2008 Indiana Hunting Guide

New for 2007-2008 • Youth hunting opportunities • Atterbury Shooting Range opens • Deer firearms rules

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2007-2008 INDIANA HUNTING AND TRAPPING GUIDE License information and fees Hunting seasons Hunter education Rabbit Squirrel Reptiles and amphibians Waterfowl/migratory game birds HIP (Harvest Information Program) Quail Ruffed grouse Pheasant Wild turkey Private land permission form Furbearers: trapping Furbearers: hunting Deer Bonus antlerless deer Deer disease information Reserved hunt information Reserved hunt applications Public hunting areas Deer and turkey check stations Public shooting ranges DNR Fish and Wildlife areas F&W district wildlife biologists DNR Law Enforcement

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www.wildlife.IN.gov GOVERNOR: Mitch Daniels, Jr. DNR DIRECTOR: Robert E. Carter, Jr.

unting season starts much earlier than opening day. This tradition of fall really begins with the first cool wind and smell of earth that signals imminent change. Every outdoors enthusiast experiences this moment, one that touches a nerve somewhere deep in our memory. Soon we’ll be hunting again, it says.

If you’re lucky, as I am, your kids will be with you as you go afield. It’s impossible to overestimate the importance of instilling love and respect of the outdoors to a youngster before he or she can carry a shotgun or climb into a tree stand. Remember, today’s children are literally tomorrow’s hunting community.

My son Kade, even at age 10, already has the foundation of knowledge and experience that will enable him to pursue a sporting life. I can think of few more worthwhile gifts I’ve given him. That cycle will probably continue years from now, when he passes on to his children the same love and traditions that I and others have enjoyed teaching him.

But my son’s experience is becoming all too uncommon.

Too many kids today have never been given the opportunity to spend an afternoon in the woods after a fresh snow or hunt birds over a well-trained pointer.

A solution to this problem is to become a mentor. IntroDir. Carter’s son, Kade ducing even one child to the outdoors could be the experience that changes his or her life. Later on, who knows how many people he or she will then influence because of your goodwill?

The lessons learned by pursuing game in an ethical manner aren’t just for the woods. Principles of fair chase translate seamlessly into the values that turn good kids into responsible and thoughtful adults.

Hunting shouldn’t be easy. With all the modern technology available, it’s easy to lose sight of why we hunt and what respecting your quarry really means. Yes, these ideals are written in books, but your personal example will teach these important lessons much more effectively.

Our hunting culture is nothing without proper role models. Hunting is not an industry or a time of year; it’s a way of life and state of mind. Before you go afield this year, do what you can to introduce a kid to hunting. You’ll find few experiences more rewarding, both for you and for your hunter-in-training.

Robert E. Carter, Jr. Indiana Department of Natural Resources Director

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hank you for choosing Indiana for your outdoor adventures. Our state has a wide variety of wildlife for you and your family to enjoy. There are many programs from which to choose – and remember that DNR has expanded its youth offerings, so take a look at this guide for more information. Be safe and return often to Indiana’s fish and wildlife areas.

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Kimberly Brant FISH & WILDLIFE DIRECTOR: Glen Salmon DESIGNER/EDITOR: Rebecca Mauser

Mitch Daniels, Jr. State of Indiana Governor

PHOTOGRAPHER: John Maxwell This is a summary of Indiana hunting and trapping regulations. It is designed as a service to sportsmen and women and is not intended to be a complete digest of all hunting and trapping regulations. Most regulations are subject to change by administrative rule. Contact the Division of Fish and Wildlife before reproducing any part of this booklet.

This program receives federal aid in wildlife and/or sport fish restoration. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity or facility as described above, please write to the Office for Human Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) Washington, D.C. 20240.

ON THE COVER: Kelvin Tharp from Royal Center learns to run bird dogs and hunt pheasant with mentors Jim Widner (left), Winamac and Dewayne Kyler (red shirt), Rochester at Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area.

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LICENSE INFORMATION

Summary of General License Regulations •

A resident is a person whose true fixed and permanent home and principal residence has been in Indiana for 60 consecutive days prior to purchasing a license or permit and who does not claim residency for hunting, trapping or fishing in another state or country, other than the United States. All others are non-residents.

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You must carry your license (and applicable state privileges and federal stamps or permits and HIP number) with you, while hunting or fishing and produce them on the request of any conservation officer or other authorized law enforcement officer.

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Should you lose your resident license, your license can be reprinted for a fee of $3.00 each. Contact the DNR Customer Service Center at (317) 232-4200 for more information.

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Game bird, waterfowl, or trout/salmon stamp privileges purchased through Indiana Outdoor must have an original signature, in ink, on the license on which the stamp privilege is listed. You do not need a traditional stamp in addition to the purchase of this stamp privilege. Traditional game bird, waterfowl, or trout/salmon stamps will still be available for purchase as a commemorative issue. Commemorative stamps do not convey hunting or fishing privileges and are available through the DNR Customer Service Center in the Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington St., Room W160, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 232-4200.

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Licenses issued by the DNR may be revoked at the discretion of a court upon conviction of fish and wildlife law violations, or at the discretion of the department for non-compliance with conditions under which licenses are issued.

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Equipment such as guns and vehicles used in violation of fish and wildlife laws may be seized for evidence, and upon conviction, confiscated at the discretion of the court.

Purchasing a License Online . . .

To purchase resident and non-resident licenses online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, go to www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.

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Resident Licenses* Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

One-day Fishing (includes trout/salmon fishing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hunting & Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deer Hunting** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Youth Consolidated Hunting and Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spring Turkey Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fall Turkey Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trout/Salmon Stamp Privilege. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Waterfowl Stamp Privilege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Game Bird Habitat Stamp Privilege. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disabled American Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$17.00 $9.00 $17.00 $25.00 $17.00 $24.00 $7.00 $25.00 $25.00 $11.00 $6.75 $6.75 $2.75

Non-resident Licenses Annual Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

One-day Fishing (includes trout/salmon fishing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seven-Day Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Annual Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Five-Day Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Annual Trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deer Hunting*** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fall Turkey Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spring Turkey Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trout/Salmon Stamp Privilege. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Waterfowl Stamp Privilege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Game Bird Habitat Stamp Privilege. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shooting Preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$35.00 $9.00 $20.00 $80.00 $31.00 $140.00 $150.00 $120.00 $120.00 $11.00 $6.75 $6.75 $8.75

All 2007 licenses and stamp privileges are valid from Apr. 1, 2007 through Mar. 31, 2008.

2007-2008 license fees are subject to change by the Natural Resources Commission. For a list of current license fees, go to www.wildlife.IN.gov or call (317) 232-4200. * See resident description located at the left of this chart. ** The second and any additional resident bonus antlerless license: $15.00. The first bonus antlerless license must be purchased at a cost of $24.00 prior to purchasing the second bonus antlerless license at the discounted rate. *** The second and any additional non-resident bonus antlerless license: $24.00. The first bonus antlerless license must be purchased at a cost of $150.00 prior to purchasing the second bonus antlerless license at the discounted rate.

In Person . . .

All licenses are available from retailers and most Department of Natural Resources properties throughout the state. A list of Indiana Outdoor license retailer locations is available online at www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.

The DNR Customer Service Center is in the Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington St., W160, Indianapolis.

Service Center hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

By Mail . . .

To purchase licenses by mail, send your order with the following information: • Name, date of birth, Indiana Driver’s License number or Social Security number (Hunting license: include a copy of your hunter education certificate or card if born after Dec. 31, 1986.)

• Complete address, city, state, zip and phone number • Height, weight, color of hair and color of eyes • Specify the license(s), including the season (i.e. deer for muzzleloader)

Send check (payable to DNR), money order or Visa or MasterCard number, including expiration date, for licenses (see prices listed above) to: Licenses DNR Customer Service Center 402 W. Washington St., W160 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

By Phone . . .

To purchase licenses by phone, call (317) 232-4200.

For more information, call the Indiana DNR Customer Service Center at (317) 232-4200. All licenses issued by the DNR are non-transferable and non-refundable.

License Exemptions You must have and carry a valid license and applicable state stamp privileges to hunt any wild animal, with exceptions as follows: • Residents or non-residents participating in a field trial sanctioned by the DNR director.

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LICENSE INFORMATION Landowners, or lessees of farmland who farm that land and are residents of Indiana, their spouses and children living with them, while hunting, fishing, or trapping on the land they own or lease. This license exemption does not apply to land owned by a business, corporation or partnership unless the shareholders, partners, members or owners are comprised solely of the members of an immediate family and farm that land. Farmland means agricultural land that is devoted or best adaptable for the production of crops, fruits, timber, or the raising of livestock; or is assessed as agricultural land for property tax purposes.

Residents of Indiana engaged in full-time military service and who are carrying their leave orders and a valid Indiana driver’s license or Indiana voter registration card.

Non-resident military personnel on active duty and stationed within Indiana may hunt or fish with a resident license.

A non-resident younger than 18 years old may hunt, trap or fish with a resident license if a parent, grandparent or legal guardian is a resident.

An individual who is less than 13 years old; does not possess a bow or firearm; and is accompanied by an individual who is at least 18 years of age and holds a valid license.

Youth participating in free youth hunting weekends.

Non-resident landowner exemptions Some non-resident Indiana landowners are exempt from Indiana hunting, fishing and trapping license requirements. Indiana law exempts a non-resident landowner according to the exemption that the non-resident’s state provides for Indiana residents. The non-resident must possess proof of ownership of the farmland while hunting (i.e. tax receipt).

Owners of Indiana farmland, their spouses

and children who live with them are exempt from license requirements while hunting or trapping on their land if they are residents of a state that allows an Indiana resident the same exemption in that state.

Landowners, who are residents from states that do not allow an Indiana resident the same exemption, must have and carry a valid non-resident license to hunt any wild animal.

All non-resident landowners are required to have a valid non-resident license when hunting on land other than their own.

The law does not exempt non-residents who lease land in Indiana. Non-resident lessees are still required to purchase non-resident hunting and trapping licenses.

Youth Consolidated Hunting and Fishing License The youth consolidated hunting and fishing license, for youth 17 and younger, covers more than an annual resident hunting and fishing license. The license also covers the turkey licenses, game bird habitat, Indiana migratory waterfowl, trout/salmon stamp privileges and all deer licenses. A HIP validation number is required to hunt migratory birds, except during the free youth hunting days. See page 7 for more information on HIP. Federal migratory bird stamps are not covered by the youth license (federal migratory bird stamps are not required for youths under 16 years old).

Youth hunting licenses are valid for that license year, even if the individual turns 18 during that year. In order to purchase a hunting license, anyone born after Dec. 31, 1986 must successfully complete a hunter education class offered by the DNR. See page 4 for information on Indiana hunter education classes. Non-resident youths must

KEY DEFINITIONS Game bird: Indiana game birds include ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse and wild turkey.

Furbearer: Indiana furbearing game animals include beaver, coyote, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, red fox and skunk.

Antlered deer: A deer with at least one antler that is at least three inches long.

Antlerless deer: Any deer other than an antlered deer.

Bag limit: The quantity of individual wild animals that may be taken in any one day of the specified season for a specified wild animal or during the entire season.

Possession limit: Two times the daily bag limit or the bag limit for the entire season depending on the species.

Take: To pursue, shoot, kill, trap, capture, collect, catch, possess or otherwise take or attempt to take.

Hunt: To take any wild animal except by trapping.

Motor driven conveyance: An automobile, truck, tractor, combine, wagon, bus, off-road vehicle, ATV, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, moped, dune buggy, go-cart, motorboat, airplane, or other motorized conveyance capable of transporting an individual.

Baiting: Placing a food product in the field for consumption to attract wildlife to an area being hunted.

Examples of baits include salt, mineral blocks, solid licks, grains, and liquids or powders spread on the ground for the purpose of being eaten by animals.

purchase a non-resident license. However, a non-resident under 18 years of age, who has a parent, grandparent or legal guardian who is a resident of Indiana, may purchase a resident license to hunt, fish or trap in Indiana.

Non-resident Turkey License Non-resident hunters wishing to hunt turkeys in Indiana must purchase a nonresident turkey license and a gamebird habitat stamp privilege. In addition, if an Indiana resident is required to purchase another license in order to hunt turkeys in a non-resident’s state, the non-resident must purchase an annual non-resident hunting license in order to hunt turkeys in Indiana.

Here are the license requirements for residents of surrounding states: • Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio residents must purchase an annual non-resident hunting license, a non-resident turkey license and a gamebird habitat stamp privilege.

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Wisconsin and Michigan residents must purchase a non-resident turkey license and a gamebird habitat stamp privilege.

Permits for Persons with Disabilities The DNR issues permits to individuals with a disability that prevents them from taking wildlife under regular hunting regulations. The DNR may issue a special permit to an individual with a physical impairment resulting from an injury or disease, excluding impairment which is attributable to the normal aging process.

Special permits allow those who cannot walk or have serious walking limitations to hunt from a vehicle. On state and federal lands, permit holders must obtain permission in advance from a property manager to gain vehicle access to lands or roads that are otherwise closed to vehicular traffic. Those who have a disability that prevents them from using a regular bow may be issued a permit to use a crossbow.

To apply for a Persons with Disabilities Hunting Permit, you must complete an application form, and a physician must complete a statement of disability form.

Rules governing the use of a Persons with Disabilities Hunting Permit and application forms are available from the Division of Fish and Wildlife, 402 W. Washington St., W273, Indianapolis, IN 46204; (317) 232-4102 or at www.wildlife.IN.gov. To be considered for fall hunting seasons, applications must be received no later than August 1, 2007.

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HUNTING SEASONS

2007-2008 Indiana Hunting Seasons Furbearers

Hunting Dates

Limit

Red and Gray Fox Coyote Raccoon and Opossum Dog Running (Raccoon, Opossum)

Oct. 15, 2007 - Feb. 28, 2008 Oct. 15, 2007 - March 15, 2008 Nov. 8, 2007 - Jan. 31, 2008 Feb. 15, 2007 - Oct. 14, 2007

No No No No

Woodland Game

Hunting Dates

Limit

Wild Turkey Youth Spring Spring (bearded or male turkey) Fall Archery * Fall Firearm *

April 19 and 20, 2008 April 23 to May 11, 2008 Oct. 1, 2007 - Oct. 21, 2007 Oct. 17, 2007 - Oct. 21, 2007

1 per season 1 per season 1 per season

Squirrel Ruffed Grouse Deer Youth Early Archery Firearms Muzzleloader Late Archery

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limit limit limit limit

regardless of equipment

Aug. 15, 2007 - Jan. 31, 2008 Oct. 1, 2007 - Dec. 31, 2007

5 per day 2 per day

Sept. 29 and 30, 2007 Oct. 1, 2007 - Dec. 2, 2007 Nov. 17, 2007 -Dec. 2, 2007 Dec. 8, 2007 - Dec. 23, 2007 Dec. 8, 2007 - Jan. 6, 2008

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The possession limit for woodland game (except deer and turkey) is two times the daily bag limit. * designated counties

Upland Game

Hunting Dates

Limit

Pheasant (cock only) Nov. 9, 2007 - Dec. 23, 2007 2 Quail North of SR 26 Nov. 9, 2007 - Dec. 23, 2007 5 South of SR 26 Nov. 9, 2007 - Jan. 15, 2008 8 Rabbit Nov. 9, 2007 - Feb 15, 2008 5 Rabbit* (see page 6) Oct. 1, 2007 - Jan. 31, 2008 5 The possession limit on upland game is two times the daily bag limit. * designated state areas

per day per per per per

day day day day

Miscellaneous

Hunting Dates

Limit

Crow

July 1, 2007 - Aug. 15, 2007 Dec. 13, 2007 - Mar. 1, 2008 June 15, 2007 - April 30, 2008

No limit

Frog (bull and green only)

25 per day

Legal Hunting Hours Turkey: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset (hours may be different on state owned property – see page 9)

Deer: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset Furbearer: Hunting/Running: noon of first day to noon of last day Trapping: 8 a.m. of first day to noon of last day

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Bag and Possession Limits It is illegal to possess, ship, carry or transport more than two times the daily bag limit of a wild animal after the beginning of the second day of the season established to take that animal. It is illegal to take more than the daily bag limit of a wild animal in a calendar day.

You must maintain possession of any wild animal taken while you are hunting or returning to your vehicle after hunting, unless the animal is properly tagged.

You cannot transport a wild animal for another person, which is in excess of your bag limit, unless the animal has a tag signed by the person who killed the animal. The tag must include the person’s address, total number and species of wild animals taken, and the date the wild animals were taken.

When transporting pheasant, the head and head plumage of the bird must remain attached until processing.

Hunter Education In order to purchase a hunting license, anyone born after Dec. 31, 1986 must successfully complete a hunter education class offered by the DNR. Hunters certified in another state or Canada can also present a card or certificate and purchase an Indiana hunting license.

The DNR hunter education program teaches hunter responsibility and ethics, wildlife conservation and management, firearms safety, wildlife identification, game care, survival and first aid. Hunter education is not just for kids and not just for hunters.

The program is for all Hoosiers who enjoy the outdoors and have an interest in conservation. The course can also be an excellent refresher for veteran hunters.

The DNR offers hunter education courses in counties throughout the state. The program takes approximately 10 hours to complete. For information on classes in your area, contact the hunter education office closest to you or visit the class web site at www. dnr.IN.gov.

Hunter Education North P.O. Box 66 Silver Lake, IN 46982 (260) 352-0628 Hunter Education South P.O. Box 917 Jasper, IN 47547 (812) 482-3093

HUNTING REGULATIONS

Deer-Vehicle Collisions If a deer dies following a collision with a motor vehicle, a conservation officer, DNR property manager, assistant property manager or other law enforcement officer may issue a permit to an individual to possess the deer.

If a deer is found dead from another cause, a conservation officer or person designated by a conservation officer may issue a permit to possess the deer.

Do Not Trespass It is illegal to hunt, trap, chase or retrieve game on private land without the consent of the landowner or tenant. Always ask permission before entering private property. A sample private landowner permission form is found on page 11.

Hunting from a Vehicle or Boat Animals and birds may not be hunted from, by, or with the aid of any motordriven conveyance (vehicle or boat) except:

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By authorized persons with disabilities hunting permit.

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To check traps that are lawfully set and maintained.

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To hunt waterfowl from a motorboat if the boat is beached, resting at anchor, tied to a stationary object, or otherwise without motion except as provided by wind, water current or hand-operated oars or paddles.

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To hunt any animal (except furbearers) from a motorboat, provided the boat is not under power derived from the motor.

It is illegal to hunt furbearers from any boat. It is illegal to ride an off-road vehicle with a loaded firearm (unless permitted with a valid concealed carry permit). If you do not have a valid concealed carry permit, the firearm must also be encased or made inoperative with a trigger lock.

Wanton Waste It is illegal to kill or cripple any wild animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the animal to include in your daily bag limit. It is illegal, however, to enter private property without permission to retrieve downed game. Before you hunt,

make sure you have permission to track game on land adjoining your hunting area.

Indiana Firearms Regulations No license is required to possess a rifle, shotgun or muzzle-loading firearm (including muzzleloading handguns). You must have a permit to carry and/or hunt with a handgun.

Landowners may hunt on their own property without a handgun permit. It is legal to carry a concealed handgun while hunting, if you possess a personal protection permit.

You may apply for a handgun permit at your local county sheriff ’s office. You must be at least 18 years old to obtain a handgun permit. Non-residents using a handgun must have a permit issued by their home state.

If their home state does not issue handgun permits, then they may not hunt with a handgun in Indiana.

For a complete listing of Indiana firearm regulations, see Indiana Code 35-47-2-1.

Magazine Plugs When hunting for migratory game birds and waterfowl (i.e. doves, ducks, geese, woodcocks, etc.) it is illegal to use a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler which is incapable of removal without disassembling the gun.

There are no restrictions on magazine capacity for hunting of any other species.

Harassment of Hunters, Trappers and Anglers It is illegal to intentionally interfere with the legal taking of a game animal by another person on public land, or on private land without permission of the landowner.

Spotlighting It is illegal to spotlight any wild animal from a vehicle while possessing any firearm, bow or crossbow.

DNR Property Rules Hunting and trapping regulations may vary on some state properties. Please check with the property manager for up-to-date regulations before hunting or trapping on state areas.

Silencers It is illegal to have a silencer while hunting.

Laser Sights Laser sights are legal for all hunting.

Selling of Wild Game

Shooting Across Roads or Water It is illegal to hunt, shoot at or kill any animal or to shoot at any object from within, into, upon or across any public road. It is illegal to shoot across a body of water except in the lawful pursuit of wildlife.

Protected or regulated wild animals, live, dead, or the meat therefrom, cannot be sold, traded or bartered. (Exceptions: lawfully taken furbearers, squirrel tails, deer hides, antlers, hooves, and cured gamebird feathers may be sold).

Fluorescent Orange Requirements To meet fluorescent orange (or “hunter orange”) clothing requirements, you must wear as an outer garment exposed at all times one or more of the following articles that are solid fluorescent orange in color: vest, coat, jacket, coveralls, hat or cap. Minimal logos or patches are allowed. Camouflage-patterned fluorescent orange garments do not satisfy the requirement. You must wear fluorescent orange if you are hunting: · Deer* · Pheasant · Quail · Woodcock

· Rabbit · Ruffed grouse · Squirrel (Nov. 9, 2007 - Jan. 31, 2008)

* See deer hunting fluorescent orange requirements on page 14.

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SMALL GAME REGU LATIONS

Rabbit The cottontail rabbit season is from Nov. 9, 2007 to Feb. 15, 2008. Rabbits may be hunted during the special season of Oct. 1, 2007 to Jan. 31, 2008, on Atterbury, Blue Grass, Chinook, Crosley, Fairbanks Landing, Glendale, Hillenbrand, Hovey Lake, Jasper-Pulaski, Kankakee, Kingsbury, LaSalle, Minnehaha, Sugar Ridge, Splinter Ridge, Pigeon River, Tri-County, Wilbur Wright, Willow Slough and Winamac fish and wildlife areas and Brookville, Hardy, Roush, Mississinewa, Monroe, Patoka and Salamonie lakes.

You may not remove a rabbit from a hole, den or tree hollow with the aid of a ferret or other small animal or other means. You must meet fluorescent orange clothing requirements while hunting rabbits (see page 5).

