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Here's
a Neat site that I found about showing Indiana State Parks with
video's, and with several about Hunter safety and tree stands, plus just
to much more in there to explore! Made possible from our Indiana DNR.
Thanks!!
Some great stuff in here! http://www.youtube.com/idnrvideos
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to offer value packages, educational programs
at
Indy Boat, Sport & Travel Show
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will be at
the Indy Boat, Sport & Travel Show, Feb. 14-23, with
plenty to offer, including promotions that make enjoying
the outdoors more affordable and educational nature
programs.
For only $99, the SPR GO! Trails and Waves Package
offers Hoosiers:
• An Annual Entrance Pass to Indiana’s 32 state
parks and reservoirs.
• A 12-month subscription to Outdoor Indiana magazine.
• A 2014 Motorized Lake Permit.
• Your choice between a $40 gift card for DNR campsite
rental or a $40 gift certificate for use at any of the
seven Indiana State Park Inns.
• Four Centennial Booklets, each detailing the history
of an individual state park.
• An SPR GO! signature sportpack.
The value of the SPR GO! Trails and Waves Package is
$140, for a savings of $41.
“Family budgets are tight and we want to make it just
a little easier for Hoosiers to ‘Get Outside,’ which
is what ‘GO!’ stands for,” said Dan Bortner,
director of the DNR Division of State Parks &
Reservoirs.
The SPR GO! Trails and Waves Package also is available
for purchase at InnsGifts.com.
Online sales will include the option of an Annual Horse
Tag instead of a Motorized Lake Permit.
Show visitors can also buy 2014 fishing and hunting
licenses and other permits and DNR offerings, and pick
up the 2014 DNR Recreation Guide and 2014 DNR Fishing
Guide for free.
On Saturday, Feb. 15, the DNR booth will offer a Snakes
of Indiana program with live snakes. On Sunday, Feb. 16,
the booth will offer a Birds of Prey program with live
raptors.
Saturday, Feb. 22, is Kids Day, and the DNR booth will
offer the Birds of Prey program, as well as periodic
visits from Smokey Bear. The snake program will run
again on Sunday, Feb. 23.
Educational programs run from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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| Indiana
Dunes State Park hosts annual snowmelt contest |
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Visitors to Indiana Dunes State Park can participate in
a contest by guessing when a large snow pile will melt,
with the closest entry winning a 2014 DNR Annual
Entrance Permit.
This is the third consecutive year the park has hosted
its snowmelt contest.
The snow pile is in the beach auxiliary parking lot,
next to the park’s main gate.
“The cold and snowy winter has created a sizeable
pile,” said interpretive naturalist Brad Bumgardner.
“The park will maintain the pile should Mother Nature
bring us more snow, but no other alterations will be
done.”
Submit predictions at the park office and nature center,
or by emailing your name, address, and date and time you
think the snow pile will melt to dunesnc@dnr.IN.gov.
The park also allows entries via Facebook page at Facebook.com/INdunes.
Incomplete submissions are not eligible.
The submission deadline is March 14. Hints and updates
on expected melt dates will be offered on the Indiana
Dunes State Park Facebook page.
For more information, call (219) 926-1390.
Indiana Dunes State Park is at 1600 North 25 E.
Chesterton, 46304.
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Contact Information:
Name: Brad Bumgardner
Phone: (219) 926-1390
Email: dnrnews@dnr.in.gov |
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| Indiana
Dunes State Park warns of shelf
ice
danger; offers special viewing programs
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The Lake Michigan shelf ice that has developed this
winter is both beautiful and potentially deadly,
according to Indiana Dunes State Park interpretive
naturalist Brad Bumgardner.
Bumgardner says people should stay off the shelf ice,
which is much weaker than ice sheets that form on inland
lakes. Shelf ice forms as waves push ice chunks
together, resulting in a conglomeration of frozen pieces
full of air pockets and weak spots.
“People should never attempt to walk on it,”
Bumgardner said. “It’s not stable and cave-ins have
occurred recently. Warming spring conditions will only
make it more dangerous.”
There are safe opportunities for people who want a
better look at the ice. There is perhaps no better place
to see Lake Michigan shelf ice than at Indiana Dunes
State Park. In March, the park’s interpretive staff
will offer two shelf ice exploration programs.
These programs will teach how the ice forms and offer a
bird’s-eye view of the ice from atop the historic
beach pavilion. The programs are March 1 and March 22,
both at 2 p.m. CST.
You can even see the shelf ice from home through a new
video on the Indiana Dunes Tourism website at IndianaDunes.com/winter.
For more information, call (219) 926-1390.
Indiana Dunes State Park is at 1600 North 25 E.
Chesterton, 46304.
