indiana Conservation Officer, District 1 MILFORD — Indiana Conservation Officers executed an arrest warrant Sunday evening, Oct. 30, on Christopher Pollock, 37, Milford, for the March 5 killing of a hunting dog. Jason Miller, 40, Nappanee, was hunting with his 8-year-old American Fox Hound on … Read More
Goodwill Hunting
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — For 13 years now, several hunters and trappers from Kosciusko County have paired their labor of love with a burgeoning charitable movement. Every hunting season from Nov. 15 through March 15, they skillfully scour the area’s snow-covered fields and woodlands looking for coyotes. They harvest … Read More
DNR Proposes Regular-Season 2015 Waterfowl Dates
INDIANAPOLIS – The regular-season waterfowl dates, as proposed to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) by the Indiana DNR are highlighted through the north, central and south zones.
Read MoreDNR Put-And-Take Pheasant Hunt Fee Increasing
INDIANAPOLIS – The fee for put-and-take pheasant hunts at DNR Fish & Wildlife Areas will increase from $25 to $28 for the 2015-16 season.
Read MoreTree-Stand And Ground-Blind Rules Change
INDIANAPOLIS – The date range to set up and leave portable tree stands and ground blinds on state and federal lands is now noon on Sept. 15 through Jan. 10 the next year. Another change this year is that hunters now can mark their stands and blinds with their DNR- issued customer identification number or their name and address.
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Local DU Chapter One Of County’s Best Kept Secrets
SYRACUSE – Of all the great nonprofit organizations that Kosciusko County is so lucky to have, one has flown under the radar in recent years despite doing plenty of great work and that organization is Wawasee Ducks Unlimited. Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats … Read More
Duck Stamps Increase In Price
INDIANAPOLIS – The Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, or “Duck Stamp,” will increase in price for the first time in 24 years. The cost will go from $15 to $25. The increase adjusts for inflation over the last 24 years. Several conservation organizations, including Ducks Unlimited … Read More
2014 State Park Deer Reduction Report Available
By MIKE MYCROFT Chief of Natural Resources, DNR Division of State Parks Volunteer hunters took 1,004 deer during controlled hunts at 18 state parks and one state natural area in November and December of 2014, according to Mike Mycroft, chief of natural resources for the DNR Division of … Read More
Hunter Education Class To Be Offered In Rochester
By JERRY HOERDT Indiana Conservation Officer Rochester Indiana Conservation Officers will be instructing a hunter education course at the Rochester firehouse from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 and from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Attendance is required for the entire course to … Read More
NRC Approves Limited River Otter Trapping Season
By PHIL BLOOM Communications, Indiana Department of Natural Resources The Indiana Natural Resources Commission on Tuesday approved rules that include a limited river otter trapping season beginning this fall. River otters, a native Indiana species, are one of several successful management projects of the DNR Division of Fish … Read More
Nappanee Family Hunting Heritage Spans Four Generations
Indiana Conservation Officer Jon Cook was patrolling rural Fulton County on the morning of Nov. 28 when he came across four generations of the Garl family celebrating their youngest member’s first buck deer harvest of his young life. Colin Garl, 10, had just harvested a nice buck deer … Read More
Deer Numbers Down But Productive Season Expected
By CHAD STEWART DNR Deer Management Biologist Indiana deer hunters should expect another productive season in 2014, although they may see fewer deer than in previous years when the firearms season begins Nov. 15. “There are several factors contributing to reduced deer numbers in certain areas of the … Read More
Roth Leaves Behind A Great Legacy
SYRACUSE – Steve Roth made an impact. The longtime property manager of Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area finally called it a career last week after 36 years of being a public servant for the state of Indiana and its wildlife enthusiasts. Roth, a native of Edwardsburg, Michigan and … Read More
DNR Hunting And Trapping Notes For The Fall
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana DNR has formally announced its hunting and trapping dates for the 2014-15 season. A complete list of the official dates can be found at http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-hunting_trapping_seasons.pdf Of note for the different categories are furbearer hunting and trapping hours are hunting/running at noon of first day … Read More