It is illegal to hunt, take or possess swamp rabbits.

Swamp rabbits are an endangered species in Indiana.

Squirrel Gray and fox squirrels may be taken with any equipment and ammunition during squirrel hunting season.

You must meet fluorescent orange clothing requirements while hunting squirrels from Nov. 9, 2007 through the end of the season.

It is legal to hunt squirrels from a boat that is not under power derived from a motor. Fluorescent orange clothing is not required while hunting squirrels from a boat. Shooting into or disturbing leaf nests or squirrel dens is illegal at all times.

It is illegal to hunt flying squirrels. Flying squirrels are a protected species in Indiana. They cannot be possessed without a special permit.

Reptiles/Amphibians All reptiles and amphibians native to Indiana are regulated. Species of frogs, lizards, salamanders, snakes, toads, or turtles on the state or federal endangered species list may not be taken at any time. Box turtles are totally protected and cannot be collected from the wild at any time. Species, specified as game animals (see table at lower right) or as nongame and non-endangered, may be collected from the wild with a hunting or fishing license.

License holders must obey season dates, bag limits and use legal trapping methods. An individual with a valid hunting or fishing license may take game frog and turtle species from a DNR property where hunting or fishing is authorized. Nongame reptiles and amphibians may not be taken from any DNR property. For a list of Indiana’s native species go to: www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/endangered.

The possession limit for non-endangered species is four, with the exception of the totally protected eastern box turtle. Collected species may not be sold. Only legally collected amphibians or reptiles held less than 30 days may be released at their original capture site if they have never been housed with another animal. Indiana residents over the age of 17 must have a valid hunting or fishing license in possession while collecting species of reptiles and amphibians from the wild. All non-resident adults and most non-resident youth must possess a non-resident annual hunting license.

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Resident License Requirements for Indiana Hunting and Trapping Seasons Animal Animal SMALL GAME

Hunter Hunter Orange Orange

License Required Required License

Rabbit Squirrel Turtle Frog

entire season Nov. 9 to end of season

Hunting Hunting Hunting or Fishing Hunting or Fishing

FURBEARERS TRAPPING Beaver Long-tailed Weasel Mink Muskrat Skunk Red Fox Gray Fox Coyote Raccoon Opossum HUNTING Red Fox, Gray Fox Coyote Raccoon Opossum

Trapping Trapping Trapping Trapping Trapping Trapping Trapping Trapping Trapping Trapping Hunting Hunting Hunting Hunting

GAME BIRDS Quail Ruffed Grouse Pheasant Crow Wild Turkey

entire season entire season entire season

Hunting and Game Bird Habitat Hunting and Game Bird Habitat Hunting and Game Bird Habitat Hunting Turkey and Game Bird Habitat

MIGRATORY BIRDS Waterfowl (Duck and Goose)

Mourning Dove Woodcock

entire season

DEER

see table on page 15

Hunting, Indiana Waterfowl,HIP validation number and, if you are 16 or older, a Federal Duck Stamp Hunting, HIP Validation Number Hunting, HIP Validation Number

Reptile/Amphibian Seasons and Limits SPECIES

SEASON

DAILY BAG POSSESSION LIMIT LIMIT

Game turtles

common snapping turtle smooth softshell turtle spiny softshell turtle

year-round

Restrictions

Turtle traps may be used, but may not have an opening below the water surface.

Game frogs

bull frog and green frog

Restrictions

Frogs may be taken with gig or spear, with a head not more than three inches in width and a single row of tines, long bow and arrow,club, hands alone or pole or hand line, with not more than one hook or artificial lure attached. Firearms used for frog hunting are restricted to a .22-caliber firearm loaded with bird shot only.

June 15-Apr. 30

25*

25*

* Singly or in aggregate, which means the catch limit includes any combination of the species.

50*

50*

WATERFOWL/MIGRATORY BIRDS

Migratory Game Birds and Waterfowl Migratory game bird and waterfowl hunting dates are set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with Indiana and other states. At the time of printing, season dates were not available. Dates are usually available mid to late August. Call (877) 4636367 to request migratory bird season dates.

Restrictions •

No person shall take migratory game birds: With a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10 gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine gun, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive or stupefying substance.

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With a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler which is incapable of being removed without disassembling the gun.

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From a sink box (a low, floating device, having a depression affording the hunter a means of concealment beneath the surface of the water).

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From or with the aid or use of a car or other motor-driven land conveyance, or any aircraft, except that paraplegics and single or double amputees of the legs may take from any stationary motor vehicle or stationary motor-driven land conveyance.

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By the use or aid of live decoys. All tame or captive live ducks and geese shall be removed for a period of 10 consecutive days prior to hunting, and confined within an enclosure which substantially reduces the audibility of their calls and totally conceals such tame birds from the sight of migratory waterfowl.

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By driving, rallying or chasing birds with any motorized conveyance or any sail boat to put them in the range of the hunters.

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By the aid of baiting (placing feed such as corn, wheat, salt or other feed to constitute a lure or enticement), or on or over any baited area. Hunters should be aware that a baited area is considered to be baited for 10 days after the removal of the bait.

Hunters are in violation if they know or should reasonably know that an area is baited.

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By the use of recorded or electrically amplified bird calls or sounds, or imitations of recorded or electrically amplified bird calls or sounds.

stamps are available at most post offices.

State waterfowl stamp privileges are available from hunting and fishing license vendors and online at www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.

Waterfowl Hunting on State Areas Hunters can apply for the reserved waterfowl hunts by completing the 2007 reserved waterfowl hunt application online at www. wildlife.IN.gov.

Hunters can apply by filling out a pdf version, available online at www.wildlife.

IN.gov. It can be printed out and information filled in. Affix one first-class U.S. postage stamp to the envelope and mail it to the DNR Customer Service Center, 402 W. Washington St., W160, Indpls., IN 46204, so it arrives no later than Sept. 30, 2007.

After Sept. 1, reserved waterfowl hunt applications will also be available at the DNR Customer Service Center in the Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington St., W160, Indianapolis. Service Center hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you would like an application mailed to you, call (877) 463-6367. This is a toll-free call.

Reserved waterfowl hunt mail-in applications will be accepted only between Sept. 1 through Sept. 15, 2007 and online between Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, 2007.

For more information concerning waterfowl hunting on state-owned properties, contact the property (see page 54 for phone number).

Non-Toxic Shot Hunters are required to use approved non-toxic shot while hunting all waterfowl in Indiana. Non-toxic shots currently approved for use by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are bismuth-tin, steel, tungsten-bronze, tungsten-iron, iron-tungsten, tungsten-matrix, tungsten-nickel-iron, tungsten-polymer, tungsten-tin-bismuth, tungsten-tin-iron-nickel, tungsten-ironcopper-nickel, tungsten-tin-iron and iron-tungsten-nickel. Copper-plated, zinc chromate-plated, zinc chloride-plated and nickel-plated steel shot is approved as long as the plating represents less than one percent of the shot’s weight. Lead shot plated with copper, nickel or other material does not qualify. It is illegal to possess shells loaded with anything other than approved non-toxic shot while hunting ducks, geese and coots anywhere in the state.

State and Federal Regulation Reminders •

All persons (see exemptions on page 3) hunting ducks and geese in Indiana must have an Indiana hunting license, an Indiana waterfowl stamp privilege and a HIP validation number. Additionally, all persons 16 years or older must have a signed federal duck stamp to hunt waterfowl. Federal migratory bird hunting

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•Indiana enforces all federal migratory bird laws. Any violation of any provision of any state law regarding any federally protected migratory bird is also a violation of federal law.

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Migratory game birds may be hunted from a motorboat provided it is beached, resting at anchor, tied to a stationary object, or without motion other than that imparted by wind and current acting upon the hull, or due to hand-operated oars or paddles.

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You may retrieve dead or injured birds by hand or from a motorboat under power, but crippled birds may NOT be shot from a boat under power or in motion due to motor power.

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While in the field or traveling from the field to your home, migratory game birds in your possession must have one fully feathered wing or head attached to the carcass for identification purposes.

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All migratory game birds killed or crippled shall be retrieved, if possible, and retained in the custody of the hunter in the field.

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No person shall give, put or leave any migratory game birds at any place or in the custody of another person unless the birds are tagged by the hunter with the following information:

1. The hunter’s signature.

2. The hunter’s address.

3. The total number of birds involved, by species.

4. The dates such birds were killed.

No person or business shall receive or have in custody any migratory game birds belonging to another person unless such birds are properly tagged.

Migratory bird hunters must register with the Harvest Information Program (HIP) All hunters in Indiana, including those exempt from purchasing a license, must register with the Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) before hunting coots, doves, ducks, mergansers, gallinules, geese, snipe, sora rails, or woodcock.

Hunters must register online at www.wildlife.

IN.gov or by calling (866) 671-4499 and providing the information requested. At the end of the registration, the hunter is given a validation number to record on his or her license. This number is valid from the date of registration through the close of the last current migratory bird hunting season. Lifetime license holders must also register with HIP. (continued)

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GAME BIRDS/FREE YOUTH WEEKENDS (continued from page 7)

Hunters need only register once each season, not each time they hunt. However, hunters must register in each state in which they hunt. In addition to providing name and address, hunters are asked questions designed to identify which species they hunted last year and, in some cases, the number of birds they harvested.

HIP is a joint effort between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state wildlife agencies. The program is designed to improve harvest estimates for migratory game birds nationwide. Once the harvest information is gathered, the information is used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and states to ensure that decisions regarding hunting seasons are soundly based on scientific evidence.

NEW! Youth Free Hunting Weekends

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wo youth free hunting weekends will be offered this year, Sept. 1-2 and Nov. 24-25. Any resident age 15 years or younger on the date of the hunt, and accompanied by an adult of at least 18 years of age, can take any legal game in season during these youth free hunting weekends. The youth hunter does not have to possess a hunting license, HIP number or any stamp but must comply with all hunting regulations.

The accompanying adult must be in close enough proximity in order to monitor and communicate with the youth hunter at all times and may assist the youth hunter, including calling, but may not carry a firearm or bow and arrow. The accompanying adult must possess a valid hunting license, unless exempted from needing a license (see pages 2-3 for license exemptions).

Pheasant Hunting A valid hunting license and Indiana game bird habitat stamp privilege are required to hunt pheasants. See page 4 for season dates.

You must meet fluorescent orange clothing requirements while hunting pheasants. The bag limit for pheasants is two male (cock) pheasants. It is illegal to shoot female pheasants (hens), except during put-and-take hunts in designated areas. If you take a pheasant, you must leave the head and head plumage attached while you are transporting the bird.

There are no equipment or ammunition restrictions for pheasant hunting. A 12- or 20-gauge shotgun loaded with 4- to 6-size shot is recommended.

Put-and-Take Hunts Pheasants are released for put-and-take hunting Nov. 17 - 25 on Atterbury, Glendale, Pigeon River (west of SR 3), Tri-County, Willow Slough and Winamac Fish and Wildlife areas and Roush Lake. The cost for put-and-take hunts is $15 per person and the bag limit is two birds. A hunter filling his/her limit in the put-and-take hunt may not take any more pheasants that day.

Hunters will be able to reserve their put/ take pheasant hunts online beginning Sept.

1 until midnight on Nov. 24 at www.Indiana Outdoor.IN.gov. Hunts will not be available first-come, first-served at the property, as in past years. Hunters will be able to select the date, property, and property location for their hunt. Pheasant hunting season is extended on Atterbury FWA and Glendale FWA until January 15. The bag limit is two birds of either sex.

Game Bird Area Special Pheasant Hunts The Division of Fish and Wildlife conducts special reserved pheasant hunts on game bird habitat areas in northern Indiana.

See page 35 for information on how to apply.

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Quail Hunting A valid hunting license and an Indiana game bird habitat stamp privilege are required to hunt quail in Indiana. You must meet fluorescent orange clothing requirements while hunting quail. Quail hunting is divided into two regions – north and south. SR26 serves as the dividing line. See page 4 for season dates in each region.

There are no equipment or ammunition restrictions for quail hunting. A 12- or 20gauge shotgun loaded with 6- to 9-size shot is recommended.

Ruffed Grouse Hunting A valid hunting license and game bird habitat stamp privilege are required to hunt ruffed grouse. You must meet fluorescent orange clothing requirements while hunting grouse. Ruffed grouse may only be hunted in the following counties: Bartholomew Jefferson Monroe Perry Brown Johnson Morgan Scott Clark Lawrence Ohio Steuben Crawford Lagrange Orange Switzerland Jackson Martin Owen Washington Ruffed grouse may be hunted in these portions of the following counties:

Dearborn (south of U.S. 50) Greene (east of U.S. 231) Jennings (south of U.S. 50) Putnam (south of U.S. 40) Ripley (south of U.S. 50) Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife area is closed to ruffed grouse hunting.

There are no equipment or ammunition restrictions for ruffed grouse hunting. A 12- or 20- gauge shotgun loaded with 6- to 7 1/2-size shot is recommended.

Other Wild Birds English sparrows, starlings and feral pigeons (except homing pigeons) may be killed at any time. Brown-headed cowbirds, common grackles, red-winged blackbirds, rusty blackbirds, Brewer’s blackbirds and crows may be controlled when they are damaging trees or crops. All other non-game species of birds not otherwise covered in this regulation are protected by state or federal law and may not be killed.

Crow Hunting Crow hunting season runs July 1 through Aug. 15 and Dec. 13 through March 1.

Crows may be taken outside of the hunting season only if they are damaging trees, crops, livestock or wildlife. There are no restrictions on use of calls or decoys. You are not required to have a state stamp privilege or federal stamp. You may take crows with bow and arrow, firearm or falconry.

TURKEY

Wild Turkey Season The 2007 fall season is October 1-21, 2007 for archery equipment (including crossbows) and October 17-21, 2007 for firearms.

The bag and possession limit for the entire fall season (including gun and archery) is one bird of either sex.

The 2008 spring season will be April 23 - May 11, 2008. The bag limit is one bearded or male turkey for the entire spring season.

Bag limits and licenses do not carry over to the fall season. Game bird habitat stamp privileges are good for both spring and fall seasons in the same calendar year.

To hunt wild turkey, Indiana residents need a resident turkey hunting license and a valid game bird habitat stamp privilege, or a lifetime or youth license. For information on non-resident wild turkey licenses, see page 3.

Turkeys may be hunted from ground level or from elevated stands. Turkeys can be called with mouth- or hand-operated calls. Artificial turkey decoys may be used. It is illegal to use dogs, live decoys, electronically powered or controlled decoys or recorded calls to hunt turkeys. It is illegal to hunt turkeys over bait (an area is considered baited for ten days after removal of bait).

Fall wild turkey sex and age determination If obvious leg spur, then bird is a male: • adult male: 1/2 inch or longer • juvenile male: less than 1/2 inch

If no obvious leg spur: • use breast feathers to determine sex and wing tips to determine age (amount of barring and shape of 9th and 10th primary tips)

black tip

buff tip

downy light-colored tip

gobbler breast feather

hen breast feather

juvenile breast feather

10 th

9 th

10 th

9 th

10 th 9 th

Youth Turkey Hunting Season A youth wild turkey season will take place on April 19 and 20, 2008. It will allow a youth turkey hunter, fifteen years old or younger to take a bearded or male wild turkey. The youth must be accompanied by an adult of at least eighteen years of age.

The youth hunter may use any legal shotgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow. The adult accompanying the youth hunter must not possess a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow while in the field, and does not need to possess a turkey hunting license. The youth hunter may take only one bearded or male wild turkey during the spring season, inclusive of the youth and regular spring turkey seasons. The youth must be properly licensed to take a wild turkey and comply with all tagging and check-in requirements.

A youth turkey hunt will be held at Big Oaks NWR. Youth hunters should send a postcard with their name, address, date of birth and phone number to Big Oaks NWR, 1661 W. JPG Niblo Rd., Madison, IN, 47250 by April 1. Visit the Big Oaks NWR website at www.fws.gov/midwest/bigoaks for information.

Tagging A temporary transportation tag is no longer provided with the turkey hunting license. All hunters must immediately tag the turkey with a paper stating the hunter’s

adult tips blunted or rounded, barring complete

primary feathers of adult wild turkey

juvenile tips pointed, barring incomplete

name, complete address and date of kill before transporting it from the field. The feathers and beard of a wild turkey must remain attached while the turkey is in transit from the site where taken. For fall turkeys, you must include the sex of the bird. A sample tag can be found at www.wildlife.

IN.gov.

Art by Dave Hamilton.

Used by permission of MO DOC

Legal Equipment • •

Checking If you are successful in bagging a turkey, you must have it checked at an official turkey check station within 48 hours of harvest or before leaving the state. While at the official turkey check station, you must attach a permanent transportation tag or seal provided at the check station. The tag or seal must remain on the turkey until processing begins.

See page 42-52 for a list of official turkey check stations or online at www.wildlife.

IN.gov.

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Turkeys can be hunted only with: A 10-, 12-, 16- or 20-gauge shotgun loaded with pellets of size No. 4, 5, 6, 7 or 7½.

A muzzleloading shotgun not smaller than 20-gauge and not larger than 10-gauge, loaded with pellets of size No. 4, 5, 6, 7 or 7½. Combination loads using shot sizes other than these are illegal.

Bow and arrow, including crossbow.

Hunting hours Wild turkeys may only be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. All Fish and Wildlife areas, J. Edward Roush, Mississinewa and Salamonie lakes have spring season hunting hours one-half hour before sunrise until noon for properties on CDT and until 1p.m. for properties on EDT. Call the property for additional information.

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TURKEY Wild turkey hunting range

ST.JOSEPH

LA PORTE

2007 Fall and 2008 Spring Turkey Hunting Range

LAKE

ELKHART

LAGRANGE

STEUBEN

NOBLE

DEKALB

PORTER MARSHALL

STARKE

KOSCIUSKO WHITLEY

All counties are open to spring wild turkey hunting, except Henry county.

JASPER

NEWTON

PULASKI

WHITE

MIAMI

CASS

BENTON

WABASH

GRANT

HOWARD TIPTON

CLINTON

MADISON FOUNTAIN V E R M I L L I O N

Both Fall Archery and Gun

HUNTINGTON

WELLS

MONTGOMERY

BOONE

BLACKFORD

JAY

DELAWARE RANDOLPH

HAMILTON HENRY

PARKE

PUTNAM

HENDRICKS

MARION

WAYNE

HANCOCK RUSH FAYETTE

SHELBY MORGAN

VIGO CLAY

FRANKLIN DECATUR BROWN

BARTHOLOMEW

SULLIVAN

RIPLEY

GREENE JACKSON

DAVIESS

OHIO JEFFERSON

MARTIN ORANGE

WASHINGTON

DEARBORN

JENNINGS

LAWRENCE KNOX

UNION

JOHNSON

OWEN MONROE

Closed to All Fall Turkey Hunting

ADAMS

CARROLL TIPPECANOE

WARREN

Fall Archery

ALLEN

FULTON

SWITZERLAND

SCOTT CLARK

PIKE

DUBOIS

GIBSON

CRAWFORD

FLOYD HARRISON

No Turkey Hunting

POSEY

VANDERBURGH

PERRY

WARRICK SPENCER

ducks • mergansers • gallinules • geese • snipe • sora rails • woodcock •

Hunters get HIP! “HIP” stands for Harvest Information Program, a program through which hunters provide information that helps biologists manage North America’s migratory gamebird populations.

All hunters in Indiana, including those exempt from purchasing a license, must register with the National Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) before they hunt coots, doves, ducks, mergansers, gallinules, geese, snipe, sora rails, or woodcock.

Hunters must register by calling (866) 671-4499 or online at www. wildlife.IN.gov and provide the information requested. At the end of the process, the hunter is given a validation number to record on his or her license. This number is valid from the date of registration through the close of the last current migratory bird hunting season. Lifetime license holders must also register with HIP. Hunters need only register once each season, not each time they hunt. In addition to providing name and address, hunters are asked questions designed to identify which species they hunted last year and, in some cases, the number of birds they harvested.

Register online at www.wildlife.IN.gov or call (866) 671-4499.

doves • ducks • mergansers • geese • snipe

doves • ducks • sora rails • geese • snipe •

Counties open to fall wild turkey hunting with archery equipment (Oct. 1 – 21) include: Bartholomew, Benton, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dekalb, Dubois, Elkhart, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fountain, Fulton, Gibson, Grant - west of I-69, Greene, Harrison, Howard, Huntington - north of SR 124 or west of I-69, Jackson, Jasper - north of SR 114 or east of Interstate 65, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Lawrence, Marshall, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton - north of SR 114, Noble, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Porter, Posey, Pulaski, Putnam, Ripley, St. Joseph, Scott, Spencer, Starke, Steuben, Sullivan, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Union, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren, Warrick, Washington, Wayne, and White.

Counties open to fall wild turkey hunting with a firearm (Oct. 17-21) include: Brown, Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Dubois, Floyd, Franklin, Greene - east of the White River, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Perry, Pike, Ripley, Scott, Spencer, Switzerland, Warrick and Washington.

Spring turkey hunting is allowed statewide except for Henry County.

• snipe • geese • sora rails • mergansers • gallinules • woodcock • ducks • 10

PRIVAT E LAND PERMISSION FORM

Hunting and Fishing on Private Land Outdoor enthusiasts hoping to fish or hunt on private land can use this handy Permission To Access Private Land form. The form is not required, but should help landowners feel more comfortable when allowing hunting or fishing on their land.

The document provides landowners with an explanation of the laws regarding landowner consent and relief from liability when allowing hunting or fishing on their land.

The form also provides proof of permission to fish or hunt on a listed property. The form should be completed and signed by both parties, and retained according to the instructions.

Be courteous, safe, and thoughtful when fishing or hunting on private land. For more hunting on private land information: www. wildlife.IN.gov.

Private land permission form TO BE RETAINED BY THE RECREATIONAL USER. According to Indiana Code 14-22-10-1, a person may not fish, hunt, trap, chase; shoot with any kind of firearm or archery equipment; search for or gather any plant life; or search for or gather any artifacts upon privately-owned land without having the consent of the owner or tenant of the land. For more information, contact the Division of Law Enforcement at (317) 232-4010.

