A full-version, 52-page, print Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide is coming back and will be available at retailers in late July. This is slightly later than usual, but it’s worth the wait. In addition to the printed guide, an easy-to-use online version will be available in multiple formats.
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Indiana 2012-13 Hunting and Trapping Guide
Saturday, June 30, 2012
North Dakota MULEY Day Camp Slated for July 14
The
North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Encouraging Tomorrow’s Hunters
program is a primary sponsor for an outdoor learning event in the
Bismarck area on Saturday, July 14.
Put on by the Mule Deer Foundation, the MULEY Day Camp
runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Moffit Gun Range. It includes rifle
and archery target shooting, hunting and safety information and
demonstrations.
All equipment is provided, along with a free lunch and door prizes. To preregister, email ndchair.mdf@gmail.com, or call Ryan Krapp at (701) 471-8788.
The Game and Fish Department’s Encouraging Tomorrow’s Hunters program provides grant
dollars to help local communities and organizations fund events that
promote youth hunting and shooting sports. For more information, contact
outreach biologist Pat Lothspeich at (701) 328-6332.
Wisconsin Outdoor Report
Emergency burning restrictions for 11 counties in southern Wisconsin will begin at 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 29. All portions of Columbia, Crawford, Green Lake, Marquette, Richland, and Sauk, and portions of Adams, Dane, Iowa, Grant and Juneau counties that are outside incorporated cities and villages are under these restrictions, which prohibit burning any combustible material outdoors until further notice. This includes: all fireworks (restricted and non-restricted); burn piles or barrels, (all DNR burn permits suspended); campfires with the exception of developed camping areas within a fire ring; outdoor disposal of ashes or charcoal briquettes; and smoking a cigar, cigarette, or pipe, except within an enclosed vehicle or building.
State wildlife fire officials are especially concerned with the use of fireworks with the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Fireworks are prohibited on all state properties, including park and forest campgrounds. Many communities within the emergency burn restriction area are cancelling or postponing fireworks displays, but this is a decision made by the municipality. Check with local authorities as to the status of planned fireworks display.
While the southern half of the state is very dry, with minimal rain during the month of June, northern Wisconsin has continued to receive rain last weekend that is keeping the north lush and water levels on lakes and rivers high. Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay is stained dark with stream run off. Pools 4 through 6 on the Mississippi River are approximately 4 to 5 feet above normal at this time due to heavy rain falls to the north. The Lower Wisconsin River has increased flow due to heavy rains to the north and sandbars have been very limited, but they are expected to return for the upcoming July Fourth week.
Some nice lake trout have been caught in Lake Superior and anglers have not had to go out in the great depths to find them. Musky activity has continued to improve on northern inland lakes and anglers have been reporting consistent action along weed edges, drop-offs, and in the light density weed beds, with buck-tail and top-water baits the most productive lures. Panfish action has been fairly consistent, with anglers making some decent catches of crappie, bluegill and rock bass. Increased water levels and dark-stained stained water has really thrown off bass action and typical early summer patterns were not producing fish. In the south, surface water temperatures over 80 degrees and low water levels on lakes and rivers has slowed fishing. Algae blooms on Lake Winnebago slowed the walleye bite considerably in the past week.
Anglers have still been catching smallmouth bass throughout Door County waters. There is an elite professional bass tournament taking place on the southern bay this week. Walleye action slowed on Green Bay, with better action along the Door peninsula. Along Lake Michigan, salmon and trout fishing was not as good as the previous week but action was still steady with some boats catching limits. Chinook and coho salmon continue to make up most of the bag but anglers fishing shallower for brown and rainbow trout were also having some success.
White-tailed bucks are in bachelor groups now and showing off some significant velvet antler development. There were many more reports this week of young loons, so boaters should take care and provide a safe swimming zone when you see loons.
Strawberries are past peak in the north, but still being found, while blueberries are already ripening. Black raspberries are ripe in the south. Gooseberries are turning black-purple. Oxeye daisies, hawkweed and buttercups are gracing roadsides.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Managed deer hunt applications open July 1, close Aug. 15
Find hunt dates, locations and other details at mdc.mo.gov/node/8712starting July 1.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri deer hunters can apply online for managed deer hunts beginning July 1. More than 6,000 hunters will have a chance to participate in 99 managed hunts from mid-September through January.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) holds an electronic drawing to determine who gets to participate in special managed deer hunts at conservation areas, state parks, national wildlife refuges and urban parks. The hunts are open to Missouri residents and nonresidents and help achieve MDC’s deer-management goals for the state while also providing additional hunting opportunities. Types of hunts include archery, crossbow, muzzleloader, historic methods and modern firearms – plus youth hunts and hunts for persons with disabilities.
Hunt dates, locations and other details will be listed on the managed hunt application page on the MDC website starting July 1 at mdc.mo.gov/node/8712. Details about managed hunts also are available in the 2012 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations & Information booklet, available at MDC offices, on the MDC website and from permit vendors around the state.