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Contact
Information:
Name: Brad Bumgardner
Phone: (219) 926-1390
Email: dnrnews@dnr.in.gov |
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Indiana
Department of Natural Resources
402
W. Washington St.
Indianapolis,
IN 46204-2748
For
immediate release:
Feb. 12, 2014
Animal
tracks program for kids offered at
Bloomington,
Ellettsville libraries, Feb.
25-26
Children
can study animal tracks, enjoy an indoor tracking activity, and make an
animal track craft to take home at a program at the Bloomington and
Ellettsville libraries in late February.
Monroe
Lake’s naturalist Jill Vance will lead the program at the Ellettsville
Library on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 6:30 p.m., where 20 spots are available.
She
will repeat the program at the Bloomington Library on Wednesday, Feb.
26, at 6:30 p.m., where 25 spots are available.
The
45-minute program is recommended for ages 5 to 12.
Advance
registration for the Ellettsville program is requested by calling (812)
876-1272.
Advance
registration for the Bloomington program is requested by calling (812)
349-3100.
Walk-in
participation will be permitted at both programs if spots are available.
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Media
contact: Jill Vance, interpretive naturalist, Paynetown Activity Center
at Monroe Lake, (812) 837-9967, jvance@dnr.IN.gov.
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| 2014
reserved youth turkey hunts on DNR properties |
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Youth hunters can apply for a reservation to hunt one of
21 DNR properties during the special youth wild turkey
hunting season, April 19 and 20.
The hunters must be younger than 18 on the day of the
hunt.
The reserved hunts are at the following fish &
wildlife areas (FWAs): Atterbury, Crosley, Deer Creek,
Glendale, Hovey Lake, Jasper-Pulaski, Sugar Ridge,
Kankakee, Kingsbury, LaSalle, Pigeon River, Roush,
Tri-County, Minnehaha, Fairbanks Landing, Hillenbrand,
Chinook, Winamac and Willow Slough.
Hunts will also take place at Salamonie and Mississinewa
lakes.
The number of hunters allowed on each property will be
limited. Interested hunters or an adult representing
them must register in person or by phone with the
property they wish to hunt. Hunters should register
between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. local time between March 17-21
or March 24-28. Hunters can register for only one
property.
Those wanting to sign up for Fairbanks Landing and
Chinook hunts may do so at Deer Creek FWA. Those wanting
to sign up for Hillenbrand or Minnehaha hunts may do so
at Goose Pond FWA. Those wanting to sign up for LaSalle
may do so at Willow Slough.
At properties where the number of registered hunters
exceeds the spots available, a drawing will be held on
March 31. A youth hunter may be drawn for either one or
both hunt days, depending on the number of applicants.
All applicants will be notified of drawing results by
mail.
Applicants must possess a 2014 Youth Consolidated
Hunting & Trapping License, a 2014 Non-Resident
Youth Spring Turkey License with a game bird habitat
stamp privilege, or Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting
License. Apprentice hunting licenses of the types named
above also may be used.
When registering a youth for one of the hunts, make sure
to have the type of license being used for the hunt and
the license number.
Hunts will run one-half hour before sunrise until noon
at properties in the Central Time Zone, and one-half
hour before sunrise until 1 p.m. on properties in the
Eastern Time Zone.
Youth hunters who are selected for the hunt may check in
at any time each day until the end of legal hunting
hours for that property. Properties will not have a
daily “no-show” drawing. Hunters interested in
possible unfilled quotas at a property should phone that
property for more information before showing up.
During youth wild turkey season, hunters younger than
age 18 on the day of the hunt can take a bearded or male
wild turkey. The youth must be accompanied by someone 18
or older.
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. The adult does not need to
possess a turkey hunting license unless the youth is
using an apprentice license, or unless the adult is
calling turkeys.
Phone numbers for information or to register at a
specific property:
Atterbury (812) 526-2051
Pigeon River (260) 367-2164
Crosley (812) 346-5596
Roush (260) 468-2165
Deer Creek (765) 653-0453
Sugar Ridge (812) 789-2724
Glendale (812) 644-7711
Tri-County (574) 834-4461
Goose Pond (812) 659-9901
Winamac (574) 946-4422
Hovey Lake (812) 838-2927
Willow Slough (219) 285-2704
Jasper-Pulaski (219) 843-4841
Salamonie (260) 468-2125
Kankakee (574) 896-3522
Mississinewa (765) 473-6528
Kingsbury (219) 393-3612
To purchase a Youth Consolidated or Turkey license go to
IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.
For wild turkey hunting regulations go to dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/huntguide1/hunting1.htm.
For turkey hunting safety tips go to dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/hunt/turkey/turkeysafe.html.
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| DNR
offers beginning turkey hunting
workshops in
March
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Registration is open for a DNR workshop series at two
locations in March that will teach how to hunt wild
turkey.
“Hunt, Fish, Eat: Wild Turkey” is part of the
ongoing “Hunt, Fish, Eat” program that is run by the
DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife and teaches
self-reliance. The program is free.