User’s Name ___________________________________________________________________ Permitted Activities: Hunting

Fishing

Trapping

Other

Restrictions/Additional Information __________________________________ ___________ ___________________________________________________ ____________________________ Landowner’s Name _____________________________________________________________ Landowner’s Phone ____________________________________________________________ Other _________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ________________ Landowner’s Signature ____________________________________________ _____________ Protect Indiana Wildlife – Give TIP a call when you see people breaking fish, wildlife, and environmental laws.

CALL (800) TIP-IDNR (Cut on dashed line)

TO BE RETAINED BY THE LANDOWNER. According to Indiana Code 14-22-10-2, an owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of a tract of land does not assume responsibility or incur liability for injuries to hunters, anglers, and trappers while in the act of, or preparing to hunt, fish, or trap on the land, provided that the injury was not caused by a malicious or illegal act of the owner or occupant. For more information, contact the Division of Law Enforcement at (317) 232-4010.

User’s Name ___________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________ City __________________________________ State ___________ Zip __________________ Phone (day) __________________________ Phone (evening) ________________________ Vehicle Make __________________________ Model _________________________________ Color _________________________________ Vehicle License Plate No. ________________ Permitted Activities: Hunting

Fishing

Trapping

Other

PROTECT INDIANA WILDLIFE

Restrictions/Additional Information _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ _________________________ ________________________________________________________ _______________________

Give TIP a call when you see poachers violating our fish, wildlife and environmental laws. You don’t need to have a smoking gun, a videotape and a signed confession before you call (800) TIP-IDNR.

In return for the privilege to use private land, I agree to abide by landowner rules, obey all laws, and conduct myself in a safe and ethical manner and hold the landowner harmless from accidental injury.

The facts that you provide to TIP can be the important piece that helps us get a major fish and wildlife law breaker out of the field.

Call (800) TIP-IDNR

User’s Signature ________________________________________________________________ Protect Indiana Wildlife – Give TIP a call when you see people breaking fish, wildlife and environmental laws.

CALL (800) TIP-IDNR (Cut on dashed line)

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FURBEARERS/TRAPPING

Trapping Regulations You must have a valid Indiana trapping license to set traps. (See page 3 for non-resident youth license information.) Traps may not be set prior to 8 a.m. on opening day of trapping season. Traps must be checked and animals removed at least one time every 24 hours.

Tree climbing equipment may not be used as an aid in removing wild animals from trees. The use of motor-driven watercraft is permitted for purposes of setting or checking trap lines. Traps may be set at any distance from openings to tile drains or entrances to beaver or muskrat lodges.

Trapping Seasons Furbearing game animals in Indiana include beaver, coyote, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, red fox and skunk.

FURBEARERS TRAPPING SEASONS Coyote Oct. 15, 2007 - March 15, 2008 Red and Gray Fox, Skunk Oct. 15, 2007 - Jan. 31, 2008 Beaver Nov. 15, 2007-March 15, 2008 Raccoon, Opossum, Mink, Nov. 15, 2007-Jan. 31, 2008 Muskrat, Weasel (long-tailed weasel only)

All trapping seasons are from 8 a.m. of the first day of the season to noon of the last day of the season (Eastern Standard Time). There are no daily bag or possession limits.

Foot hold traps It is illegal to use a foot hold trap with saw-toothed or spiked jaws. It is illegal to take any furbearing animal with foot hold traps size-3 or larger without offset jaws unless the trap is completely covered by water. It is illegal to set or place a stake, chain, drag, or another portion of a trap which is designed to take a wild animal except during a season established for trapping that wild animal.

Snares It is only legal to use a snare to trap a wild animal on land owned by you or with the written permission of the landowner. The maximum legal circumference for snare loops is 15 inches, unless at least half of the snare loop is covered by water or if the snare employs a relaxing snare lock. A relaxing snare lock allows the snare loop to loosen slightly to reduce the possibility of strangulation. Regulations on snare size and lock are designed to prevent accidental loss of domestic animals.

Body grip traps (Conibears) It is illegal to take furbearers with a Conibear, Dahlgren, Bigelow, or other killer trap which is 7 1/2-inches or larger in diameter or which is larger than 7 1/2-inches by 7 1/2-inches, unless the trap is completely covered by water.

Box Traps Furbearers may be captured in box traps used on land or under water.

Possession of Hides/Carcasses It is illegal to possess the untanned hides or carcasses of furbearers outside of these dates: SPECIES Beaver Red, Gray Fox Skunk Mink, Muskrat, Long-tailed Weasel Raccoon, Opossum Coyote

LEGAL POSSESSION OF HIDES Nov. 15 - Apr. 4 Oct. 15 - March 20 Oct. 15 - Feb. 20 Nov. 15 - Feb. 20 Nov. 8 - Feb. 20 Oct. 15 - April 4*

*A coyote must not be possessed from April 5 through October 14 except to provide for its prompt disposal.

The sale of legally harvested furbearing mammals or untanned hides of furbearing mammals can be made to licensed fur buyers only.

For a list of Indiana licensed fur buyers, contact the DNR Customer Service Center at (317) 232-4200.

Trapper Education The Department of Natural Resources offers trapper education courses. The DNR’s trapping education program describes basic methods for trapping furbearers, handling the catch and the responsibilities of the trapper. The DNR, in cooperation with trapper associations, offers trapper education courses throughout the state. The course takes approximately six hours to complete. For information on classes in your area, contact your local DNR Law Enforcement district office.

For more intensive training, the Furtakers of America, in cooperation with the DNR and Purdue University, offers the Professional Trapper’s Short Course each fall in northeast Indiana. The week-long

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course covers the biology and management of furbearers, nuisance wildlife control, diseases associated with wildlife, trapping regulations, and public perceptions of trapping. The focus is on the mastery of field techniques. Approximately eight hours are spent afield each day. Students are divided into small groups based on level of experience to ensure that each student receives the best field training possible. Two continuing education credits are offered through Purdue University for completion of the course. For more information, contact Charlie Park at 410 South Poplar, Lagrange, IN 46761.

Avoid Trapping Otter River otter were reintroduced to Indiana in the mid- to late-1990s.

The distribution of river otter has expanded every year since reintroduction and they potentially can be found throughout the entire state.

Currently river otter are a protected species and care should be taken to avoid trapping otter while pursuing other furbearer species.

Beaver, raccoon and otter share similar habitats, so many trap sets that are successful for beaver and raccoon trapping are also effective for trapping otter. Whether you are trapping during the established season or doing wildlife control work under a DNR-issued permit, you will want to employ all the tactics you can to avoid accidentally capturing otter.

For more information on creating species-specific sets, request the publication Avoiding Otter While Trapping Beaver and Raccoon.

Write or call the DNR Customer Service Center, 402 W. Washington St., W160, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 232-4200 or visit our website at www.wildlife.IN.gov.

Raccoon: Non-resident Hunting/Trapping Indiana law allows non-residents to hunt or trap raccoons in Indiana only on the same basis that the season is open to Indiana residents in the non-resident’s state. If another state restricts Indiana hunters from hunting or trapping raccoons in that state, then residents of that state will be restricted on the same basis.

For example, if state X does not allow Indiana residents to hunt raccoons for the first two weeks of raccoon season, then residents of state X are not allowed to hunt in Indiana for the first two weeks of the Indiana raccoon season. In addition, the raccoon season is open to residents of other states only on days when the Indiana raccoon season and the raccoon season in the nonresident’s state coincide.

Protected Wildlife The badger, bobcat and river otter are protected by law. It is illegal to take or possess these furbearers. If you accidentally trap a badger, bobcat or river otter, report the incident to a conservation officer. There is no penalty for reporting accidental captures.

If the animal is dead, the carcass must be surrendered to a conservation officer. Information provided by hunters and trappers is an important means of determining the status and distribution of these species in Indiana.

For more information on endangered wildlife, contact the DNR Wildlife Diversity Section, (317) 232-4200 or go to www. wildlife.IN.gov.

FURBEARERS/HUNTING Hunting Furbearers A continuously burning light that can be seen for at least 500 feet must be carried while pursuing furbearing animals between sunset and sunrise. It is illegal to remove wild animals from any cavity or den. It is illegal to disturb the den or nest of any mammal by shooting, digging, cutting, or chipping or with the aid of smoke, fire, fumes, chemicals, ferret or other small animal, or any device introduced into the hole where the animal is sheltered. It is illegal to use or carry tree climbing or cutting equipment for the purpose of dislodging an animal from a tree.

FURBEARERS Red and Gray Fox Coyote Raccoon and Opossum Dog Running (Raccoon and Opossum only)

Dog Running

Predator Calling

The dog running season for raccoon and opossum extends from noon Feb. 15 through noon Oct. 14. It is illegal to possess a firearm, air rifle, or another device capable of taking a raccoon or opossum while chasing a raccoon or opossum during the dog running season, except for a handgun possessed under a personal protection permit. It is legal to hunt foxes (Oct. 15 to Feb. 28) and coyotes (Oct. 15 to March 15) with dogs during the established hunting seasons.

It is legal to hunt fox and coyote with the use of mouth- or hand-operated calls, or with the use of recorded calls. Spotlights may be used to take fox and coyote. There are no restrictions on hunting hours or firearms.

It is illegal to hunt fox or coyote from a roadway or with the use of any motor-driven conveyance.

Help Indiana’s endangered wildlife.

Nuisance Animals A resident landowner or tenant may take, using legal methods, without a permit, a beaver, mink, muskrat, long-tailed weasel, red fox, gray fox, opossum, skunk, gray squirrel, fox squirrel or raccoon that is discovered damaging property. You must report the taking of the animal to a conservation officer within 72 hours. If the animal is released, it must be released in the county of capture.

The conservation officer will direct you as how to dispose of the animal. Ground hogs (woodchucks) may be taken at any time using any equipment.

Landowners may take coyotes at any time on the land they own or provide written permission for others to take coyotes on their land at any time.

HUNTING SEASONS Oct. 15, 2007 - Feb. 28, 2008 Oct. 15, 2007 - Mar. 15, 2008 Nov. 8, 2007 - Jan. 31, 2008 Feb. 15, 2007 - Oct. 14, 2007 and Feb 15, 2008 - Oct. 14, 2008

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WILDLIFE.IN.GOV

Look for the eagle on the Indiana state income tax form and help protect our endangered species.

Donate all or a portion of your refund to support the Endangered Wildlife Program. The Endangered Wildlife Fund, Indiana’s state income tax checkoff, is the main source of funding for Indiana’s Endangered Wildlife Program.

A direct tax-deductible donation may be made to the Endangered Wildlife Fund by mailing a check to Endangered Wildlife, Div. of Fish and Wildlife, 402 W. Washington St., W273, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

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Deer Regulations License Requirements A deer license is required for each deer you take. You must have an archery license, extra archery license or bonus antlerless license to hunt with a bow and arrow during the archery seasons (overlaps firearm season and muzzleloader season).

You must have a firearms license or bonus antlerless license to hunt with a handgun, shotgun, rifle or muzzleloader during the firearms season. A firearms license is not valid during the muzzleloader season.

You must have a muzzleloader license or a bonus antlerless license to hunt with a muzzleloader during the muzzleloader season.

A muzzleloader license is not valid during the firearms season.

It is illegal to hunt deer unless you have a complete and signed deer hunting, youth or lifetime license bearing your name (see page 3 for exemptions).

Legal Hunting Hours Legal hunting hours for all deer seasons are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. A muzzleloading firearm may be possessed in the field before and after legal hunting hours as long as the percussion cap has been removed from the nipple, in the case of percussion arms, or the pan is not primed, in the case of flintlock arms. A long bow, crossbow or compound bow may be possessed in the field before and after legal hunting hours only if the nock of the arrow is not placed on the bow string.

Fluorescent Orange (Hunter Orange) Requirements for Deer Hunting You must meet fluorescent orange requirements while hunting for deer during firearms and muzzleloader seasons (Nov. 17 - Dec. 2 and Dec. 8 - Dec. 23). If you are using archery equipment, you must meet fluorescent orange requirements while hunting during these dates. Florescent orange must be worn during youth deer hunting season (Sept. 29 and 30). See page 5 for fluorescent orange requirements.

Party Hunting The practice of party hunting is illegal. In a party hunting arrangement, a hunter not only shoots to fill his/her license but shoots additional deer to fill the licenses of other hunting party members.

Spotlighting Deer It is illegal to shine a spotlight, searchlight or other artificial light for the purpose of taking, attempting to take or assisting

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another person to take a deer, or while in possession of a firearm, bow or crossbow.

Violation Penalties Any person who takes a deer in violation of any regulation will be penalized $500 in addition to any other penalty he may be subject to under the law. Equipment such as guns and vehicles used in violation of fish and wildlife laws may be seized for evidence, and upon conviction, confiscated at the discretion of the court.

Infrared Sensors/Electronic Deer Calls The use of infrared sensors or electronic deer calls to locate or take deer is illegal. It is also illegal to hunt or to retrieve deer with the aid of an infrared sensor or to hunt deer while possessing an electronic deer call.

Antlered Deer An antlered deer must have at least one antler that is at least three inches long.

Tree Stands Tree stands may be used for hunting deer during all deer hunting seasons. It is illegal to erect or hunt from a permanent tree blind on state-owned or state-leased lands.

Tree stands used on state-owned or -leased lands, U.S. Forest Service lands and lands of the Muscatatuck and Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuges must be portable and may be left overnight only between Sept. 1 and Jan. 10. A fastener used in conjunction with a tree stand and a tree or pole climber which penetrates a tree more than 1/2 inch is prohibited on these lands. A tree stand must be legibly marked with the owner’s name, address and telephone number. Exception: At Kingsbury FWA, no stands may be placed and left overnight until noon, Sept. 1.

Fair Chase It is illegal to use bait, salt, snares, dogs or other domesticated animals to take deer.

Bait is considered any product that is transported into a hunting area and placed there for animal consumption. Baits can be in the form of salt, mineral blocks, prepared solid or liquid which is intended for the animal to eat. An area is considered to be baited for 10 days after the removal of the bait and any affected soil.

Dogs may be used while on a leash only to track or trail wounded deer.

Artificial deer decoys are legal for deer hunting.

Urban Deer Zones The bag limit for the urban zones allows hunters to harvest three antlerless and one deer of either sex, by archery, within an urban zone.

This is in addition to all other bag limits.

The rule provides an incentive for hunters to remove additional deer from these areas by increasing the bag limit for the area. The season is Sept. 15, 2007 through Dec. 2, 2007 and Dec. 8, 2007 through Jan. 6, 2008.

The provision does not override any local ordinances restricting shooting of firearms and bows. Hunters must obtain permission from landowners to hunt on their property.

(For a private land permission form, see page 11.)

An extra archery license is needed for each deer taken. The zones are as follows: • Indianapolis – all of Marion County, Hendricks County east of SR 267; southeast portion of Boone County bounded by SR 267, I-65, SR 32; and the portion of Hamilton County south of SR 32.

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Fort Wayne – the portion of Allen County lying within the bounds of I-69 and SR 469.

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Evansville – all of Vanderburgh County.

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Gary – the portion of Lake County north of US 30

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Crown Point – the portion of Lake County within the corporate limits of Crown Point.

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Chesterton – the portion of Porter County north of US 94.

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Michigan City – the portion of LaPorte County north of US 94.

Lafayette – the portion of Tippecanoe County north of SR 28

Youth Deer Hunting Season A youth deer hunting season will take place on Sept. 29 and 30, 2007. Any youth age 15 years or younger on the date of the hunt, and accompanied by an adult of at least 18 years of age, can take one antlerless deer during this special youth deer season. This deer is in addition to any deer taken during any other season. While the accompanying adult cannot take a deer when in the field with the youth hunter, both the youth and the adult must wear hunter orange. The youth hunter must possess a valid youth hunting license, which includes the completion of a hunter education class, but the accompanying adult does not need to possess a hunting license while in the field with the youth hunter. The youth hunter must comply with all deer hunting regulations including wearing hunter orange, tagging the deer and checking it in to a deer check station within 48 hours of the take. The youth hunter may use a legal shotgun, muzzleloader, bow and arrow, or crossbow, to take the deer, but may possess only one type of equipment to take

DEER a deer while in the field. The accompanying adult cannot possess a firearm, muzzleloader, bow and arrow or crossbow while in the field with the youth hunter.

Deer Tagging and Checking

R i fl e

The permanent seal must remain attached, until the carcass is placed in the custody of another person for processing or until the carcass has been processed and packaged.

The deer head must remain attached to the carcass until the tag is attached and locked at the deer check station.

Crossbow

Shotgun

H andg un

Archer y

Deer Licenses and Equipment

M uzzl e l o adi ng Lo n g G u n

The person who takes the deer must cause the delivery of the deer to an official deer check station within 48 hours of the kill for registration. For a complete listing, see pages 42 to 52 of this guide or go to www.wildlife.

IN.gov. Before leaving the check station, you must affix the permanent seal to the carcass.

M uzzl e l o adi ng H andg un

Immediately upon killing a deer, you must complete a tag on paper that states the hunter’s name, address, sex of the deer and the day and month of the kill. You are not required to place the tag on the deer while dragging it out of the field as long as you have filled in the required information and carry it with you.

You must maintain immediate custody of and visual contact with the deer carcass. The tag must be attached to the deer before you leave the deer or load the deer in a vehicle.

Hunter Orange Required

Youth Season – Sept. 29 and Sept. 30

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Sept. 29 and 30

Early Archery Season – Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Archery License Extra Archery License (including Urban Deer Zones*) Archery Military/Refuge License Bonus Antlerless Deer License

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Nov. 17 - Dec. 2 Nov. 17 - Dec. 2 Nov. 17 - Dec. 2 Nov. 17 - Dec. 2

Firearms Season – Nov. 17 to Dec. 2 Firearms License (antlered deer only) Bonus Antlerless Deer License

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Firearm Military/Refuge License (only on military/refuge hunt on date of permit)

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Nov. 17- Dec. 2 Nov. 17 - Dec. 2 Nov. 17 - Dec. 2

Muzzleloader Season – Dec. 8 to 23 Muzzleloader License Bonus Antlerless Deer License

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Muzzleloader Military/Refuge License (only on military/refuge hunt on date of permit)

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Dec. 8 - Dec. 23

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Dec. 8 - Dec. 23 Dec. 8 - Dec. 23

Late Archery Season – Dec. 8 to Jan. 6 Archery License Extra Archery License (including Urban Deer Zones*)

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Archery Military/Refuge License (only on military/refuge hunt on date of permit)

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Bonus Antlerless Deer License

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Dec. 8 - Dec. 23 Dec. 8 - Dec. 23 Dec. 8 - Dec. 23

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Dec. 8 - Dec. 23

* Urban Deer Zone season is Sept. 15 to Dec. 2 and Dec. 8 to Jan. 6.

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Deer Hunting Equipment

breech plug excluding tangs and other projections to the end of the barrel including the muzzle crown.

Legal Firearms

It is legal to carry a handgun while hunting deer during the archery, firearm and muzzleloader seasons, as long as the handgun is possessed under a personal protection permit.

It is not legal to take a deer with a handgun except during the firearms and muzzleloader seasons and in compliance with DNR regulations.

Shotguns, handguns, rifles with pistol cartridges, muzzleloading long guns and muzzleloading handguns are legal during the firearms season. Only muzzleloading firearms are legal during the muzzleloader season.

Hunters may carry more than one type of legal firearm when hunting during the firearms season only. Shotguns must be 10-, 12-, 16- or 20-gauge or .410 bore loaded with slugs or saboted bullets. Rifled slug barrels are permitted. Combination rifle-shotguns are not allowed.

Muzzleloading firearms must be .44 caliber or larger loaded with a single bullet of at least .357 caliber. Saboted bullets are allowed, provided the bullet is .357 caliber or larger. A muzzleloading firearm must be loaded from the muzzle. Multiple-barrel muzzleloading long guns are allowed.

Rifles with pistol cartridges that fire a bullet of .357-inch diameter or larger; have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches; and have a maximum case length of 1.625 inches are legal to use only during the deer firearms season. Some cartridges legal for deer hunting include the 357 Magnum, 38-40 Winchester, 41 Magnum, 41 Special, 44 Magnum, 44 Special, 44-40 Winchester, 45 Colt, 454 Casull, 475 Linebaugh, 480 Ruger, 50 Action Express, and 500 S&W.

Legal Handguns for Deer Hunting Handguns, other than muzzleloading, must have a barrel at least four inches long and must fire a bullet of .243-inch diameter or larger. The handgun cartridge case, without the bullet, must be at least 1.16 inches long. Full metal-jacketed bullets are not permitted. Handguns are not permitted on any military areas. Some types of handgun cartridges legal for deer hunting include 357 Magnum, 41 Magnum, 44 Magnum, 44 Special, 45 Colt, 45 Long Colt, 45 Winchester Magnum, 35 Remington and 357 Herrett.

Some illegal handgun cartridges for deer hunting are 38 Special, 38 Smith and Wesson, 38 Colt New Police, 38/200, 38 Long Colt, 38 Super, 38 ACP, 38 Colt Auto, 45 ACP, 45 Automatic and 45 Auto Rim. All 25/20, 32/20 and 30 carbine ammunition is prohibited also.

Muzzleloading handguns are allowed. The muzzleloading handgun must be single shot, .50 caliber or larger, loaded with bullets at least .44 caliber and have a barrel at least 12 inches long, measured from the base of the

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Carrying Firearms

Legal Archery Equipment Legal equipment includes long bows, compound bows or recurve bows and arrows.

The bow must have a pull of at least 35 pounds. Arrows must be tipped with broadheads that are metal, metal-edged, or napped flint, chert or obsidian. Poisoned or exploding arrows are illegal.

Bows drawn, held or released by means other than by hand or hand-held releases may not be used. No portion of the bow’s riser or any track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device that attaches to the bow’s riser can guide the arrow from a point back beyond the bow’s brace height. The common overdraw is still allowed as long as it does not extend

beyond the string when the bow is relaxed.

It is illegal to possess firearms while hunting deer with a bow and arrow, except for a handgun that is possessed under a personal protection permit. A bow may be possessed in the field before and after legal shooting hours only if the nock of the arrow is not placed on the bow string.

