Indiana Pheasant News
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2010 Indiana Pheasant Hunting Forecast
Sep. 13, 2010Forecast: 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.
Statewide small game seasons, a big deal to the many Hoosier hunters who enjoy days afield chasing rabbit, pheasant and quail, open on Nov. 6.
Indiana makes history with new apprentice hunting license - May. 15, 2008
This past legislative session lawmakers created Indiana’s first apprentice hunting license. The new license allows first time hunters to try sporting under the supervision of an adult without having to first complete hunter’s safety education. If the hunter wishes to pursue sport hunting then the hunter must complete hunter’s safety education class. The idea of course is to get the new hunter involved, and recruit new members into the ranks of sport hunting.
Northwest Indiana Home to New Pheasants Forever Chapter - Feb. 26, 2008
Conservationists in Indiana's Lake and Porter Counties have formed the state's newest Pheasants Forever (PF) chapter, the Kankakee River Chapter of PF. The new chapter will work to improve wildlife habitat conditions and engage youth in the outdoors.
DNR to continue Hoosier Prairie management program - Mar. 13, 2007
The Department of Natural Resources plans to complete this spring's routine controlled burn of Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve on a day in March or April.
Learn outdoor sports and skills at Becoming an Outdoors-Woman - Feb. 20, 2007
Learn outdoor skills, such as camping, canoeing, fishing and mountain biking, at Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, May 4-6.
State’s Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy Approved By Feds - Sep. 25, 2006
Indiana’s Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy (CWS) has been approved by the U.S. Congress, allowing the state to receive federal conservation funds.