Installments of the workshop series are March 15, 20 and
27 at Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area in North Judson
and March 18, 25 and 29 at Morgan-Monroe State Forest in
Martinsville.
All weeknight sessions will run from 6 to 9 p.m., and
Saturday sessions will run from noon to 3 p.m., local
time. Location specifics will be provided to registered
participants.
Completing the program requires attending each of the
three sessions.
Participants must be new hunters.
The program will focus on laws and regulations, firearms
and safety, locating a hunting spot, tracking and field
dressing your harvest, and handling and preparing your
turkey for the table. Each session will include an
opportunity to sample wild turkey recipes and examine
hunting gear and resources.
All equipment is provided. Space is limited, so hunters
are encouraged to register early at wildlife.IN.gov/7548.htm.
For more information, contact Amanda Wuestefeld, Hoosier
Outdoor Heritage coordinator with DNR Division of Fish
& Wildlife, at (317) 234-8442 or awuestefeld@dnr.IN.gov.
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Contact Information:
Name: Amanda Wuestefeld
Phone: (317) 234-8442
Email: dnrnews@dnr.in.gov |
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| Indiana’s
wild game cooking videos now
feature
field-to-table format
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Indiana’s “CookIN Gone Wild” video series now
teaches viewers not only how to prepare their wild game,
but also how to harvest it.
The video series launched last year on Indiana DNR’s
YouTube channel and initially focused only on cooking.
Now it also includes everything viewers need to know to
harvest the featured fish or game animal, a format
called field-to-table.
The first episode in the new format highlights steelhead
trout and coho salmon fishing on Trail Creek in Michigan
City. Viewers will learn some steelhead and salmon
biology, equipment requirements and fishing techniques,
including some insider secrets.
Each video ends with a recipe for the harvested game.
The steelhead episode offers a healthy, open-faced
steelhead salad sandwich.
“We really wanted to offer viewers the entire
experience,” said Michelle Cain, DNR wildlife
information specialist and host of CookIN Gone Wild.
“Showing that anyone can try new outdoor adventures is
important to the future of hunting and fishing. These
videos give you everything you need to know to try it
yourself.”
“CookIN Gone Wild” episodes are at youtube.com/idnrvideos.
New episodes come out every other month.
A downloadable cookbook and recipes are at wildlife.IN.gov/7562.htm.
A selected recipe also appears in each issue of Outdoor
Indiana magazine.
Next in the series is ice fishing at Trine State
Recreation Area in Angola.
Future episodes will feature dove hunting, squirrel
hunting, wild edibles and urban fishing for catfish.
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Indiana
Department of Natural Resources
402
W. Washington St.
Indianapolis,
IN 46204-2748
For immediate
release: Feb. 10, 2014
Lunch
with Nature at Paynetown SRA
focuses
on spring, Feb. 26
This month’s
program in the Lunch with Nature series at Paynetown State Recreation
Area on Wednesday, Feb. 26, will discuss the earliest signs of spring.
The event starts at
11 a.m. and lasts 90 minutes.
Participants are
invited to bring a sack lunch to eat while naturalist Jill Vance
discusses the signs of spring during an indoor presentation. Afterward,
Vance will lead a short hike to look for some of those signs.
“It can be hard to
believe, but signs of spring are popping up all through the winter,”
Vance said. “You just have to know what to look for.”
The free program is
limited to 12 people. Registration is required by Feb. 24 by contacting
Vance at jvance@dnr.IN.gov or
(812) 837-9967 with your name, phone number, and number of people in
your group.
Paynetown SRA on
Monroe Lake (stateparks.IN.gov/2954.htm)
is at 4850 South State Road 446, Bloomington, 47401.
Media contact: Jill
Vance, interpretive naturalist, Paynetown Activity Center at Monroe
Lake, (812) 837-9967, jvance@dnr.IN.gov.
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Fish
limits on West Boggs Creek
Reservoir
will be relaxed
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Anglers
at West Boggs Creek Reservoir in Daviess County will be
allowed to harvest more fish starting Saturday, Feb. 8.
The
reservoir will undergo a renovation during fall that
will consist of draining the water and eradicating the
fish population. As the reservoir refills, it will be
stocked with the appropriate numbers of game fish. The
goal is to restore a balanced, self-sustaining fish
population.
A
temporary change to size and bag limits will allow
anglers to harvest more fish before the lake is drained.
The rule change is in effect from Feb. 8 to Oct.10.
The
bag limit for largemouth bass on West Boggs will
increase to 10, and there will be no size limit. Bag
limits for all other species will be double the normal
daily bag limit.
Two
fish salvage operations will also take place in spring
and fall for adult bass and catfish.
The
lake is scheduled to reopen to the public in February
2015.
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