Crossbows Legal in Late Archery Deer Season Crossbows are legal hunting equipment during the late archery deer season. Deer hunters may use crossbows to harvest deer of either sex only in the late archery season.

Crossbows must have a minimum 125-pound pull and a mechanical safety. It is illegal to have an arrow placed on the crossbow string outside of legal deer hunting hours while in the field

Deer Hotline If you have questions about deer hunting regulations, call the DNR’s Deer Hotline at (812) 334-3795, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon. through Fri. This is not a toll-free call.

If you have questions concerning military/ refuge deer hunt applications, call the DNR Customer Service Center at (317) 232-4200.

Deer Bag Limit Summary Only one antlered deer per hunter may be taken with all of the following 3 licenses combined. A deer license is required for each deer taken.

TYPE OF LICENSE

LIMIT

Archery License (Early and late archery seasons only) 2 antlerless deer OR 1 antlered deer and 1 antlerless deer Firearms License (Firearm season only)

1 antlered deer

Muzzleloader License (Muzzleloader season only)

1 deer of either sex

Urban, Bonus, Military/Refuge and State Park/Nature Preserves bag limits can be added to limits listed above.

TYPE OF LICENSE

LIMIT

Bonus Antlerless License

1 antlerless deer (Not to exceed county maximum for bonus antlerless deer in any county. See page 17.)

Urban Deer Zone Archery License

3 antlerless and 1 antlered deer OR 4 antlerless deer

Military/Refuge Archery License

1 deer of either sex

Military/Refuge Firearms License

1 deer of either sex

NOTE: An antlered deer must have at least one antler that is at least three inches long. No license is required for deer taken in State Park/Nature Preserve deer reduction hunts, or if exempted by law. (See pages 2 and 3.)

DEER Bonus Anterless County Quota Map

Bonus Antlerless Deer Antlerless Deer Bag Limits The map on the right indicates the county quota for bonus antlerless deer. If you are hunting in a county that has a county quota of one or more, you may use bonus antlerless deer licenses starting in the early archery season and continuing throughout the firearm, muzzleloader, and late archery season, using the equipment that is legal during the season in which you are hunting. You may take one bonus antlerless deer per bonus antlerless license. These licenses may be used in any county, but you may not take more than the county quota for bonus antlerless deer in any specific county.

You may not use firearm equipment to take bonus antlerless deer in any county prior to the start of the statewide firearm season on Nov. 17, 2007. All bonus antlerless licenses can be used with the start of the early archery season on Oct. 1, 2007.

County quotas now range from A to 8. For counties designated as an “A”: You may use a bonus antlerless license to take one antlerless deer during the periods of Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 (last four days of the firearm season) or Dec. 8 through Jan. 6 (muzzleloader and late archery season). You may not use a bonus antlerless license in an “A” county prior to Nov. 29. There is no statewide bonus antlerless quota.

You may take as many bonus antlerless deer as you desire as long as you still follow the county bonus antlerless bag limits as well as other deer regulations.

JASPER

2

4

FULTON

2

4

2

TIPPECANOE

8

4 FOUNTAIN

4

BOONE

4

2

PUTNAM

4

HENDRICKS

3

CLAY

3

2

VANDERBURGH

8

MONROE

3

GREENE

3

2

DAVIESS

MARTIN

3

4

2

4

DUBOIS

4

PERRY

WARRICK SPENCER

3

4

RANDOLPH

1

HENRY

MARION

2

8

3

RUSH

2

2

FRANKLIN

8

DECATUR BROWN

UNION

FAYETTE

1

2

JOHNSON

WAYNE

3

HANCOCK

8

1

BARTHOLOMEW

3

3 JENNINGS

RIPLEY

DEARBORN

3

8 8

3

4

OHIO JEFFERSON

SCOTT

8

SWITZERLAND

8

8

WASHINGTON

8

CRAWFORD

4

2

3

2

3 ORANGE

JAY

DELAWARE

4

JACKSON

KNOX

4

MADISON

HAMILTON

LAWRENCE

8 POSEY

A

4

OWEN

4

4

ADAMS

1

1

SHELBY

SULLIVAN

GIBSON

WELLS

BLACKFORD

2

TIPTON

8 MORGAN

PIKE

3

GRANT

3

CLINTON

VIGO

Comprehensive lifetime and youth hunting license holders are not required to purchase bonus antlerless deer licenses.

Lifetime/youth license hunters must follow the bonus antlerless bag limits and all other deer regulations.

ALLEN

3

HOWARD

MONTGOMERY

PARKE

2

2

HUNTINGTON

2

2

2

4

DEKALB

2

CARROLL

WARREN

4

NOBLE

WHITLEY

WABASH

MIAMI

2

1

V E R M I L L I O N

3

2

CASS

3

BENTON

3

PULASKI

STEUBEN

3

KOSCIUSKO

4

WHITE

Youth/Lifetime License Holders

We’ve got a map for you!

NEWTON

2

MARSHALL

STARKE

3

Indiana resident farmland owners, qualified non-resident farmland owners and farmland lessees who farm that land are not required to purchase bonus antlerless deer licenses to take bonus antlerless deer on their property. However, landowners and lessees must still follow the county bag limits for antlerless deer, as well as other deer regulations.

Feeling Lost?

4

LAGRANGE

ELKHART

3

8

PORTER

4

Owners/lessees of Farmland

For counties designated as an “A”: You may use a bonus antlerless license to take one antlerless deer during the periods of Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 (last four days of the firearm season) or Dec. 8 through Jan. 6 (muzzleloader and late archery season).

ST.JOSEPH

LA PORTE LAKE

CLARK

8

FLOYD HARRISON

8

8

Maps of Indiana’s Fish and Wildlife Areas are free. Send requests to the address below. Please include your name, complete mailing address as well as the name of the property map you would like. To download a map, visit our website at www.wildlife.IN.gov.

DNR topographical maps are inexpensive and easy to obtain. US Geological Survey Maps show land contours, water, structures and vegetation.

Send your requests to: DNR Customer Service Center, 402 W. Washington St., W160, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Call (317) 232-4200 for more information.

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Bonus Antlerless Licenses on DNR Property Many Indiana DNR properties (ie: Fish and Wildlife Areas, Forests, Recreation Areas, Reservoirs, etc.) do not allow use of bonus antlerless licenses. These areas receive sufficient hunting pressure to keep deer populations in check and do not require additional harvest of deer. Contact the property manager where you plan to hunt for information.

The areas listed below do not allow the use of bonus anterless licenses.

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Atterbury FWA

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Greene-Sullivan State Forest

Pigeon River FWA

Kingsbury FWA Tri-County FWA Kankakee FWA LaSalle FWA Winamac FWA Willow Slough FWA Salamonie SF

Francis Slocum SF

Roush Lake Mississinewa Lake

Salamonie Lake

Blue Grass FWA Chinook FWA Crosley FWA Fairbanks Landing FWA Glendale FWA Hillenbrand FWA

Wilbur Wright FWA

Kankakee FWA Kingsbury FWA LaSalle FWA Pigeon River FWA Chinook FWA

Splinter Ridge FWA Tri-County FWA

Atterbury FWA

Fairbanks Landing FWA

Wilbur Wright FWA

Hillenbrand FWA

Willow Slough FWA

Greene-Sullivan SF

Crosley FWA

Winamac FWA

Stucker Fork WMA

Mississinewa Lake

Splinter Ridge FWA

Francis Slocum State Forest (managed by Mississinewa Lake) Glendale FWA

Salamonie Lake Salamonie State Forest (managed by Salamonie Lake)

Patoka Lake

Stucker Fork WMA Roush Lake Patoka Lake, except that part of the property east of SR 145 in Orange and Crawford counties and that part of the property south of SR 164 in Dubois and Crawford counties.

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Blue Grass FWA

If you plan to bowhunt for deer in the early archery season, wildlife researchers want to borrow your eyes and ears. DNR biologists are looking for 3,000 deer archery hunters to record the wildlife they see while hunting from Oct. 1 through Nov. 16.

Sightings by bowhunters of wildlife such as bobcat, coyote, red fox, gray fox, gray and fox squirrel, bobwhite quail, wild turkey and ruffed grouse are used to monitor population trends from year to year.

If you would like to be a participant or your

address has changed, please send your name and address no later than Sept. 15, 2007 to: Archery Survey Division of Fish & Wildlife 562 DNR Road Mitchell, IN 47446 Participants will be selected for the 2007 season based on county of residence and will be uniformly distributed around the state.

If you were a participant in 2006, and your address has not changed, you do not need to send in your name again for 2007.

DE ER DISEASE INFORMATION

Deer Tuberculosis Monitoring Due to the spread of tuberculosis in deer in northeastern Michigan and northern Minnesota, the Indiana DNR and Board of Animal Health are monitoring Indiana’s deer herd for signs of the disease. There have been no deer that have tested positive for TB in Indiana. You can help with this effort to protect Indiana’s domestic and wild animal populations by helping to verify that Hoosier deer continue to be disease-free.

Inspect your deer 1. While field dressing your deer, look for white, tan or red blister-like or pus filled abscess-like sores (lesions) on internal organs or inside of the carcass. Lesions may be found on the lungs, inside the rib cage, the liver, the lymph nodes or occasionally other organs inside the carcass. In the unlikely event you see lesions, exercise caution in handling the animal.

2. Do not proceed with further processing until the carcass is examined by a State Board of Animal Health veterinarian. Refrigerate (or ice down) the carcass if possible.

3. Keep the animal, including the head, intact until examined.

To contact a BOAH veterinarian, call (877) 747-3038 (toll free). This number is answered Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Messages left on weekends or holidays will be returned as soon as possible.

A BOAH veterinarian will advise you, free-of-charge, about the appropriate use of the animal and may collect tissue samples for further testing. By reporting any suspicious lesion, you are helping to protect the health status of Indiana’s white-tailed deer resource.

If you are asked by a veterinarian to submit your deer for further testing, the DNR will replace your permanent/temporary deer tag to allow revalidation of your existing license.

After field dressing or handling any carcass or other raw meat, wash your hands with soap and water. Hand washing removes disease-causing bacteria, including tuberculosis. This practice should always be followed, even if the animal appears healthy.

For more information on Indiana’s deer TB monitoring program, contact the Board of Animal Health.

Chronic Wasting Disease and Out-of-State Deer, Elk and Moose Because Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been transmitted in experiments where healthy deer were exposed to skeletons of infected deer, bringing the carcasses and/or parts of deer and other cervids harvested out-of-state is strictly limited by Indiana State Board of Animal Health rules. Only the following may be brought into Indiana:

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Commercially processed meat, which may contain bone

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Carcasses or parts of carcasses if no portion of the head, spinal cord, or small intestine are attached or otherwise included

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Carcasses or parts of carcasses that include the head, spinal cord, or small intestine if they are delivered within 72 hours after entry to one of the following: – A meat processor inspected by the BOAH for processing – A commercial deer processor registered with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for processing – A taxidermist licensed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources

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Antlers, including antlers attached to skull caps, if the skull cap is cleaned of all brain and muscle tissue

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Hides

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Finished taxidermist mounts

Upper canine teeth, also known as “buglers”, “whistlers”, or “ivories”

A person licensed as a disposal plant or collection service under IC 15-2.1-16 may move carcasses and parts into the state if the carcasses and parts are moved directly to a licensed disposal plant.

For up-to-date information on CWD and the state’s prevention and monitoring program visit www.wildlife.IN.gov.

Feral Hogs Reporting Populations of feral (or wild, free-ranging) swine have been a problem in pockets around the state in the past. In addition to being a disease/predatory threat to Indiana livestock and poultry production, they are known to cause damage to crops and native plants and are detrimental to native wildlife and their habitats. As part of a risk assessment program, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) is asking hunters who spot or take a feral hog to report the animal to the agency. Reports will help BOAH and DNR determine if additional census, disease monitoring and/or control steps are necessary.

Anyone who sees or takes a feral hog should call BOAH at (877) 747-3038 or email: animalhealth@boah.IN.gov to report the approximate location, number, sex and estimated size of the animal(s).

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By John Maxwell tax revenue from the sales of firearms, ammunition and archery The Indiana Department of Natural Resources opened the equipment. new state-of-the-art Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area Shooting The DNR also offers smaller shooting-practice ranges at Range in May. Atterbury FWA is between Indianapolis and Crosley, Jasper-Pulaski, Minnehaha, Pigeon River, Sugar Ridge, Columbus, near Edinburgh.

Tri-County, Wilbur Wright, Willow Slough and Winamac FWAs. The $4.7 million modern facility features a 66-position rifle Range hours for the smaller ranges can be found at: www.in.gov/ and pistol range and four combination trap and skeet fields. dnr/fishwild/hunt/shootrg.htm The facility replaces an aging shooting facility that was used by Atterbury FWA covers 6000 acres that was once part of Camp 15,000 shooters each year. “More than one million Hoosiers Atterbury military base. The land was purchased in March 1969 are shooting sports enthusiasts, and they need facilities like this from the Government Services Administration through the to support hunter education programs and to have appropriate Federal Lands to Parks Program. locations to practice and improve their skills,” said DNR The Atterbury FWA range is open Tuesday to Sunday from 9 Director Robert Carter. a.m. to 7 p.m. during EDT and Wednesday to Sunday from 9 a.m.

“We’ve dedicated the Atterbury FWA shooting range to Sgt. to 5 p.m. during EST. Joseph Proctor, a Whiteland resident and National Guardsman The range is maintained and operated by a private concessionwho was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom,” said Carter. aire. A range master is on duty during all live fire. Eye and ear “Sgt. Proctor made the ultimate sacrifice on May 3, 2006 while protection are required of all participants and observers on the range. protecting us against terrorism.”

A concession store sells hearing and eye protection, targets, Proctor’s Silver Star Narrative reports Proctor stood his ammunition, reloading supplies, firearms, snacks, sodas and other ground and was mortally wounded defending his post and shooting accessories. comrades against fierce small-arms Shooters under 18 years of age attack and a truck bomb. must be accompanied by an adult.

The DNR has built similar Atterbury FWA Shooting Range Fees Only paper targets can be used on modern baffled ranges near LaPorte Rifle/Pistol Range: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1 per hour the rifle and pistol range. Only #7 in 2002 at Kingsbury FWA, and near Annual Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80 adults 1/2 shot or smaller is allowed on the Huntington in 2004 at J. Edward $40 youth (16 & under) shotgun range.

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Trap/Skeet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5 per round More information, call the range, The DNR will be reimbursed for Annual Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120 adults (812) 526-6552. See page 53 for a about 75 percent of construction $60 youth (16 & under list of DNR shooting ranges or at costs through federal aid. The Trap/Skeet Annual Pass holders . . . . . . . . . . half price per round www.wildlife.IN.gov. aid is derived from federal excise

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Decatur MANLEY MEATS 260-592-7313

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WHERE UNT WHERE TO TO HHUNT (Continued from page 24)

Wildlife Contact: (812) 838-2927

Pulaski Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area Near Winamac. Hunting for quail, rabbit, dove, squirrel, deer, turkey, woodcock. Putand-take pheasant hunting (fee is charged).

Jump shooting for ducks is limited by fall water levels. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.

Acreage: 4,770 Camping: No Shooting range: Yes Mandatory check-in: Yes Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: (574) 946-4422 Howat 80 Wildlife Management Area Near Francesville. Hunting for rabbit, squirrel, deer, turkey, woodcock. Night hunting for raccoon, coyote and fox.

Acreage: 80 Camping: No Shooting range: No Trapping: No Mandatory check-in: No Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Jasper-Pulaski FWA (219) 8434841

quail, squirrel and deer.

Night hunting for raccoon and fox.

Acreage: 419 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes (self-serve on site) Managed by DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Wilbur Wright FWA, (765) 5299581

Scott Hardy Lake Near Scottsburg. Hunting for quail, rabbit, turkey, squirrel, deer, snipe, woodcock.

Duck hunting from blinds. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.

Acreage; 2,120 (741 water) Camping: Yes Shooting range: No Archery range: Yes Mandatory check-in: Yes Managed by: DNR Division of Parks and Reservoirs Contact: (812) 794-3800

Randolph Modoc Wildlife Management Area East of Modoc. Hunting for rabbit, quail, squirrel and deer. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.

Acreage: 166 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes (self-serve on site) Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Wilbur Wright FWA, (765) 5299581 Randolph County Wildlife Management Area West of Ridgeville. Hunting for rabbit,

Koontz Lake Wetland Conservation Area Near Koontz Lake. Hunting for waterfowl.

Acreage: 58 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: No Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Kankakee FWA, (574) 896-3522 Turkey Foot Wetlands Conservation Area Near Hamlet. Hunting for waterfowl and upland game.

Acreage: 130 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: No Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Kankakee FWA, (574) 896-3522 Round Lake Wetland Conservation Area Near North Judson. Hunting for waterfowl, turkey, upland game.

Acreage: 140 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: No Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Kankakee FWA, (219) 896-3522

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Putnam Lieber State Recreation Area, Cagles Mill Lake Near Cloverdale. Hunting for quail, rabbit, squirrel, deer, grouse, turkey, snipe, woodcock. Duck and goose hunting on lake.

Night hunting for raccoon and fox. Handicapped hunting area for deer and squirrel.

Acreage: 8,780 (1,400 Water) Camping: Yes Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes Managed by: DNR Division of Parks and Reservoirs Contact: (765) 795-4576

Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: (574) 896-3522

Stucker Fork Fish and Wildlife Area Near Scottsburg. Hunting for squirrel, deer, turkey, waterfowl.

Acreage: 1,528 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: No Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Crosley FWA, (812) 346-5596

Starke Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area Near Knox. Hunting for squirrel, deer, snipe, turkey, woodcock, dove, waterfowl.

Duck and goose hunting from blinds (boats provided). Night hunting for raccoon and fox.

Acreage: 4,095 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes

Cedar Swamp Wetland Conservation Area Near Fremont. Hunting for waterfowl, deer, woodcock, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, fox, coyote and raccoon. Hunting for pheasant for the first three days of the season and hunting for waterfowl on opening day and weekends is by drawing only.

Acreage: 863 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes (self-serve) Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Pigeon River FWA, (260) 3672164 Jimmerson Lake Wetland Conservation Area Near Nevada Mills. Hunting for waterfowl.

Acreage: 70 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: No Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Pigeon River FWA, (260) 3672164 Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area Near Fremont. Hunting for raccoon, waterfowl, deer, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, fox, coyote. Hunting for pheasant for the first three days of the season and hunting for waterfowl on opening day and weekends is

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Acreage: 800 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes (self-serve) Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Pigeon River FWA, (260) 3672164

Sullivan Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife Area 1.5 miles east of Sullivan. Hunting for quail, turkey, dove, rabbit, deer, woodcock.

Duck and goose hunting from non-blind areas at marshes, lakes, fields. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.Acreage: 8382 Camping: No Shooting range: Yes Mandatory check-in: Yes Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: (812) 268-5640 Fairbanks Landing Fish and Wildlife Area 1.7 miles west of Fairbanks. Hunting for quail, turkey, rabbit, deer, woodcock. Duck and goose hunting from non-blind areas along riverfront. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.

Acreage: 8000 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes (self-serve) Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: (812) 268-5640

Switzerland Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area Near Madison. Hunting for rabbit, quail, turkey, squirrel, deer. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.

Acreage: 2,491 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Crosley FWA, (812) 346-5596

Union Brookville Lake Near Liberty. Hunting for quail, rabbit, deer, squirrel, snipe, turkey, woodcock.

Duck and goose hunting at main lake and marshes. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.

Acreage: 16,445 (5,260 water) Camping: Yes Shooting range: Yes Archery range: Yes Mandatory check-in: Yes Managed by: DNR Division of Parks and Reservoirs Contact: (765) 647-2657

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Wabash Mississinewa Lake Southeast of Peru, south of Wabash. Hunting for rabbit, deer, squirrel, quail, woodcock, snipe. Duck and goose hunting on ponds, lake and river. Night hunting for raccoon, opossum, coyote, and fox. Turkey hunting by drawing.

Acreage: 14,386 (3,210 water) Camping: Yes Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes Managed by: DNR Division of Parks and Reservoirs Contact: (765) 473-6528 Salamonie Lake East of Wabash. Hunting for quail, dove, turkey, rabbit, deer, squirrel, snipe, woodcock. Waterfowl hunting at ponds, marshes, lakes and river. Night hunting for raccoon, opossum, coyote and fox. Turkey hunting by drawing.

Acreage: 11,056 (2,860 water) Camping: Yes Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes Managed by: DNR Division of Parks and Reservoirs Contact: Salamonie Reservoir, (260) 4682125 Salamonie River State Forest East of Wabash. Hunting for rabbit, deer,

squirrel. Duck hunting on the river. Night hunting for raccoon, fox and coyote. Turkey hunting by drawing.

Acreage: 781 Camping: Yes Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes Managed by: DNR Division of Parks and Reservoirs Contact: Salamonie Lake, (260) 468-2125

Warrick Little Pigeon Creek Wetland Conservation Area Near Gentryville. Hunting for deer, turkey, quail, waterfowl, raccoon.

Acreage: 846 in three tracts.

Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: No Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Glendale FWA, (812) 644-7731 Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area Near Evansville: Hunting for deer, quail, dove and waterfowl.

Acreage 2500 Camping: No Shooting range: No Mandatory check-in: Yes (self-serve) Managed by: DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Contact: Sugar Ridge FWA, (812) 7892724

RESE RVED HUNT INSTRUCTIONS

How to Apply for Reserved Hunts on DNR Properties, Military Areas and National Wildlife Refuges Hunters can apply for a hunt by completing one of the applications on pages 39 and 41 or they may apply online at www.

IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov. A copy of the mail-in applications is also available at www.wildlife.

IN.gov. All applications, for each respective hunt, must be completed properly and entirely to be eligible for the drawing. Follow the instructions carefully. No exceptions will be made. However, you may use a single application to apply for any or all of the Pheasant, Goose Pond FWA, Dove, and Military/Refuge Deer Hunts, as well as the Wild Turkey and State Park Deer Reduction hunts.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Print your last name, first name and middle initial in the spaces provided.

2. Print your complete mailing address along with your city, state and zip code in the correct spaces.

3. Print your phone and email address in the spaces provided.

4. Print the number from your current Indiana hunting, hunting and fishing, lifetime or youth hunting license in the space provided. This number is required.

