Indiana Pheasant Hunting
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2010 Indiana Pheasant Hunting Forecast
Forecast: A less-than-harsh winter led to a spring pheasant call count survey increase that jumped nearly 24 percent in Indiana, according to N. Budd Veverka, farmland game research biologist with the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife. Overall, pheasant numbers should be similar to last year when 11,000 hunters harvested 43,000 ringnecks. Indiana pheasants are found almost exclusively in the northern third of the state, and while Benton, White and Newton Counties in northwest Indiana have been traditionally considered the best areas, pheasant numbers are looking good this year in northeast Indiana. Season Dates: November 5, 2010 through December 19, 2010 Daily Bag Limit: 2 Possession Limit: 4 Field Notes: A game bird habitat stamp must be purchased to hunt pheasants in Indiana. The state has used funds generated from the stamp to purchase land across the primary pheasant range and establish game bird habitat areas. These limited access areas are managed specifically for ring-necked pheasants and can produce some of the best hunting in the state. Hunters can register for a chance to hunt game bird habitat areas in Benton, Newton, and White Counties by October 2, 2010.- Small game hunting seasons open Nov. 6 - Oct. 29, 2009
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Overall, the Hoosier State's 10,000 pheasant hunters should find birds in numbers similar to last year. Though some severe weather events across moved across the state during the year, Indiana's primary pheasant areas in the northern third of the state were spared. Indiana altered it's spring call count to establish a more reliable survey, which did show a slight increase in calling males. Traditionally, Benton and Newton Counties have been considered the best areas of the state, but pheasant numbers are looking good in northeast Indiana, particularly Steuben County. Funds from the state's game bird habitat stamp have helped the Indiana Department of Natural Resources establish game bird habitat areas, which are managed specifically for pheasants and can produce some of the best hunting in the state. Hunters can register for a chance to hunt game bird habitat areas in Benton, Newton, and White Counties until October 2, 2009 at www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov. The Indiana DNR is also addressing the decline in ringneck populations with its pheasant habitat development program, in which wildlife biologists will provide landowners with habitat management plans for their property. For more info, log onto www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild and look under Landowner and Habitat Assistance. * Season Dates: November 6 thru December. 20, 2009 * Daily Bag / Possession Limits: 2 / 4