Hunters may apply individually or as groups of up to six, except for youth hunts. Youths 11 years of age or older may apply singly or with one other youth and must be accompanied on the hunt by a qualified adult. Applicants need a nine-digit Conservation ID number for each hunter to complete the application process. To get a Conservation ID number, call 573-751-4115.
Indiana: Healthy Rivers, DNR deer biologist win awards
Indiana’s Healthy Rivers INitiative and DNR deer research biologist Chad Stewart were honored with awards at the Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies director’s meeting this week in Wichita, Kansas.
Healthy Rivers received MAFWA’s Excellence in Conservation Award that recognizes a specific project exemplifying the goal of fish and wildlife conservation.
Stewart received the organization’s Wildlife Biologist of the Year Award that is given to an individual showing unparalleled initiative toward better understanding of wildlife and their conservation.
MAFWA is a regional organization of fish and wildlife agencies from 13 states and three Canadian provinces. It was formed in 1934 to provide a common forum for state and provincial agencies to share ideas and information, pool resources, and form action initiatives to improve management and conservation of fish and wildlife resources in the Midwest.
Announced in 2010 by Gov. Mitch Daniels, Healthy Rivers identified two distinct ecological river corridors—the Wabash River/Sugar Creek and Muscatatuck River—for landscape-scale conservation projects.
Healthy Rivers was designed to enhance, restore and protect a combined 70,000 acres in the two corridors. Working in partnership with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, Indiana Heritage Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Ducks Unlimited, and other partners, the DNR has secured protection for 30,000 acres in the first two years of the project.
Stewart was nominated for the Wildlife Biologist of the Year Award for his role in developing and defending the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife’s five-year strategy and rule changes for managing white-tailed deer in Indiana. At the same time, Stewart accomplished a number of other projects, including response to a bovine tuberculosis outbreak in cattle in southern Indiana, securing a $47,000 grant to fund surveillance testing for chronic wasting disease in deer, completing a comprehensive survey of deer hunters, working with division biologists and local communities on deer-related issues, launching the GiveIN Game venison donation program, and authoring papers for professional journals.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
"2012-13 Oklahoma Hunting Guide" available now online
Hunters can log onto wildlifedepartment.com today to view a draft copy of the "2012-13 Oklahoma Hunting Guide" from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The
new full-color guide contains statewide hunting regulations and season
information for 2012 and 2013. It also features a wide range of
hunting-related articles and other helpful information, such as
sunrise/sunset tables and detailed information on the state's wildlife
management areas.
"Printed
copies will be available for free in August anywhere hunting licenses
are sold, but hunters anxious to read up on the latest hunting
regulation changes and dates for their favorite seasons can do so today
online," said Ben Davis, information specialist and hunting guide
coordinator for the Wildlife Department. "It's an important publication
because it contains so much of the information our state's hunters need
to know in order to follow the game laws in Oklahoma. Some of the
regulation changes covered in the new "Hunting Guide" include the
expansion of black bear season, new youth deer season opportunities, new
baiting restrictions on public lands and rule changes pertaining to the
use of ATVs on Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area.
The
migratory bird regulations portion is a draft and will not be finalized
by the USFWS and the Oklahoma Wildlife Commission until Aug. 6.
To view all the changes and the full draft copy in detail, log on to wildlifedepartment.com. A link to the guide is provided on the homepage.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Kansas: HUNTERS NEEDED FOR MANHATTAN-AREA YOUTH/HANDICAP DEER HUNT
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Application deadline Aug. 1
MANHATTAN — The 10th Annual Youth/Handicap Assisted Deer Hunt is just three months away, and now is the time to sign up. The Riley County Fish and Game Association; Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism; and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Reservoir are seeking participants for the hunt, to be held Sept. 8 and 9.
Kansas youth 11 through 16 years old and Kansas residents with a certified disability are eligible to participate in this hunt. Participants will need a Kansas hunting license, a deer permit, and, if required by Kansas law, to take or have taken an approved hunter education course. Sponsoring agencies and associations can provide assistance meeting these requirements, including scholarships to help purchase licenses and permits. Rifles and/or ammunition can be provided, as well.
Each hunt participant will be paired with an experienced hunter who will serve as guide. Arrangements have been made with area lockers, where basic processing of harvested deer will be handled free of charge. Other items provided for this hunt include accessible hunting blinds, access to hunting property, hunter orange hats and vests, and transportation to the field.
Hunt participants will also be required to attend a firearm safety presentation and sight-in at the Fancy Creek Shooting Range at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 19.
Other groups and organizations contributing to this hunt include the Friends of Fancy Creek Range, Kansas City Chapter of Safari Club International, Kansas State Rifle Association, and the Tuttle Creek Lake Association.
For more information or an application, phone Steve Prockish at the Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers Office, 785-539-8511, ext. 3167, or email stephen.e.prockish@usace.army.
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