Below the license number, select the type of license by marking the box to the left of the types of licenses.

5. Select the appropriate choices for each hunt. If more than one option is marked, except where exceptions are indicated, the card will be disqualified.

• Pheasant - Mark only one hunt or youth hunt • Goose Pond Upland Game Hunt Mark only one hunt.

• Dove Hunt - Mark only one property • Military/Refuge Deer Hunt - Indicate first and second choice for hunt of choice. May indicate first and second choice for one or both hunts. (See page 36.) Supply driver’s license number (unless you don’t have one) as well as your date of birth.

• State Park Deer Reduction Hunts Mark only one property per corresponding hunt date.

• Wild Turkey Hunt - Mark only one hunt per corresponding property. Applications are only accepted between July

- March 14, 2008.

6. Affix one First Class U.S. Postage Stamp to an envelope and mail it to: IDNR Reserved Hunts, Customer Service Center, 402 W. Washington St., W160, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

The application for each hunt must be received at the DNR Customer Service Center by the due date to be eligible for the drawing. Late applications and/or incorrectly filled-out applications will be disqualified. If more than one application is received for the same hunter, all applications for that hunter will be disqualified.

No faxed or over-the-phone applications will be accepted. Overnight mailed applications are acceptable, but must be received at the DNR Customer Service Center by the due date, not merely postmarked. Walk-in applications will also be accepted at the DNR

Customer Service Center, until the close of business (4:30 p.m.) on the due date.

The DNR Customer Service Center is located in the Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington St., W160, Indianapolis. Service Center hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, contact the DNR Customer Service Center at (317) 232-4200.

Miss the deadline on a mail-in hunt application?

The deadline for receiving online hunt applications is later than the deadline for receiving mail-in hunt applications. (See chart below.) If you have missed the mail-in deadline for the hunt of your choice, just go online to www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov and register before the online application deadline.

RESERVED HUNT APPLICATION DEADLINES HUNT

MAIL-IN DEADLINE

ONLINE DEADLINE

DNR Property Dove Hunts

July 20, 2007

August 3, 2007

Military/Refuge Deer Hunt

August 17, 2007

August 31, 2007

State Park Deer Reduction Hunt August 17, 2007

August 31, 2007

Goose Pond Upland Game Hunt

September 21, 2007

October 5, 2007

Pheasant Hunt

September 21, 2007

October 5, 2007

Wild Turkey Hunt (avail. July 1)

March 14, 2008

March 28, 2008

Where are the Special Hunt “Cards”?

In a word…GONE! Replaced by a more accurate and efficient online draw application system. But if you prefer to mail in your applications, that is still possible. See page 39 and 41 for mail-in applications. You may also download a pdf copy of the applications at www.wildlife.

IN.gov.

Why did DNR switch to the online system?

It is a natural extension of the online license application system. It can lookup and verify information we previously spent many staff hours doing by hand.

In addition, it will eliminate many applications from being disqualified because they were incomplete, license numbers were not copied correctly or the application was otherwise flawed.

Which drawings are included?

Pheasant, Upland Game, Dove, Military/Refuge Deer hunts, Wild Turkey and State Park Deer Reduction Hunts.

Where do I begin the online process?

Begin at www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.

Follow the link to special hunt applications to complete your application.

There is no charge to use this online system.

What if I do not have internet access?

See pages 39 and 41 for a mail-in application.

All application forms are also available to download at www.wildlife.IN.gov.

After you send in your application, DNR staff will enter it into the online system.

The deadline for mail-in applications is earlier than the deadline for online applications to allow for the processing of mail-in applications.

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RESERVED HUNTS

Military/Refuge Deer Hunt Random Drawings Mail-in application must be received by: Aug. 17, 2007 Bonus military/refuge hunts are offered for firearms hunters and archers on the following areas. Bonus antlerless deer licenses cannot be used for military/refuge hunts. Note age restrictions.

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Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge

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Naval Support Activity, Crane (minimum age of 18 years old or 14 years old if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian)

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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center (minimum age of 16 years old unless accompanied by a parent) Hunter education certification and two pieces of hunter orange required.

Hunters can apply for the military/refuge hunts by completing the Military/Refuge Deer Hunt mail-in application on page 39 or they may apply online at www.Indiana Outdoor.IN.gov.

Mail-in Military/Refuge Application Instructions This application must be completed properly and entirely to be eligible for the drawing. The application contains blanks for first and second choices for a firearms military/refuge hunt and an archery military/ refuge hunt. If you wish to apply for both hunts, you must apply for both on one application. You may submit only one military/ refuge application. However, you may fill out and return the DNR Property Dove Hunt, Reserved Pheasant Hunt, and Goose Pond FWA hunt applications at the same time as the Military/Refuge Deer Hunt application.

The application must be received at the IDNR Customer Service Center by August 17, 2007 to be eligible for the military/refuge drawing. Late applications and/or incorrectly filled out application cards will be disqualified. If more than one application is received for the same hunter, all applications for that hunter will be disqualified.

Hunters will be selected through a random drawing. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail in late September. Information regarding the success in the drawing will not be available or given out until after Oct. 1. If you have any questions about the

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military/refuge deer hunt offerings, call the Deer Hotline at (812) 334-3795 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This is not a toll-free call.

Partner System The drawing will not select partners. Every hunter selected through the drawing may choose any person as a partner to hunt with him/her on any Military/Refuge hunt. Selected hunters will have the option of hunting with or without a partner on all areas that do not specifically require a partner. As in the past, Crane and Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge require that you bring a partner.

The hunter selected in the drawing will be provided with two forms for admission to the hunt (Notification I) and two license request certificates (Notification II). While each individual can only submit one hunt drawing application, each individual can participate in multiple hunts if chosen as a partner in addition to being selected in the drawing.

However, on any one hunt day, an individual cannot be both a partner and a selected hunter or be a partner with more than one selected hunter.

There is no limit on how many times a hunter can participate as a partner. A hunter chosen as a partner by more than one person can use the partner license request certificate from each selected hunter to obtain multiple licenses. A partner can take one deer for each license provided, but may not exceed the daily bag limit for the hunt area.

BIG OAKS YOUTH HUNT

A youth deer hunt will be held at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge. To apply, send a post card postmarked by October 1 with the the youth’s name, date of birth, phone number and address to: Big Oaks NWR, 1661 W. JPG Niblo Rd., Madison, IN 47250. For information about all Big Oaks hunts, visit the website at www.fws. gov/midwest/ bigoaks.

NEWPORT

There will be no public hunt on this area during the 2007 season.

MUSCATATUCK

Muscatatuck will have two separate special permit hunts, an archery hunt from Oct. 27 -Nov. 11 and a muzzleloader hunt from Dec. 8-Dec. 23. The muzzleloader hunt must be placed as a firearms choice on the application. Hunters may apply for both hunts but can be drawn for only one day during each hunt. There is no choice of hunting dates.

Handguns and crossbows are not allowed. For information, call the refuge at (812)522-4352.

NSA, CRANE

Only one deer per person per hunt day may be taken with a firearm at Crane. There will be no archery hunt.

MILITARY AREAS

Any deer hunt may be cancelled or rescheduled upon short notice. No hunt fee refunds will be given if a hunt is cancelled or rescheduled. Handguns are not permitted on any military area.

Codes for Military/Refuge Applications Firearms choices F3

Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center

F4

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (partner required)

F5

Naval Support Activity, Crane (partner required)

M7

Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, muzzleloading long gun only (muzzleloader license required)

Archery choices A4

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (partner required)

A7

Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (no crossbows, except with a person with disabilities hunting permit)

If you have questions about the military/refuge deer hunt offerings, call the Deer Hotline: (812) 334-3795 8:30am-4pm, Monday through Friday. This is not a toll-free call.

RESERVED HUNTS

DNR Property Dove Hunt Reservation Drawing

Reserved Mourning Dove Hunt DNR Properties Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area (managed by Sugar Ridge) ...................................... (812) 789-2724 Hardy Lake State Recreation Area .......................................................................... (812) 794-3800 Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area...................................................................... (219) 843-4841

Mail-in application must be received by: July 20, 2007

Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area ............................................................................ (574) 896-3522 Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area ............................................................................ (219) 393-3612 LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area ................................................................................ (219) 992-3019

The Department of Natural Resources offers reserved mourning dove hunts by random drawing on twelve properties. Hunters can apply for the reserved dove hunts by completing the 2007 Reserved Dove Hunt application on page 39 or they may apply online at www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.

Follow the directions carefully to complete the application. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail. The application deadline is July 20, 2007.

The reserved hunts will take place the first two days of mourning dove season except at Bluegrass FWA, which will draw for the second and fourth days of the season. Migratory game bird seasons, such as mourning dove, are subject to the approval of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and will not be set until late summer, but traditionally have started Sept. 1.

The participating properties have managed hunting fields planted with sun-flower, millet and/or wheat to provide habitat for doves.

Kankakee and Pigeon River requires nontoxic shot for all dove hunters.

The application must be complete properly and entirely to be eligible for the drawing. Follow the instructions carefully.

No exceptions will be made. You may fill out and return the Military/Refuge Deer, Reserved Pheasant, and Goose Pond FWA hunt applications at the same time as the DNR Property Dove Hunt Application.

The dove hunt application must be received at the DNR Customer Service Center by July 20, 2007 to be eligible for the drawing. Late applications and/or incorrectly filled out applications will be disqualified. If more than one application is received for the same hunter, all applications for that hunter will be disqualified.

Hunters will be selected through a random drawing. Hunters who are selected for the reserved dove hunt may bring one hunting partner. Selected hunters and their hunting partners must claim their reservation prior to 11 a.m. the day of the hunt. Hunting spots on Fish and Wildlife areas and Reservoirs, that are not claimed, will be filled with stand-by hunters.

During the rest of dove hunting season, participating properties will have drawings each day at 11 a.m. to allocate hunting sites

Mississinewa Reservoir ......................................................................................... (765) 473-6528 Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area ........................................................................ (260) 367-2164 Roush Lake ......................................................................................................... (260) 468-2165 Salamonie Reservoir ............................................................................................ (260) 468-2125 Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area ...................................................................... (219) 285-2704 Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area ............................................................................. (574) 946-4422

in managed fields. To participate in these drawings, arrive at the property by 10:30 a.m. Some DNR properties also have open hunting available.

2007 Indiana State Park Deer Reduction Hunts Mail-in application must be received by: Aug. 17, 2007 Deer herd reductions are required periodically at state parks to maintain a deer herd that is compatible with the ecosystem of each state park.

Hunters can apply for the state park deer reduction hunts by completing the 2007 State Park Deer Reduction application on page 41 or they may apply online at www.

IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.

Applications will be available July 1, 2007, for a controlled deer herd reduction at 18 state parks and one nature preserve. The mail-in application deadline is August 17, 2007. Reductions will take place on Nov. 2627 and Dec. 10-11. Hunters will be selected using a random drawing. Deer taken in these hunts are in addition to all other bag limits.

You may bring up to two buddies for this hunt. You must enter their information on this application.

To be eligible for this hunt, you must be an Indiana resident, 18 years of age by Nov. 26, 2007 and possess an Indiana license to take deer. Each person may apply only once for each state park deer reduction event.

Parks where firearms are used will draw first

from the pool of hunters who have a valid Hunter Education Certificate. Parks designated for archery require an international Bowhunter or Hunter Education Certificate to apply.

In order to apply for an Indiana State Park Deer Reduction Hunt, fill out the application and provide all the information required. Mail your completed application to DNR Reserve Hunts; 402 W. Washington St., W160; Indianapolis, IN 46204. If you claim the hunter education preference and are drawn, you will be required to present your hunter education card at the property (continued)

DEER REDUCTION LOCATIONS FIREARMS • Chain O’ Lakes State Park • Charlestown State Park • Harmonie State Park • Indiana Dunes State Park • Lincoln State Park • McCormick’s Creek State Park • Ouabache State Park • Pokagon State Park • Potato Creek State Park • Shades State Park • Shakamak SP • Spring Mill SP • Tippecanoe River State Park • Turkey Run State Park • Versailles State Park • Whitewater Memorial State Park • Twin Swamps Nature Preserve ARCHERY • Clifty Falls State Park • Fort Harrison State Park

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RESERVED HUNTS on the day of the hunt. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail.

No faxed or over-the-phone applications will be accepted. Overnight mailed applications are acceptable, but must be received at the Customer Service Center by Aug. 17, 2007, not merely postmarked. Walk-in applications will also be accepted at the Customer Service Center until the close of business on Aug. 17, 2007.

Upland Game/ Migratory Gamebird Hunts at Goose Pond FWA Mail-in application must be received by: Sept. 21, 2007 The Department of Natural Resources will offer two-day (Friday and Saturday) upland game hunts at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area. Hunters can apply for the Goose Pond upland game hunts by completing the 2007 Goose Pond upland game hunts application on page 39 or they may apply online at www.

IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.

Follow the directions carefully to complete the application. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail. The application deadline is Sept. 21, 2007.

Selected hunters may hunt rabbit, quail, woodcock and snipe when in season. Hunting hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. only and non-toxic shot is required. The daily bag limit for quail is four birds. A selected hunter may bring one hunting partner.

Reserved Pheasant Hunt Registration Mail-in application must be received by: Sept. 21, 2007 The Division of Fish and Wildlife offers reserved hunts by random drawing on Game Bird Habitat Areas in northern Indiana.

Follow the directions carefully to complete the Pheasant Hunt application on page 39 or they may apply online at www.Indiana Outdoor.IN.gov. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail. The application deadline is Sept. 21, 2007.

Game Bird Habitat Areas are managed specifically for ring-necked pheasant. Since 1986, hunters have harvested over 12,000

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pheasants on the managed areas. This year, tracts in Jasper, Benton, Newton and White counties will be open for hunting. The dates for the special hunts are: November 9, 10, 14, 17, 21, December 1, 8, 15 and 22.

Hunters can apply for the reserved Game Bird Habitat hunts by completing the 2007 Pheasant Hunt application. This application must be completed properly and entirely to be eligible for the drawing. Follow the instructions carefully. No exceptions will be made.

All applicants must fill out an application.

Any and all other types of applications will be disqualified. However, you may fill out and return the Military/Refuge Deer, DNR Property Dove, and Goose Pond FWA hunt applications at the same time as the Reserved Pheasant Hunt application.

The pheasant hunt application must be received at the Customer Service Center by Sept. 21, 2007 to be eligible for the drawing. Late applications and/or incorrectly filled out applications will be disqualified. If more than one application is received for the same hunter, all cards for that hunter will be disqualified. Successful applicants may bring up to two hunting partners.

Pheasant Youth Hunt For the fourteenth year, a one-day hunt, Nov. 23, has been reserved for youth hunters under the age of 18. The State of Indiana requires anyone born after 1986 to successfully complete a hunter education program in order to purchase a hunting license.

To apply, complete the Pheasant Hunt application on page 39 and mark the Youth Hunt box for Nov. 23, 2007. Date of birth is also required. Youth hunters applying for the youth hunt date may not apply for regular hunt dates.

Successfully drawn youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult and may invite one other hunting companion.

Reserved Wild Turkey Hunt Random Drawings Mail-in application must be received by: Mar. 14, 2008 The DNR will offer reserved turkey hunting dates on 18 DNR properties, one military and two National Wildlife Refuge areas for the 2008 spring turkey season. The mail-in turkey hunt registraion application will only be accepted between July 1, 2007 and March 14, 2008.

Read and follow the directions carefully to complete the application on page 41. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail.

Special Notes Hunter Education certification is required to hunt at Camp Atterbury Military Maneuver Training Center.

The Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge will be open to special permit turkey hunting on weekdays during the 2008 regular spring turkey season. Ten to fifteen permits per day will be issued for the refuge hunting area.

Hunters will be selected in a random drawing for only one day, with no choice of hunting dates. Successful hunters must check their turkey at the refuge office. Hunters may bring a partner, but partners may not hunt or carry weapons. Hunters drawn to hunt Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge will still be required to bring a partner to hunt.

Selected hunters at Muscatatuck do not need to check in at the office prior to hunting on their selected day. Selected hunters, at all other properties, must be checked in at the property check station by 4:30 a.m. each morning of their hunt on properties in the Central Time zone and 5:30 a.m. on properties in the Eastern Time zone. Hunting spots, that are not claimed by those times, will be filled with stand-by hunters. Fairbanks Landing, Chinook and Hillenbrand Fish and Wildlife areas, Roush, Mississinewa and Salamonie lakes will not conduct no-show drawings.

Reservation hunts are nontransferable, except when a selected hunter on DNR properties wishes to transfer his/her reservation to a hunter 16 years old or younger and takes that youth hunting on the reserved days. If the selected hunter harvests a turkey prior to his/her reserved hunt, or on one of his/her reserved hunt dates, the selected hunter forfeits the remainder of the reserved hunt dates.

RESERVED HUNT APPLICATIONS Indiana Department of Natural Resources State Form 52672 (R1/05-07)

Pheasant, Dove, Goose Pond Upland Game and Migratory Gamebird and Military/Refuge Deer Hunt Applications Fill in your name and address below, as well as the required information for the hunt(s) of your choice. You may use this application to apply for one, two, three or all four hunts together. Applications will not be accepted before July 1, 2007. Mail your completed application (do not cut apart) to IDNR Reserved Hunts; 402 W. Washington St., W160A; Indianapolis, IN 46204.

Initial

First Name

Last Name

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Phone

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Email Address

Address

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ City

State

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_

Zip

_ _ _ _

Pheasant Hunt Application

Due: September 21, 2007

INFORMATION REQUIRED

Select only ONE date:

Current Indiana Hunting License Number and type:

Youth hunt*

Regular Hunt

License Number:

Nov. 23, 2007

CUT HERE

Hunting Hunt/Fish Lifetime Comp. Hunt Lifetime Comp. Hunt/Fish Youth Consolidated Others

Date of Birth month

day

year

Nov. 9, 2007 Nov. 14, 2007 Nov. 21, 2007 Dec. 8, 2007 Dec. 22, 2007

Nov. 10, 2007 Nov. 17, 2007 Dec. 1, 2007 Dec. 15, 2007

* Only hunters younger than 18 years of age may apply for the youth hunt. A youth hunter applying for the youth hunt may not apply for a regular hunt. Select only ONE hunt.

Due: September 21, 2007

Goose Pond Upland Game/Migratory Gamebird Hunt INFORMATION REQUIRED

Select only ONE hunt.

Current Indiana Hunting License Number and type: License Number: Hunting Hunt/Fish Lifetime Comp. Hunt Lifetime Comp. Hunt/Fish Youth Consolidated Others

Nov. 17, 18 Date of Birth month

day

Dec. 1, 2

Dec. 15, 16

Dec. 29, 30

Jan. 12, 13

year

Reserved Dove Hunt Application INFORMATION REQUIRED

Due: July 20, 2007

Select ONE property where you wish to hunt.

Current Indiana Hunting License Number and type: License Number: Hunting Hunt/Fish Lifetime Comp. Hunt Lifetime Comp. Hunt/Fish Youth Consolidated Others

Roush Lake Mississinewa Reservoir Willow Slough FWA Jasper-Pulaski FWA Kingsbury FWA Pigeon River FWA

Date of Birth month

day

year

Military/Refuge Deer Hunt Application Driver’s License No. (unless you are without one)

month

day

INFORMATION REQUIRED License Number: 2007 Deer license 2007 Youth license

Due: August 17, 2007 Military/Refuge Gun Hunt

Date of Birth

Lifetime Comp. Hunt Lifetime Comp. Hunt/Fish

Blue Grass FWA Winamac FWA Hardy Lake FWA Salamonie Reservoir Kankakee FWA LaSalle FWA

year

Military/Refuge Bow Hunt Code No.

Code No. First Choice

First Choice

Second Choice

Second Choice

NOTE: A partner is required on Big Oaks NWR and NSA, Crane.

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FISH AND WILDLIFE INFORMATION

Want more information?

Click on www. wildlife.IN.gov • Online licenses

• Hunting season forecasts

• Fish and Wildlife Area maps

• Fishing reports

• Special hunts applications

• Wildlife research

Report That Bird Band!

1-800-327-BAND or

www.reportband.gov

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RESE RVED HUNT APPLICATIONS

Indiana Department of Natural Resources State Form 52672 (R1/05-07)

State Park Deer Reduction and Wild Turkey Applications Fill in your name and address below as well as the required information for the hunt(s) of your choice. State Park Deer Reduction Hunt applications will not be accepted before July 1, 2007. Wild Turkey applications will be accepted July 1, 2007- Mar. 14, 2008. Mail this completed application (do not cut apart) to: IDNR Reserved Hunts; 402 W. Washington St. W160A; Indpls, IN 46204.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Address

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ City

State

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Deer License, Lifetime License or Youth License Number

Yes

_ _ _ _

Select only ONE location for November 26 and 27, 2007.

Pokagon SP Potato Creek SP Shades SP Shakamak SP Spring Mill SP Tippecanoe River SP Turkey Run SP Versailles SP Whitewater Memorial SP Twin Swamps NP

No

Bowhunter Education Cert.

Do you possess a valid DNR-issued person with a disability hunting permit?

Hunter Education Cert.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Due: August 17, 2007

Date of Birth month

day

If you have a lifetime license, please indicate type:

year

Comprehensive Hunt Comprehensive Hunt/Fish

Select only ONE location for December 10 and 11, 2007.

Chain O’Lakes SP Charlestown SP Clifty Falls SP (Archery only) Fort Harrison SP (Archery only) Harmonie SP Indiana Dunes SP Lincoln SP McCormick’s Creek SP Ouabache SP

Only Indiana residents with a valid Indiana License to take a deer may apply for the Indiana State Park Deer Reduction Hunts.

Pokagon SP Potato Creek SP Shades SP Shakamak SP Spring Mill SP Tippecanoe River SP Turkey Run SP Versailles SP Whitewater Memorial SP Twin Swamps NP

You may bring up to two buddies for the State Park Deer Reduction Hunts. Please enter their information below.

Initial

First Name

Last Name

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BUDDY 1

Address

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Phone

City

State

Zip

Date of Birth month

year

Initial

No

Bowhunter Education Certification

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ First Name

Last Name

If you have a lifetime license, please indicate type:

Comprehensive Hunt Comprehensive Hunt/Fish Hunter Education Certification

Email Address day

Lifetime, Deer or Youth License No.

Yes

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Does Buddy 1 possess a valid DNR-issued person with a disability hunting permit?

Lifetime, Deer or Youth License No.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BUDDY 2

CUT HERE

Zip

Email Address

Phone

State Park Deer Reduction Application

Chain O’Lakes SP Charlestown SP Clifty Falls SP (Archery only) Fort Harrison SP (Archery only) Harmonie SP Indiana Dunes SP Lincoln SP McCormick’s Creek SP Ouabache SP

Initial

First Name

Last Name

Address

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Phone

City

Yes

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State

Zip

_ _ _ _

Date of Birth month

year

Turkey License, Lifetime License or Youth License Number

Does Buddy 2 possess a valid DNR-issued person with a disability hunting permit?

No

Due: March 14, 2008 Date of Birth month

April 23, 24, 25 April 26, 27, 28

Bowhunter Education Certification

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Indiana Wild Turkey Application

Atterbury FWA Big Oaks NWR Chinook FWA Crosley FWA Fairbanks Landing FWA Glendale FWA Hillenbrand FWA Hovey Lake FWA Minnehaha FWA

Hunter Education Certification

Email Address day

If you have a lifetime license, please indicate type:

Comprehensive Hunt Comprehensive Hunt/Fish

day

year

Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center* May 5, 6 April 23, 24 May 7, 8 April 28, 29 April 30, May 1 *Hunter education certification required to hunt on this property.

Muscatatuck April 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 May 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Only ONE property box and only ONE date box may be selected for the Wild Turkey Hunt.

Jasper-Pulaski FWA Kingsbury FWA LaSalle FWA Mississinewa/F. Slocum Pigeon River FWA Roush Lake Salamonie Res./State Forest Tri-County FWA Willow Slough FWA Winamac FWA

April 23, 24, 25 April 26, 27 April 28, 29, 30 May 1, 2, 3 May 4, 5, 6 May 7, 8, 9 May 10, 11

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CHECK STATIONS INDIANA’S

DEER AND TURKEY CHECK STATIONS BUSINESS

CITY

All harvested deer and turkey must be checked within 48 hours of harvest at an official deer or turkey check station. See pages 9 and 15 for tagging procedures.

The following pages include a statewide listing of registered deer and turkey check stations. Contact the station for more information and check-in hours.

DIRECTIONS

PHONE

ADAMS

D/T

Sportsman’s Lodge

Decatur

.25 mi. West of US 27 on South side.

(260)728-4868

D/T

Briggs Hardware

Geneva

In 2nd block E of the intersection of SR 27 and SR 116

(260)368-7444

ALLEN

D/T

The Bait and Hook Store

Fort Wayne

1 block S of lower Huntington Rd. on Winchester Rd.

(260)747-4883

D/T

Gander Mountain

Fort Wayne

I-69, Exit 111 B, .5 mi N on SR 3, next to Home Depot

(260)416-0943

D

Hilger’s Friendly Market

Fort Wayne

Northwest Corner of US 30 and Butt Road

(260)625-3030

D

Lengacher’s Deer Processing

Grabill

1 mi. South of Grabill on Antwerp Rd. between Roth & Page Roads

(260)627-8060

D/T

The Sportsman’s Cove

Leo

3 miles N of Dupont Rd, corner of Tonkel and Hosler Rd.

(260)627-8443

D

Ron’s Boom & Bang Gun Shop

New Haven

In Isenberger plaza, across from O’Daniel Ford at split of US 930 & 24-14

(260)748-4867

D

Feders Meats

Fort Wayne

First residence W of SR 3 on North side of Dupont Road

(260)385-4551

BARTHOLOMEW

D/T

Lee’s Bait and Tackle

Columbus

1.5 Blocks N. of State St. on Oak St.

(812)376-7082

D/T

Meyer’s Grocery

Columbus

South on SR 58 South of Ogilville

(812)342-6521

D/T

The Radtke Store

Columbus

At 930 S on SR 58

(812)342-4474

D/T

Buck Stops Here

Columbus

State St. to Indiana Ave., .5 Blocks on Indiana Ave.

(812)372-4868

D/T

Fowler Liquors, Inc.

Fowler

1st street E of US 52

(765)884-0255

D/T

Hub Plaza, Inc. (Marathon)

Boswell

Intersection of SR 352 and US 41

(765)869-4837

BENTON

D/T

Oxford Food Mart BP

Oxford

SR 352 on East side of Oxford, corner of Benton & Michigan

(765)385-0704

D/T

Ken Tatge’s Taxidermy

Fowler

On S. side of 5th street between Adams and Madison

(765)884-1130

BLACKFORD

D/T

Walnut Creek Taxidermy

Upland

3 miles S of SR 18 on the Grant/Blackford County Line

(765)348-4223

D

D & D Deer Processing

Hartford City

SR 26 East from Hartford City to CR 300 E, S on 300 E, approx. 1/2 mi.

(765)348-4013

D/T

Ralph’s Gun Repair

Thorntown

2 blocks S of SR 47, on SR 75

(765)436-2413

D

MRC Meat Processing

Lebanon

E of Lebanon on SR 32, 2 mi to CR 300 E, N on CR 300 E, 1/2 mi. to home on R

(765)482-2739

D

Second Amendment Guns

Whitestown

S of 4-Way Stop (Pearl & Main), W side of Main across from Police Dept.

(317)769-4867

D

Martin’s Deer Processing

Thorntown

From SR 47, go N on US 52 to 700 W, R, first Rd. R, first house on R

(765)436-7589

Crouch’s Market

Columbus

1-1/2 miles E of Stonehead off of SR 135

(812)988-7203

BOONE

BROWN

D/T D/T

Knights Corner

Nashville

5-1/2 miles W of Nashville on SR 46

(812)988-7613

D/T

Need More Grocery

Nashville

SR 45, 1/4 mi. S of Trevlac

(812)988-4927

D/T

Helmsburg General Store

Helmsburg

Corner of SR 45 and Helmsburg Road

(812)988-9250

D/T

Bailey’s Bait and Tackle

Nashville

1.25 miles E Gnawbone on SR 46

(812)988-0585

D/T

Gatesville Country Store

Nashville

Junc. of Salt Creek Road and Gatesville Road

(812)988-0788

D/T

Fruitdale Food Mart

Morgantown

9 mi. N of Nashville on SR 135 at Three Story Hill

(812)597-5778

D/T

Black Hawk Custom Outfitters

Nashville

SR 46 W in Belmont at Intersection of SR 46 and T.C. Steele Rd.

(812)988-9240

D/T

Smith’s Grocery

Freetown

5 mi. S of Story at junction of Beck’s Grove Road and SR 135S

(812)320-9091

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CHECK STATIONS BUSINESS

CITY

DIRECTIONS

PHONE

CARROLL

D

Little Fawn Mini Barns

Camden

1 miles South of Camden on St. Rd 75 (closed Sunday)

no phone

D/T

Burlington Locker

Burlington

1 block East of St. Rd. 29 on 5th Street

(765)566-3360

D

Jamp Sales

Flora

1 block N. at corner of SR 18 and Center St.

(574)967-3700

D

Goodman Residence

Cutler

2.5 mi. E of 29 on 500S, S side of road just past the S-curves before creek

(765)434-6065

D

Simpson’s Deer Processing

Young America

Corner of Denmark & Elizabeth

(574)699-6936

D/T

France Park

Logansport

4 miles west of Logansport on US 24W

(574)753-2928

D/T

Peatties’ Bait and Tackle

Logansport

NE Corner of 7th and North

(574)753-9473

D

Rance’s Deer Processing

Logansport

.7 mile West of CR 600 W on CR 50 N.

(574)753-9430

D/T

The Feed Store and Archery

Charlestown

.25 miles East of SR 3 on 62

(812)256-2048

D/T

Four Seasons

Borden

4 miles E of Borden town limits

(812)246-5962

D/T

New Washington Hardware, LLC.

New Washington

2 blocks S of SR 62 in downtown New Washington

(812)293-3352

D/T

Chicks Archery and Sports, Inc.

Clarksville

1 mile W of I-65 on Providence Way, in front of PHS

(812)945-0953

D/T

Pop-Pop’s Grocery and Deli

Charlestown

junction of SR 62 and Hibernia Rd.

(812)293-3996

D/T

True Value

Charlestown

SR 3 in Charlestown Shopping Plaza

(812)256-6601

D

Abe’s Processing

Underwood

US 31 N, 3.5 mi North of Henryville, turn R on Beagle Club Rd., .5 mi on R.

(812)294-4671

D/T

Tallent Lumber

Henryville

1.25 miles east of Henryville SR 160

(812)294-4310

D

Jack’s Fine Foods

Brazil

1 Block W of SR 59 on National Ave. (US 40)

(812)448-1285

D/T

6 Points Trading Post

Bowling Green

2.5 mi. East of Bowling Green on SR 46

(812)986-3110

D

Roger’s Custom Butchering & Deer Processing

Brazil

SW of the Corner of US 40 and Staunton Road

(812)442-6328

D/T

K & K Hardware and Lumber, Inc.

Clay City

2 Blocks West of Main St. on 7th St.

(812)939-2129

D/T

Deak’s Fur

Staunton

1 Block South & 6 Blocks W of the 4-Way Stop

(812)448-8494

D/T

Autumn Oaks Taxidermy

Cory

2 3/4 mile w of SR 59 on Sr 46

(812)864-2082

T

Lifelike Taxidermy

Brazil

In alley N of McDonald’s off of US 40 behind Gasway Insurance

(812)446-2374

U-Save Bait and Tackle

Frankfort

North edge of Frankfort on SR 39 North

(765)654-4544

CASS

CLARK

CLAY

CLINTON

D/T

CRAWFORD

D/T

Eckerty Y - Patoka Lake General Store

Eckerty

Junction of SR 64 and SR 145 near Patoka Lake

(812)338-9695

D/T

Ole Country Store

Sulphur

SR 37 N to SR 62 to SR 66 S to exit 86

(812)739-2614

D/T

64 Express Mart

English

SR 64 a mile E of SR 37

(812)338-3700

D

Milltown Mini Mart

Milltown

SR 64 to Main St.

(812)633-4320

D/T

Hunter Supply

Milltown

State Road 64 just West of State Road 66 Junction

(812)633-4433

D/T

Marengo One Stop

Marengo

On US 64 1/4 mi. E of stoplight on S side of road

(812)365-9180

D/T

Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area

Glendale

7 miles S of US 50 from Montgomery

(812)644-7711

D/T

The Powder Keg

Odon

2 miles north of SR 58 on corner of CR 900 E and CR 1475 N

(812)636-4566

D/T

Viking Food Mart Marathon

Montgomery

US 50 in Montgomery

(812)486-3176

D/T

Outdoor World Quality Bait & Tackle

Washington

North of Business US 50 in Washington on SR 57

(812)254-9350

D/T

Glendale Bait Shop

Glendale

2.2 miles E of SR 257 S on CR 600S, 1.3 mile W of Glendale F&W

(812) 644-7109

D/T

Baker Bike Works

Plainville

1 block W of SR 57 - on Main St. in Plainville

(812)687-7231

DAVIESS

DEARBORN

D/T

Logan Supermarket

Lawrenceburg

4 miles East of SR 1 on North Dearborn Road

(812)637-5204

D/T

The Gettin’ Place

Lawrenceburg

US 50, Street by Movie Gallery

(812)537-1534

D = Deer check station, T= Turkey check station

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CHECK STATIONS BUSINESS

CITY

DIRECTIONS

PHONE

D/T

Artistic Taxidermy

Aurora

US 50 and George Street

(812)926-4868

D/T

BP Station

Dillsboro

West of Dillsboro on US 50

(812)432-3743

D/T

Tedesco’s Convenient Store

Lawrenceburg

Rt 50 to State Line Rd - thru Stop Sign - Shell Station on Right

(812)637-5777

D/T

Freedom Archery

Lawrenceburg

Behind Ivy Tech Community College off Highway 48

(812)539-4868

D/T

Jake’s Bait and Tackle

Aurora

St. Rd. 48 across from Manchester Market

(812)926-1970

Greensburg

SR 3 Bypass & US 421

(812)663-7003

DECATUR

D/T

Harvest Market

D/T

New Point Food Mart

Greensburg

Corner of SR 46 and CR 850 E, exit 143 on I74

(812)663-9335

T

Clarksburg Grocery

Clarksburg

At the corner of CR 640 N and CR 700 E

(812)663-7089

DEKALB

D/T

Beber’s Shot and Sinker

Auburn

East of Junction of Grandstaff and Ensley

(260)925-3328

D

Walmart

Auburn

1 Block S of SR 8, next to I-69

(260)925-8080

D/T

Got Worms Bait and Tackle

Waterloo

SR 427, 8 blocks North of US 6

(260)837-8019

DELAWARE

D/T

LoBill/Ross Hardware & Sporting Goods

Muncie

Junction of Hoyt and 12th St.

(765)284-1441

D/T

Clubhouse Archery

Gaston

SR 28 and 600 W, N 1 mile to 700 N, go W, house w/ pole barn on S side

(765)358-3405

D/T

Butchie’s Main St.

Dubois

5353 East Main Street

(812)678-2591

D/T

Cuzco Corners

French Lick

downtown Cuzco

(812)678-2052

DUBOIS

D/T

Jeff’s Bait and Guns

Jasper

SR 164 in Jasper

(812)482-6672

D/T

Daves Gun Shop

Holland

.5 mile North of I-64 on SR 161

(812)536-5533

D/T

Great Outdoors

Jasper

Southgate Shopping Center

(812)482-4867

Millersburg

Downtown Millersburg, corner of Washington and Jefferson Streets

(574)642-3821

ELKHART

D/T

Jesse’s Hunting & Fishing

D/T

Union Center Store

Nappanee

Between CR 9 & 11 on CR 50, 2.5 mi. E of SR 19, 2.5 mi. N of US 6, W of CR 11.

(574)773-4282

D/T

Randy Miller Taxidermy

Elkhart

From Bristol St., turn N on CR 5, L on Westwood, R on Oakwood, third house on L

(574)262-8659

D/T

Travel Tender

Goshen

Across from Ramada Inn, next door to NAPA Store, South of Goshen

(574)533-9622

D/T

J.M.L. Gun Sales and Service

Goshen

1 block W of stop sign in downtown Foraker

(574)831-6767

D/T

Outback Archery

Middlebury

In Carriage Plaza, E. side of SR 13, .5 mi. N of US 20

(574)825-3272

D/T

Wildlife Wonders Taxidermy

Middlebury

2 miles West of SR 13 on CR 2, North of Middlebury Toll Road Plaza

(574)825-0464

D/T

Fishing Shack

Connersville

Near intersection of SR 1 and SR 44, E edge of Connersville

(765)825-2444

D/T

Mustins Taxidermy

Connersville

3.5 mi. South on SR 121, .5 mi. on CR 350 South, .5 mi. West on CR 350

(765)825-5943

D/T

Rembu Sporting Goods

Connersville

Call for directions to new location.

(765)825-2613

D/T

Wulffs Gun Shop

Connersville

SR 44 to Western Ave., N 18 blocks

(765)825-8455

D/T

Sycamore Island

New Albany

Corydon Pike, 2 mile off W SR 111, 2 W of New Albany

(812)945-1901

D/T

Billy Joe’s Food Mart

Floyds Knobs

1 mi East of Galena on SR 150

(812)923-7792

FAYETTE

FLOYD

FOUNTAIN

D/T

RABB Custom Firearms and Ammo

Covington

On SR 32, approx. 7 mi East of SR 63 and 7 miles W of US 41

(765)294-4545

D/T

Dead End Archery

Hillsboro

From US 136, take SR 341 S 1 mile, W on CR Twin Lakes until dead end.

(765)798-3667

D/T

Wallace Processing

Hillsboro

North edge of Wallace on 341

(765)397-3363

D/T

Garrett’s BP Station

Attica

Corner of US 41 and Washington

(765)762-2277

D/T

Yeddo General Store

Kingman

1 Mile W of US 41 on CR 800 in Yeddo

(765)397-1940

FRANKLIN

D/T

52 Pik-up

Brookville

US 52 S side of Brookville

(765)647-3600

D/T

Parkside Marine and More, Inc.

Brookville

7 miles N of Brookville on SR 101

(765)647-4619

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D/T

Lakeside Sunoco

Brookville

SR 101 at north edge of Brookville, in front of Brookville Res.

(765)647-9932

D/T

Johnson’s Deli

New Trenton

On US 52 in New Trenton

(812)637-3429

D

Summe Residence

Akron

SR 14, West edge of Akron, across from car wash

(574)893-4695

D/T

Bailey’s Hardware

Rochester

downtown Rochester

(574)223-2415

D/T

Malone’s Bait and Tackle`

Macy

1 mile West on US 31 at Nyona Lake on CR 600S

(574)382-5051

D

Ho Jo’s Deer Processing

Rochester

1.5 miles north of Rochester on Old US 31 (Hrs: 9am - 7pm)

(574)835-1311

D/T

Kewanna Pro Hardware

Kewanna

Downtown Kewanna at only traffic signal

(574)653-9919

D/T

Randy’s Sporting Goods

Ft. Branch

US 41 and John St.

(812)753-4496

D/T

TNT Sporting Goods

Owensville

10 miles W of Princeton SR 64 in East Mt. Carmel

(812)385-2754

D/T

Kenny Dewig Meat and Sausage Co.

Owensville

3 miles West of Owensville on SR 165

(812)724-2333

D/T

Circle J

Francisco

In Francisco on SR 64

(812)782-3730

D

McDonald’s Guns

Marion

1 3/4 miles S of Hwy 18 on 600 East

(765)664-8731

D/T

Walnut Creek Archery

Upland

1/2 mile N of CR 500 S on CR 1100 E west side

(765)998-1146

D/T

Riverside Sporting Goods

Marion

SE corner of SR 9 and N. Washington St.

(765)662-1590

D/T

Oggie’s Outdoors

Gas City

806 East North “F”, Gas City

(765)661-3022

D/T

Switz City Guns

Switz City

junction SR 54 and SR 67, Switz City

(812)659-9190

D/T

Bloomfield Processing Inc.

Bloomfield

SR 231 and SR 54, 1 mile W of Bloomfield

(812)384-4512

D/T

Archer’s Spot

Bloomfield

5 miles E of Bloomfield on SR 54 E

(812)384-8000

D

Myers Deer Processing

Bloomfield

4 mi. S of Bloomfield, East on CR 400S, 1.5 mi on S side of road

(812)863-4378

D/T

J&K Wild Outdoors Taxidermy & Bait Shop

Lyons

S into Lyons on SR 67, L on E. Franklin, to Del., Crn. E. Frk. & Del. St.

(812)659-3514

D/T

Howard’s Service Station

Bloomfield

Intersection of SR 54 and SR 45

(812)825-7960

FULTON

GIBSON

GRANT

GREENE

D/T

Freedom Country Store

Worthington

3.2 mi N of Worthington or 5.5 mi S of Freedom on SR 67, E side of road

(812)875-3996

D/T

Spurlin Super Automotive

Linton

SR 54 in Linton, 1/2 mi. S of CR 200N

(812)847-2294

HAMILTON

D/T

Schwartz’s Bait & Tackle

Noblesville

Corner of Logan St. and SR 19 in downtown Noblesville

(317)776-0129

D

Archer’s Meats

Fishers

3 blocks W of I-69 on 116th St. Downtown Fishers

(317)849-1790

HANCOCK

D

Cap N Hooks Sports

McCordsville

SR 67 W of McCordsville. Shop.Ctr. 3.5 Blk. W of Mt. Comfort Rd, S side 67

(317)336-4665

D

Greenfield Police Dept.

Greenfield

Across from Court House on SR 9, 1 block S of SR 40

(317) 477-4400

HARRISON

D/T

Laconia General Store

Laconia

Corner of Hwy 11 and Main Street in Laconia

(812)737-1977

D

S & S Sports, Inc.

Georgetown

on Gun Club Rd. between Georgetown and New Salisbury off SR 64

(812)951-3031

D/T

Gun World and Sporting Goods

Corydon

1/2 mile W of SR 135 on SR 62 in Corydon

(812)738-0935

Coopers Ok Hardware

Stilesville

1 block W of stoplight on US 40, Stilesville

(317)539-4056

HENDRICKS

D/T D/T

Around the Korner Archery

Clayton

N on SR 39 off US 40, 2 mi. to Stop Sign, turn L, 1/4 Block on Left

(317)539-4789

D/T

Line Shack Liquor

North Salem

11 S. Main St. in N. Salem, at Intersection of Hwy 236 & 75 South

(765)676-6683

D/T

Brownsburg Taxidermy

Brownsburg

3 mi. N of I-74 on SR 267 on W side of road

(317)858-5107

D

Knightstown Locker

Knightstown

1 mile North of US 40 on CR 575 W

(765)345-2410

D/T

McDonald’s Bait & Tackle

Knightstown

US 40 to Knightstown, S on SR 140, go 4 blks S, W on Grant, go 1 bk. S side

(765)345-2074

D

Marsh’s Processing

Middletown

on US 36 in Mechanicsburg

(765)779-4353

D

Rihm’s Meats

Cambridge City

1 mile E of Bentonville Rd. on CR 950 S

(765)478-3426

HENRY

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D/T

Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area

New Castle

2 miles N of SR 38 on SR 103

(765)529-9581

D

Summit Lake Bait & Tackle

New Castle

1/2 mile N of US 36 on Messick Rd.

(765)766-5158

HOWARD

D/T

Bryant’s Outdoor Store

Kokomo

corner of Apperson Way and Barkdol St.

(765)457-0667

D/T

Jack’s Tackle Center

Kokomo

corner of Main and Defenbaugh

(765)452-2589

D/T

Full Draw Archery

Kokomo

Northeast corner of US Hwy 35 and Morgan

(765)452-5266 (260)468-2165

HUNTINGTON

D/T

Roush Lake

Huntington

S of Huntington on SR 5 at property office

D/T

Outdoor Sporting Traditions

Huntington

2 doors North of Intersection of Broadway & East State Street

(260)356-1368

D

Backwoods Archery

Andrews

SR 105 to CR 200 N, E to CR 700 W, N to CR 247, East .25 mi.

(260)786-3075

D/T

Peace Pipe Campground

Andrews

1 mi. N of SR 124 - 1 mi. W of SR 105, junc. of County Line and Chapel Road

(260)468-2768

D/T

Bassmasters

Seymour

1 1/4 miles W of I-65 on SR 50

(812)522-7501

D/T

Slab Road Bait and Archery

Brownstown

2.5 mi. West of Brownstown on Slab Rd. (100 North) or 1 mi E of SR 135 N

(812)358-1741

D

Wilson’s Slaughtering and Processing

Brownstown

west of the high school off of Bridge St.

(812)358-2632

D

Medora Mini Mart

Medora

3 1/2 miles off US 50 on SR 235 South

(812)966-2944

D/T

Cortland Diner

Cortland

Corner of SR 258 and 400 East

(812)522-5004

D/T

Freetown Grocery

Freetown

SR 258 to Union St.

(812)497-2501

D/T

The KL Country Store

Wheatfield

Corner of CR 900 North & SR 49

(219)956-4888

D/T

Fishers Grocery

Rensselaer

US 231 and CR 400 N

(219)866-3449

JACKSON

JASPER

D/T

Jerry’s Gun Shop

Rensselaer

corner of US 231 & Kannal Ave.

(219)866-8707

D/T

Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area

Medaryville

1-3/4 miles W of US 421 on SR 143

(219)843-4841

D

Dunkirk Fire Department

Dunkirk

Junction of Commerce and Indiana Ave. Hrs: 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM

(765)768-6122

D

Portland Fire Department

Portland

Frm US Hwy 27, W on Industrial Park Rd., N on Franklin St. to Fire Station

(260)726-4500

D/T

Nature’s Best Taxidermy, Inc.

Redkey

Corner of SR 67 and CR 700 S

(765)369-2001

JAY

JEFFERSON

D/T

Madison Outdoors

Madison

South of SR 62 on corner of SR 7 and Cragmont Street

(812)265-9306

D/T

Mid Way Grocery

Madison

Frm SR 62, 7 mi N on SR 7, Store is on right

(812)265-3725

JENNINGS

D/T

Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area

North Vernon

2 miles S of Vernon on SR 3

(812)346-5596

D/T

Scotts Sporting Goods

North Vernon

2 mi East of North Vernon on US highway 50

(812)346-3322

D/T

Arrowhead Outfitters

Vernon

Hwy 7 & 3, S of Vernon, across bridge, first bldg. on right (West side)

(812)352-1616

JOHNSON

D/T

Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area

Edinburgh

Intersection of Hospital Rd. & Rowe St., 2.5 mi W of SR 31

(812)526-2051

D/T

The Outdoorsman Sport Shop

Greenwood

1/4 mi. S of Smith Valley Rd. on SR 135 (West side of 135)

(317)881-7446

D/T

Ed’s Trading Post

Nineveh

Just S of 4-Way Stop in Nineveh

(317)933-4867

D/T

Gander Mountain

Greenwood

I-65 & County Line Rd. (Emerson Ave. & County Line Rd.)

(317)865-1734

D

Archer’s Meats and Catering, Inc.

Greenwood

N of Smith Valley Road, S of Main Street, one street E of Madison Ave.

(317)881-9309

D/T

Smith’s Bowhunting & Taxidermy

Bicknell

East on Charles Street off Highway 67

(812)735-4863

D/T

White’s Processing

Decker

East off 41 onto 241 to Decker

(812)890-3392

D/T

Kingsley’s Country Corner

Oaktown

West on Main Street off Hwy 41 to State Street

(812)745-9213

D

Sievers Custom Processing

Vincennes

2nd Rd. to R, past Lincoln High School off Hart St.

(812)882-8706

D/T

Summitt Hill Taxidermy

Monroe City

W on Boyd Like Rd. off Hwy. 61, turn S on Summit Hill Rd.

(812)743-2372

KNOX

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Warsaw

3 miles E of Warsaw on US 30

PHONE

KOSCIUSKO

D/T

Albertsons Sport Shop

(574)267-3891

D/T

Joni’s Bait and Tackle

Milford

3 mi. N of Leesburg on SR 15 to CR 900 N., West 4.75 miles

(574)646-2074

D

Westside Whitetail’s Taxidermy

Milford

2 mi N of Leesburg on Hwy 15 to CR 900N, E 1 mi to old 15, house on NW corn

(574)658-4100

D/T

Tri County Fish and Wildlife Area

Syracuse

2.5 mi North of N. Webster, CR 900 North to CR 850 E, 0.5 mi.

(574)834-4461

D/T

Miller Gun Sales

Syracuse

West side of Syracuse on SR 13.

(574)457-5662

D

Slater’s Market

Sidney

Downtown Sidney on North side of RR tracks on SR 13

(260)839-2755

LAGRANGE

D/T

Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area

Mongo

1/2 mile E of SR 3 on CR 300 N

(260)367-2164

D/T

Straight as an Arrow Archery

Topeka

Adjacent to SR 5 between Topeka & Shipshewana

(260)593-3332

D/T

Do It Best Hardware

Topeka

At the stoplight, Lake and Main

(260)593-2973

D

Ace Hardware of Topeka

Topeka

118 N. Main St.

(260)593-2212

D/T

Wana Bait & Tackle

Shipshewana

1/2 mi. East of SR 5 on CR 250 N. On North side of road.

(260)768-4496

D

Butcher Bob’s

LaGrange

One block South of US 20 on Railraod Street, behind Moose Lodge

(260)499-3400

D/T

Blythes Sport Shop

Griffith

On Broad St., 1 Block N of Intersection of Main and Broad Street

(219)924-4403 ext. 3

D

Grand Kankakee Marsh Co. Park

Hebron

1 mile E of I-65, 5 miles S of SR 2

(219)552-0033

D/T

CNI, Inc.

Crown Point

1 Store North of Crown Theater on Town Square

(219)663-3661

D/T

Westforth Sports

Gary

2 blocks W of SR 55 on 47th Ave.

(219)980-0680

Walkerton

downtown Fish Lake

(219)369-8339

LAKE

LAPORTE

D/T

Jonah Live Bait

D/T

Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area

LaPorte

6 miles south of Laporte, East of US 35

(219)393-3612

D/T

LaPorte Sporting Goods

LaPorte

South side of courthouse in downtown

(219)362-3447

D/T

Gracie’s Fishing and Hunting

Laporte

Next to Kovenz Memorials on US 35 on North Pine Lake

(219)362-7913

D/T

Catch-um Lake Bait Shop

Walkerton

W side of CR 800 E 1.3 mile S of SR 4 in Fish Lake

(574)586-7853

D/T

Elkins Quality Taxidermy & Deer Processing

New Carlisle

Hwy. 20 to CR 700 E, N (Emery Rd), S to Pine Ln, R to end of St.

(574)654-8845

Bedford

3 miles S of US 50 on Leesville Rd., Leesville

(812)834-5069

LAWRENCE

D/T

B & D Market

D/T

Holt’s Market

Bedford

1 mi S of Jonny Junction on Old SR 37

(812)275-1922

D/T

D & D Country Store

Huron

US 50 W to Huron then turn onto Railroad St.

(812)849-6436

D/T

Springville Store

Springville

1 Block North of Highway 54/58 in Springville

(812)275-3294

D/T

Farmers Market of Bedford, Inc.

Bedford

Junction SR 446 and US 50 E of Bedford

(812)834-9022

D

Deers Inn

Mitchell

1 mi W of SR 37 on Spice Valley Road

(812)849-3110

D/T

Kleihege Welding and Machine

Mitchell

SR 37 S to Parks Implement Rd turn W, 2nd house on left

(812)849-5056

D/T

C & R Quik Stop

Mitchell

B.P. Station 100 yards N. of Junction 50 W and 37 S

(812)279-5550

MADISON

D/T

Deer Track Archery

Anderson

3/10 mile E of CR 100 W on CR 500 S

(765)643-6847

D/T

Girt’s Archery

Anderson

14th and Main

(765)644-7113

D

Pipe Creek Retrievers

Summitville

SR 9 to CR 1400 N, East 2.5 miles. Call first, please.

(765)536-2345

D/T

PopGuns

Indianapolis

Washington St. E to Post Rd, 400 ft. S of Wash. St, on West side of Post Rd.

(317)897-8660

D/T

The Bait Barn

Indianapolis

.5 Block S of Massachusetts Ave. on East side of Arlington

(317)545-2248

D/T

Gander Mountain

Indianapolis

E on 86th St. from Allisonville Rd.

(317)577-1114 (574)498-6370

MARION

MARSHALL

D/T

Denny’s Tippy Mart

Tippecanoe

Corner of CR 18B and SR 331

D/T

Timber’s Edge Archery

Nappanee

4 mi. W of Nappanee on US 6 to Beech Road, N 1/4 mi on west side of road

(574)773-2630

D/T

The Little Store

Plymouth

Downtown Jefferson to 5th, turn R

(574)936-2522

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PHONE

MARTIN

D/T

Dick’s Outdoors & Convenience Store

Loogootee

3 mile N of Loogootee on US Hwy 231

(812)295-2928

D/T

RJ’s Food Mart

Shoals

Junction US 50 & US 150

(812)247-3761

D/T

Buck’s Live Bait, Inc.

Peru

1 mile E of SR 19 on SR 124

(765)473-7612

D

Holland’s Deer Processing LLC

Peru

N of Peru on BS 31, turn W on Lovers Lane, 1 mile

(765)472-5876

Buddy Bill’s Bait Barn

Bloomington

1 mile E of Fairfax Rd. on Moffett Lane

(812)824-9361

D/T

Sunoco Sun Mart

Bloomington

3 mi. S of Bloomington at Victor Pike and 4-Lane SR 37

(812)824-8363

D/T

The Fishin’ Shedd

Bloomington

Across from Lake Monroe Visitors Center on S SR 446

(812)837-9474

MIAMI

MONROE

D/T

MONTGOMERY

D/T

Ladoga Frozen Foods

Ladoga

1.5 Blocks South of SR 234 on Roachdale Road

(765)942-2225

D/T

South Boulevard Sports, Beautiful Buds

Crawfordsville

2 Blocks East of junction US 231 and SR 47 S

(765)362-0129

D/T

Hilltop Archery Pro Shop

Wingate

NE Corner of CR 750 North & SR 25

(765)275-2249

D/T

Bal-Hinch Country Store and Sports Shop

Crawfordsville

Corner of SR 47 South and CR 400 South

(765)866-1055

D/T

Miller Locker Plant

Waynetown

3 miles east of Waynetown on US 136, turn south on CR 550W

(765)234-2381

D/T

Darlington Mini Mart

Crawfordsville

Corner of US 47 and CR 625 E

(765)794-4858

MORGAN

D/T

The Wilbur Corner Shop

Martinsville

Corner of SR 142 and Wilbur Road

(765)342-9072

D/T

Morgantown Hardware and Supply

Morgantown

South side of Washington, East of 4-Way Stop

(812)597-1907

D/T

Little Buck Processing

Mooresville

West of SR 67 on Crosby to Interurban Ln, go South to end of Drive.

(317)834-8440

D

Hill Dilley’s Deer Processing

Mooresville

2.8 mi East of Mooresville on SR 144

(317)431-5523

T

Whitetails Plus Inc

Mooresville

1/4 mile west of SR 67 on Bridge St

(317)834-4952

D/T

Guns and Ordnance

Martinsville

Corner of Hall School Rd and McClure Rd off SR 142. N on Hall School Rd.

(317) 996-4500

D/T

Rural King

Martinsville

Off SR 37 on S side of Ohio Street

(765)352-2980

D/T

Brook Locker Plant

Brook

In the town of Brook on SR 16, South side of road

(219)275-2611

D/T

LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area

Lake Village

1 1/2 miles W of US 41 off SR 10 on CR 475 W

(219)992-3019

D/T

Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area

Morocco

Take SR 114 W of US 41 to State Line Rd., N 3 mi. to Entrance Rd. to Hdqtrs

(219)285-2704

NEWTON

NOBLE

D/T

Hursey’s Garage Inc.

Cromwell

Citgo station in Cromwell

(260)856-2144

D/T

Rural King

Kendallville

US 6 at the East Edge of Kendallville

(260)599-0240

D

Short Stop Marathon

Ligonier

Downtown Rome City, Marathon Station on East side of the road.

(260)854-3221

D

Goss Grocery

Columbia City

SR 109 at Big Lake

(260)691-3151

D

Wolf Lake Marathon

Wolf Lake

US 33 and 109

(260)635-1042

D

Wild Eats Deer Processing

Aurora

1 mile West of SR 56 on Hartford Pike

(812)926-3368

D/T

Rising Sun BP

Rising Sun

SR 56, north end of Rising Sun

(812)438-3777

D/T

Bear Branch General Store

Dillsboro

Intersection of Aberdeen Road and Milton Bear Branch Road

(812)667-2160

OHIO

ORANGE

D/T

Stout’s General Store

Paoli

SR 145 S to Baseline Rd. and turn left. Left at T, 1/2 mile on R

(812)936-5064

D/T

Pine Valley Store

Paoli

7 miles S of Paoli on SR 37

(812)723-4226

D/T

Rael Oil Company/dba Paoli Mini Mart

Paoli

W Main St/Hwy. 150/56 W of the Square

(812)723-3333

D/T

Paoli Dairyland, Inc.

Paoli

At Stop Light, corner of Hwy. 150-56 & Hwy. 37, S, W side of Square

(812)723-2925

D/T

Lyndel’s Deer Processing & Taxidermy

Paoli

3 mi. E of Paoli on US 150 E

(812)723-4058

Coal City Market

Coal City

Main St.

(812)859-4641

OWEN

D/T

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D/T

Spencer Bait and Tackle

Spencer

Across from McCormick’s Creek State Park on SR 46

(812)829-3094

D/T

Parkers Archery

Spencer

SR 43 & SR 46, just East of McCormick’s Creek State Park

(812)829-1144

D/T

Millgrove Country Store

Quincy

US 231 at Millgrove

(765)795-4792

D/T

Romona Canoe Rental

Spencer

3 mi. N of Spencer

(812)829-0120

D/T

Pearson Sports

Marshall

Take US 41 to SR 236, E to Marshall. Turn L on Marshall Rd., 1/2 mi.

(765)597-2011

D/T

Raccoon Bait & Tackle (Marathon)

Rockville

.25 miles W of Raccoon Lake entrance, US 36

(765)344-1855

D/T

Schmeltz Taxidermy

Bloomingdale

Take US 41, shop is 1 mi. S of the Fountain County line

(765)597-2474

D/T

JT’s Marathon

Rosedale

4 S. Main, Rosedale, corner of Central and Main

(765)548-2713

D/T

D and L Sporting Goods

Rockville

2.7 mi. S of SR 36 on SR 59 to Ferndale Rd., E 1 mi. on North side

(765)344-0281

D/T

E&E Guns and Sporting Goods

Tell City

10th and SR 37

(812)547-7311

D/T

Ramsey Tavern

Derby

SR 70 East to SR 66, 1/2 block E of SR 70 on Main & SR 66

(812)836-2685

D/T

Rocky Point Marina

Cannelton

junction of SR 66 and SR 166

(812)547-7753

D/T

Possum Junction Store

Bristow

Junction of Highways 62 and 145

(812)357-5451

D/T

Circle S Mart

St. Croix

2.5/3 mi South of I-64 at Junction of Old SR 37 and SR 37

(812)843-4545

D/T

Big Tails

Cannelton

South SR 66 from Cannelton (approx. 1/2 mi.)

(812)547-0908

D/T

Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area

Winslow

SR 364, just E of SR 61 S of Winslow

(812)789-2724

D/T

Circle A, #110

Otwell

Intersection of SR 257, Washington St. & Spring St. in Otwell

(812)354-2366

D/T

Village Inn

Petersburg

SR 57, Glezen - N of CR 50 S

(812)354-9259

D/T

Sullivan Grocery

Hazelton

SR 65 in Union, west of Petersburg

(812)354-2919

D/T

PC1 Stop

Petersburg

Junction at SR 61 and SR 56

(812)354-9481

D/T

Winslow Liquors

Winslow

SR 61 South on Winslow

(812)789-5385

D/T

Blythe’s Sport Shop

Valparaiso

North Calumet Road, across from K-Mart

(219)476-0026

D/T

Fetlas Trading Post, Inc.

Valparaiso

1/2 mile S on SR 2 from US 30

(219)462-5221

PARKE

PERRY

PIKE

PORTER

D

Jay’s Deer Processing

Valparaiso

SR 130 W out of Valpo to CR 150 W, S on 150 W over R. R. tracks.

(219)465-5707

D/T

Bass Pro Shop

Portage

Exit 19 on Interstate 94

(219)787-6800

D/T

Phares Taxidermy, Inc.

Westville

SE corner of intersection of 575 E and 1200 N (Burdick Rd.)

(219)926-8873

D

Arrowhead Taxidermy

Evansville

N 1/2 mile on County Line Rd. from SR 62 to Joe Gumble Rd. (Close 8 PM)

(812)985-3441

D

Depot Station

Griffin

I-64 Griffin exit, 4 N 1/2 mi.

(812)851-3051

D/T

Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area

Mt Vernon

South End of SR 69

(812)838-2927

POSEY

D/T

Old Mill Mart

New Harmony

E edge of New Harmony on SR 66

(812)682-4705

D

Goebel Deer Processing

Mt. Vernon

On Upper Mt. Vernon Rd. - go 2 mi. West of Ford Road

(812)985-5485

Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area

Winamac

5 mi. North of Winamac on US 35, 1.5 miles West on CR 500 North

(574)946-4422

PULASKI

D/T PUTNAM

D/T

Lieber State Recreation Area

Cloverdale

3 miles S of I-70 on SR 243

(765)795-4576

D/Tf

Deer Creek Deer Processing

Greencastle

Take US 40, 1 mi W of US 40 & US 231 Intersec., turn N on CR 25 E, 1.8 mi

(765)653-2525

D/T

Morton Hook & Sinker and Country Store

Greencastle

US 36 at CR 490 West in Morton, Indiana

(765)739-6566

D/T

Baker’s Camp Archery

Bainbridge

E of Bainbridge, .5 mile S on 300 E

(765)522-2891

RANDOLPH

D/T

Ludco Gun Shop

Parker City

S of SR 32 on Main then W 1 block on Washington St.

(765)468-8136

D

Dishman’s Quality Meats

Winchester

3 miles S of Winchester then 1/2 mile east on CR 300 S

(765)584-6328

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CHECK STATIONS BUSINESS

CITY

DIRECTIONS

PHONE

RIPLEY

D/T

Bluegills Place

Sunman

on SR 101 3/4 mile N Of SR 48

(812)623-2086

D/T

Dornbach’s Deer Processing

Osgood

Just East of SR 350 & SR 129 on State Road 350

(812)689-4653

D/T

On Target

Sunman

Junction SR 101 and I-74

(812)623-2300

D/T

Friendship Grocery

Friendship

Highway 62 in Friendship

(812)667-5060

D

Prime Meats/French’s Locker

Batesville

E of SR 229 at the corner of Sycamore and George St., downtown Batesville

(812)934-2902

D/T

R and J Food Mart

Holton

Intersection of Versailles St. & US 50, East edge of Holton

(812)689-5730

D/T

Big Valley Meat Company

Madison

Intersection of CR 150 W and 925 S in Ripley County

(812)689-4689

D

Flatrock Apples & Stuff

Rushville

From SR 244, go N on CR 500 W to CR 450 W, .5 miles N

(765)629-2445

D/T

J&D Custom Meats

Rushville

NE of Rushville, Gings Rd, 1 mile E of CR 350 E

(765)932-3298

RUSH

ST. JOSEPH

D

Jaworski’s Market

South Bend

3.5 mi. West of Mayflower and Sample St. on Crumstown Hwy.

(574)287-0091

D/T

CDH Processing

Lakeville

West of US 31 on Stanton Rd.

(574)360-3100

D/T

Granger Guns

Granger

.25 mi. South of SR 23 on Bittersweet Rd. in the Granger Plaza

(574)277-7588

D/T

Ross’ Deer Processing

Walkerton

1/2 mi. East of Walkerton on US 6

(574)586-3083

D/T

Michiana Archery

South Bend

South of State Line on Eastside of SR 933 North (Old US 31 N)

(574)272-5300

D/T

D/C Meats Inc.

Osceola

On Lincolnway across from the Osceola Post Office

(574)674-2333

SCOTT

D/T

Scott’s Hardware (Angler’s Den)

Scottsburg

Junction US 31 and SR 56

(812)752-2991

D/T

LeRoy’s Food Mart

Lexington

SR 356 in Lexington

(812)889-2310

D

256 Sport & Garden

Austin

junction of SR 256 E & Terry Rd 4 miles E of Austin

(812)794-3361

D/T

Smithland Butchering Service

Shelbyville

4.5 mi. SW of Shelbyville on Smithland Rd. to Freedom St.

(317)729-5398

D

Myers Frozen Foods

St. Paul

S of I-74 to St. Paul, cross RR tracks R on Washington 3 blocks

(765)525-6304

SHELBY

SPENCER

D/T

Ayer’s Sports Shop

Gentryville

2 blocks W of SR 231 on Boone St.

(812)937-2438

D/T

Village Hut, Inc.

Fulda

N end of town on East side of road on SR 545

(812)357-5023

D/T

Butch’s

Knox

1 mile West of US 35 on SR 10

(574)772-2825

D/T

Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area

North Judson

SR 39 to Toto Rd., then west 2.5 miles

(574)896-3522

STARKE

D/T

Ken Kemble Processing

Knox

Knox US 35 N to CR 25 N, then E 2 1/2 miles

(574)772-2558

D/T

KC Farms Feed & Supply

Knox

Culver - 2 1/2 mi North of SR 10 on SR 23

(574)842-4886

D/T

Steve’s Deer Processing

Knox

2.5 mi. S of SR 10 on US 35 to CR 850 S, W 1/8 mi. on 850 S.

(574)946-7492

STEUBEN

D/T

The Angler, Inc.

Hudson

N side of Helmer on SR 327 E side

(260)351-2877 (260)351-4211

D/T

Hole In The Wall Bait and Tackle

Hamilton

1 Block East of 4-way stop on SR 1

(260)488-3605

D/T

Jack’s Service Station

Fremont

2 blocks S of 4-way in Fremont (SR 120 & SR 827)

(260)495-4531

D

Anstead Processing

Fremont

2 milesNorth of SR 120 on CR 925 East

(260)495-7632

T

Wal-Mart Super Center

Angola

1.5 miles N of Circle on N. Wayne Street

(260)665-7313

D/T

Rural King

Angola

.75 miles North of Circle (US 20) on North Wayne Street

(260)624-2220

SULLIVAN

D/T

4-Way Bridge Bait Shop

Dugger

Corner of CR 350 S and County Line Rd.

(812)847-7989

D/T

Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife Area

Sullivan

2-1/2 miles E of US 41 on SR 54

(812)268-5640

D/T

Trotter Sports Center

Sullivan

4 blocks E of junction of US 41 and SR 154

(812)268-3559

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CHECK STATIONS BUSINESS

CITY

DIRECTIONS

PHONE

D

Farmersburg True Value Hardware

Farmersburg

US 41, SW side of US 41 at Farmersburg

(812)696-2240

D/T

K & D Saw and Feed

Carlisle

SR 58 E from US 41, go thru first 4-way stop, L on West St., two blocks down

(812)398-2603

SWITZERLAND

D/T

Moorefield Market

Vevay

Road construction scheduled for 2007. Call for easiest detour.

(812)427-3970

D

Walcott’s General Store

Patriot

5 miles W of Rising Sun on SR 156

(812)594-2629

D/T

Markland Dam Bait and Tackle

Florence

Junction of SR 101 and SR 156 at Markland Dam

(812)427-3067

D/T

East Enterprise Marathon

East Enterprise

1 mile East of East Enterprise on SR 250

(812)534-9163

D/T

River Valley Express (Shell)

Vevay

West side of Vevay on SR 56

(812)427-9890

Corner of I-65 & SR 25 North

(765)429-4747

TIPPECANOE

D/T

Arrows III & Tackle Too

Lafayette

D/T

Abbott’s Outdoors

Lafayette

on the corner of 26th street and Kossuth

(765)448-1108

D/T

Tippecanoe Sport Shop

Lafayette

1/4 mi. W of Old 231 on SR 25 S. S side of Rd, next to Casey’s Gas Station

(765)477-9999

D/T

K4 Wild Game Processing

West Point

SR 25 W to CR 510 S, W 2 mi to CR 900 W, turn S to 600 S, W to 9801.

(765)404-2503

D/T

Rollie’s Shell and Fishin Too

Lafayette

Corner of Greenbush and Elmwood, across from Arnett Clinic

(765)447-1046

D/T

Sportsman’s Warehouse

Lafayette

1 mi. W of I-65/SR 26 Exit on Creasy Ln., go to loading dock behind store

(765)448-4000

Rodger McKinney

Tipton

S of Tipton on SR 19 to CR 400 S. E about 2 mi - on N side of Road

(765)292-2313

D/T

Frames Outdoor

Liberty

SR 101, S of Liberty, near Whitewater State Park

(765)458-7227

D/T

Triangle Inc.

Liberty

2.8 mile W of SR 101 on Dunlapsville Rd.

(765)458-7106

TIPTON

D UNION

VANDERBURGH

D

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Command Post

Evansville

1/4 mile N of St. George Road on US 41N

(812)435-5713

D/T

Artworks Taxidermy by Danny Knight

Evansville

N. on Cullen Ave. off of Old Boonville Hwy.

(812)425-0723

D/T

Red Ghost Gun Shop Inc.

Evansville

SR 65, 8 miles S of I-64, 3.4 miles N of Diamond Ave.

(812)963-8150

VERMILLION

D/T

Spendals Meat

Clinton

SR 163 to Willow Grove Ave., .5 mi

(765)832-9150

D

Uselman Packing

Clinton

1 mile N of downtown Clinton

(765)832-2112

D/T

Darrel’s Custom Firearms

Cayuga

1/2 block E. of Chevy Dealership in downtown Cayuga

(765)492-3939

D/T

9th Street Feed

Clinton

SE Corner of 9th and Morey

(765)832-9561

D/T

Rats Nest Bait and Tackle

Perrysville

Jackson & Green Streets in Perrysville - across from Post Office

(765)793-4553

D/T

Sandcut Grocery/Deli

Terre Haute

Intersection of Rio Grande Rd. & Rosedale Rd., Sandcut, IN.

(812)466-5662

D

Pohlman’s Meat Processing

Terre Haute

10 miles S of US Penitentiary on US 63

(812)898-2090

D/T

American Beverage Center

Terre Haute

1/4 mile N of Ft. Harrison on Lafayette St. in N. Terre Haute

(812)466-9420

D/T

Gander Mountain

Terre Haute

1/2 mi. S of I-70 on Hwy 41. E side of Hwy 41.

(812)237-0940

D/T

Somerset Mini Mart

Somerset

Hwy. 13, just off Old Solcum Trail, beside Somerset Post Office

(765)981-2395

D

Martin’s Mini Mart

Laketon

Corner of Mill and Wayne Street in Laketon.

(260)982-9216

D

Ballschmidt Family Processing

Lagro

Southeast Lagro, 1 1/2 mi. East of Hanging Rock on Division Road

(260)782-8120

D/T

Bozarth Recreational Resort

Lagro

SE Corner of 400 S and 700 E, 1mi East and 1 mi North of Lincolnville

(765)981-4522

VIGO

WABASH

D/T

Bass and Bucks

Wabash

West of Wabash on Pike St, 3 1/2 miles

(260)569-1853

D/T

Lynn’s Custom Butchering

Wabash

1.25 mi E of Old SR 15 on CR 400S

(260)563-2673

D/T

K-B Steward Exclusive Gun Dealership

Covington

SR 136 W to CR 800 W, turn N at motel 1/2 mile on rt. See sign.

(765)793-2193

D/T

Coal Hollow Taxidermy

Williamsport

SR 136, go N 1/4 mi on SR 63 to 263. N on 263, 3 mi to Coal Hollow Road.

(765)793-3697

D/T

Possum Hollow Taxidermy

Williamsport

3.25 miles S of Marshfield

(765)893-4572

WARREN

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CITY

DIRECTIONS

PHONE

D/T

The Coffee Shop

Pine Village

NW corner of SR 26 and SR 55

(765)385-2295

D/T

Williamsport Marathon

Williamsport

Corner of 4th Street and Highway 28

(765)762-2282

WARRICK

D/T

R&D Bait and Tackle

Elberfeld

Front Street and Main Street by the railroad.

(812)983-3448

D/T

Buck’s & Jakes

Boonville

SR 61 N from Boonville, located at edge of the City limits (N)

(812)897-4285

D/T

Selvin General Store

Dale

SR 68 to Selvin, turn N on Yellowbanks Tr. Rd., in Selvin, right side of Rd

(812)567-4741

D/T

Freudenberg’s Mini-Mart

Elberfeld

Corner of Hwy 57 and Hwy 68

(812)983-3200

D

Kolley’s Big Buck Deer Processing

Lynnville

68 E. in Lynnville to Cherry St., N 2 1/2 blocks

(812)922-5251

WASHINGTON

D/T

Tolliver’s Hunting & Fishing

Vallonia

At the Washington-Jackson county line 3/10 of mile E of SR 135 N

(812)358-4867

D

Fox’s General Store

Salem

4 Corners in Canton

(812)883-6616

D/T

Little York Store

Little York

Located on SR 39 1 mi. N of junction of SR 39 and SR 56

(812)752-9633

D/T

Morgan’s Market

Salem

5 miles East of Salem on SR 56

(812)883-9990

D/T

Mauck’s General Store

Salem

SR 160 in South Boston

(812)883-0833

D/T

Shortys Market

Pekin

6 miles East of Pekin on Blue River Road

(812)967-4155

D/T

Red Barn Bait Shop

Salem

SR 135 North of Salem, 3 mi., turn on to Jeanette Road

(812)883-6483

D/T

Hardinsburg General Store

Hardinsburg

1/2 mi W of SR 66 Junction on SR 150

(812)472-9700

WAYNE

D/T

Mendenhall True Value Hardware

Richmond

Corner of National Rd. and SW 5th St. (US 40 W)

(765)962-4842

D

Glick’s Butcher Shop

Williamsburg

1 1/2 mi. West of US 27 on Pleasant Plain Road, N on Peacock Rd.

(765)847-2528

D/T

All About Bass

Richmond

In front of Hwy. 27, N or S

(765)935-3800

D/T

Abington General Store

Centerville

SW corner of Abington Pike and Potter Shop Rd.

(765)855-3706

D/T

Morton Lake Tackle and Bait

Richmond

SR 121 east of SR 227

(765)939-2248

D

Lengerich Meats

Zanesville

Wells County side of Zanesville between Marzane Rd & CR 300 W.

(260)638-4123

D/T

H&S Hunting Center

Bluffton

Approx. 1/2 mile West of SR 1 on CR 800 S

(260)346-2201

D/T

Wild Wonders Taxidermy and Fur

Poneto

2 mi. South of Liberty Center, corner of 500 South & 450 West

(260)694-6392

WELLS

WHITE

D/T

Twin Lakes Fish & Game

Monticello

Corner of Norway Rd. and Francis St. by Norway Dam

(574)583-6635

D/T

Wayne’s Garage

Monon

3 blocks W of 421 in Monon, between Maple St. and Oak St. off of SR 16

(219)253-6578

D/T

Springboro General Store

Brookston

Intersection of SR 18 and S. Springboro Rd.

(765)563-6841 (260)248-8798

WHITLEY

D/T

Mike’s Sport Shop

Columbia City

2 1/2 miles West of Columbia City on Lincolnway West

D/T

Tomlinson’s Shooting Supplies

Churubusco

Approximately 1 mi. West of SR 205 on US 33, in small strip mall

(260)693-2830

D

Siever’s Residence

Columbia City

3 mi. S of US 30 on SR 9, Turn W on Kieser Rd., 3rd house on right

(260)244-5099

Ginseng Rules Harvest Season: Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 Ginseng harvesters do not need a license to dig or sell ginseng to a licensed dealer.

It is illegal to harvest wild ginseng out of season. It is illegal to harvest ginseng on state property. To harvest legally, a ginseng plant must have at least three prongs and a

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flowering or fruiting stalk, or at least four internodes on the rhizome. It is illegal to harvest plants not meeting these criteria.

It is required that mature fruits and any seeds on the harvested ginseng be planted in the vicinity where the plant was dug and

in the manner that encourages germination.

For more information contact the Division of Nature Preserves, 402 W. Washington St., W267, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 232-4052 or visit www.IN.gov/dnr/ naturepr/.

SHOOTING RANGES

Shooting Ranges The following list includes statewide shooting ranges that are open to the general public. Please contact the shooting range in your area with questions concerning the range, range hours and any fees that may be associated with the facility. More shooting range information is online at www.wildlife.IN.gov.

Clark

Jennings

Pike

Clark State Forest rifle/shotgun/handgun Take main road in Clark State Forest to Bowen Lake. Range located next to dam.

Must register at office. Henryville (812) 294-4306

Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun 3 miles south of North Vernon on SR 3, North Vernon (812) 346-5596

Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun Archery Range: CR 300N, south off SR 364, Winslow Rifle Range: CR 550S, east off SR 61, Winslow Shotgun Range: CR 150S, off SR 61 (812) 789-2724

Crawford Patoka Lake archery 1 mile west of SR 145 on SR 164, Birdseye (812) 685-2464

Henry Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun 2 miles north of New Castle on SR 103, New Castle (765) 529-9581

Huntington Roush Lake (Huntington Reservoir) archery/rifle/handgun/shotgun Firearms Range: north side of Division Rd. at 100E, Huntington Archery Range: north of Division Rd. on Meridian Rd., Huntington (260) 468-2165-Office (260) 468-2416-Range

Jackson Jackson-Washington State Forest archery Range is on the right, .25 mile from the main State Forest entrance, off of SR 250, Brownstown (812) 358-2160

Jasper Jasper/Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun/trap only 1.75 miles west of US 421 on SR 143, Medaryville (219) 843-4841

Johnson Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun 1.8 miles west of US 31 on Hospital Rd., go northwest on Edinburgh St., 2000 ft. on right. Edinburgh (812) 526-2051

Kosciusko Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun 2 miles north of North Webster on SR 13, go east on CR 900N, 1 mile to tee, go .5 mile south, on left, Syracuse (574) 834-4461

Lagrange Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun Behind headquarters building, .5 mile east of Mongo on 300N, Mongo (260) 367-2164

LaPorte Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun 7 miles south of LaPorte on US 35, east on CR 500S, 4 miles, right on Hupp Rd., fee required, LaPorte (219) 393-1128

Newton Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun 3 miles west of US 41, on CR 100N, then .5 mile north on CR 600W, Morocco (219) 285-2704

Parke Cecil M. Harden Lake archery 9 miles east of Rockville on US 36, inside property entrance.

(765) 344-1412

Pulaski Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun Firearms Range: Pulaski CR 200W, .25 mile north of CR 500N, Winamac Archery Range: CR 500N, 1.5 miles west of US 35, south of office parking lot, Winamac (574) 946-4422

Scott Hardy Lake archery 4171 E. Harod Rd., Scottsburg (812) 794-3800

Sullivan Greene-Sullivan State Forest archery South of Dugger on SR 159 to CR 500S, turn east on CR 500S to 1st road, turn north approx. .25 mile, Dugger (812) 648-2810 Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife Area archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun Located between Sullivan and Dugger, 2 miles north of SR 54 on CR 525E (812) 268-5640

Union Brookville Lake archery/rifle/shotgun/handgun 4 miles south of Liberty, west at Roseburg across Dunlapsville Causeway,turn south into Quakertown State Recreation Area, west side, Liberty (765) 647-2657

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FISH AND WILDLIFE AREAS

Fish and Wildlife Areas 1. Atterbury FWA 7970 S. Rowe Street PO Box 3000 Edinburgh, IN 461243000 (812) 526-2051

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18

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10

13. Lasalle FWA 4752 West 1050N Lake Village, IN 46349 (219) 992-3019

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2. Blue Grass FWA Managed by Sugar Ridge FWA.

14. Minnehaha FWA 2411 East SR 54 Sullivan, IN 47882 (812) 268-5640 15. Pigeon River FWA 8310 East 300N Box 71 Mongo, IN 46771 (260) 367-2164

3. Goose Pond FWA RR 1, Box 431 Linton, IN 47441 (812) 659-9901

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4. Chinook FWA Managed by Minnehaha FWA.

4

5. Crosley FWA 2010 South SR 3 North Vernon, IN 47265 (812) 346-5596

7. Glendale FWA 6001 E 600S Montgomery, IN 47558 (812) 644-7711

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16. Splinter Ridge FWA Managed by Crosley FWA.

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6. Fairbanks Landing FWA Managed by Minnehaha FWA.

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8. Hillenbrand FWA Managed by Minnehaha FWA.

10. Jasper-Pulaski FWA 5822 N. Fish and Wildlife Lane Medaryville, IN 47957 (219) 843-4841 11. Kankakee FWA 4320 W. Toto Rd. PO Box 77 North Judson, IN 46366 (574) 896-3522

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17. Sugar Ridge FWA 2310 East SR 364 Winslow, IN 47598 (812) 789-2724 18. Tri-County FWA 8432 North 850E Syracuse, IN 46567 (574) 834-4461

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9. Hovey Lake FWA 15010 SR 69 S. Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 (812) 838-2927

12. Kingsbury FWA 5344 S. Hupp Rd. LaPorte, IN 46350 (219) 393-3612

Deer/Turkey Check Station Hours for Fish and Wildlife Areas Check stations are located at most Fish and Wildlife Areas for your convenience in checking in your deer or turkey. Some of the areas have extended hours during busy periods of the year. Please contact each Fish and Wildlife area for additional check station hours. A complete listing of Indiana check stations can be found on pages 42-52.

Fish and Wildlife Area Check Station Hours: Weekdays

8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Weekends/Holidays

Call FWA for hours.

19. Wilbur Wright FWA 2239 North SR 103 New Castle, IN 47362 (765) 529-9581 20. Willow Slough FWA 2042 South 500W Morocco, IN 47963 (219) 285-2704 21. Winamac FWA 1493 West 500N Winamac, IN 46996 (574) 946-4422

DISTRI CT WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS

District Wildlife Biologists

District 1 Bob Porch 8163 Oak Tree Dr. Rensselaer, IN 47978 (219) 285-2704

R e g i o n a l Wi l d l i fe B i o l o g i s t D i s t r i c t s North Private Lands Regional Supervisor J. Edward Roush Lake 517 N. Warren Rd. Huntington, IN 46750 (260) 468-2706 Districts: 1-8 District 8 Kent Hanauer Wilbur Wright FWA 2239 N. SR 103 New Castle, IN 47362 (765) 529-6319

District 2 Linda Byer Kankakee FWA 4320 W. Toto Rd. PO Box 77 North Judson, IN 46366 (574) 896-3572

District 9 Roger Stonebraker Minnehaha FWA 2411 E. SR 54 Sullivan, IN 47882 (812) 268-0300

District 3 Al Van Hoey Pigeon River FWA 8310 East 300 N Box 71 Mongo, IN 46771 (260) 367-2186

District 10 Josh Griffin Atterbury FWA PO Box 3000 7970 S. Rowe St. Edinburgh, IN 46124-3000 (812)526-4891

District 4 Tom Hewitt North Region Headquarters 1124 N. Mexico Road Peru, IN 46970 (765) 473-9324

District 11 Chris Grauel Crosley FWA 2010 S. SR 3 North Vernon, IN 47265 (812) 352-8486

District 5 J. Edward Roush Lake 517 North Warren Road Huntington, IN 46750 (260) 468-2515

District 12 Bob Montgomery Glendale FWA 6001 E 600S Montgomery, IN 47558 (812) 644-7382

District 6 Dean Zimmerman Prophetstown State Park 4112 E. SR 225 West Lafayette, IN 47906 (765)-567-2152

District 14 Nate Yazel Crosley FWA 2010 S. SR 3 North Vernon,IN 47265 (812) 346-6888

South Private Lands Regional Supervisor PO Box 3000 7970 S. Rowe St. Edinburgh, IN 46124-3000 (812) 526-8475 Districts: 9-15 District 15 Jeff Thompson Sugar Ridge FWA 2310 E. SR 364 Winslow, IN 47598 (812) 789-2724

District 13 Mark Bennett 562 DNR Rd. Mitchell, IN 47446 (812) 849-4586

District 7 Rick Peercy Fort Harrison State Park 5753 Glenn Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46216 (317) 591-0904

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DNR LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS

DNR Law Enforcement Districts

Contact your nearest DNR Law Enforcement District Headquarters for information on hunting and trapping regulation enforcement. Call 1-800-TIPIDNR to report any poaching activities.

DNR Law Enforcement Ce ntral O ffice 402 W. Washington St. I n diana po lis, IN 4 6 2 04 (31 7 ) 2 3 2 - 4 0 1 0

D i s t r i c t 4 H e a d q u a r te r s 3734 Mounds Road Anderson, IN 46017 ( 765) 649- 1062. 05

Nor th Region Hea dqu ar ter s 1 1 2 4 N . M ex i co R d.

Peru, IN 4 6 9 7 0 (76 5 ) 4 7 3 - 9 7 2 2 S outh Region Hea dqu ar ter s 4 8 5 0 S o u th SR 4 4 6 B loom in g to n , IN 4 7 401 (81 2 ) 8 3 7 - 9 5 3 6 D i s t r i c t 1 H e a d q u a r te r s 9822 N. Turkey Creek Road Syracuse, IN 4 6 5 6 7 (57 4 ) 4 5 7 - 8 0 9 2 D i s t r i c t 2 H e a d q u a r te r s 1 3 5 3 S . G ove r n o r s D r.

Columbia Cit y, IN 46725 (26 0 ) 2 4 4 - 3 7 2 0 D i s t r i c t 3 H e a d q u a r te r s 3 0 Profes s io n al Co u r t Suite 1 L afayette, IN 4 7 9 0 5 (76 5 )44 7 - 9 5 8 2

D i s t r i c t 5 H e a d q u a r te r s 1 3 1 7 W. L i e b e r R o a d S u i te 2 Cloverdale, IN 46120 ( 765) 795- 3534 D i s t r i c t 6 H e a d q u a r te r s P. O. B ox 2 6 6 N a shv i l l e, I N 4744 8 ( 812) 988- 9761 D i s t r i c t 7 H e a d q u a r te r s 2310 E. S R 364 Wi n sl ow, I N 47598 ( 812) 789- 9538 D i s t r i c t 8 H e a d q u a r te r s 3 0 8 4 N . D i l l a rd R d.

Birdseye, IN 47513 ( 812) 685- 2498 D i s t r i c t 9 H e a d q u a r te r s 1 1 0 5 0 Ke e l e r R o a d B ro o k v i l l e, I N 47012 ( 765) 647- 5835 D i s t r i c t 1 0 H e a d q u a r te r s 100 West Water St. M ichigan Cit y, IN 46360 ( 219) 879- 5710

Hunter Education Visit www.dnr.IN.gov to find a listing of scheduled Hunter Education classes.

Information on obtaining a duplicate hunter education card is also available on this site. The class schedule is updated frequently, so check back if you do not find a class that fits your needs, or call (317) 232-4010.

Index Archery, deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16 Applications for reserved hunts Dove Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 39 Pheasant Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39 Military/Refuge . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 39 Wild Turkey Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 41 Bag Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 8-9, 14, 16-17 Check Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-52 Conservation Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Crow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 7, 8 Deer Bonus Antlerless Counties . . . . . . . . 17 Check Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-52 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-18 Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 15 Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Out-of-state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Dog Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 13 Endangered Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 13 Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 15-16

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Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Migratory birds . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nuisance animals . . . . . . . . . . .

Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Possession Limits . . . . . . . . . . .

Private land permission form Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rabbit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ruffed Grouse . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shooting Ranges . . . . . . . . . . .

Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turkey Check Stations . . . . . . . . . . .

Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turtle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wildlife Biologists . . . . . . . . . .

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