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IDNR Report

Conservation Officers encourage Indiana hunters to donate harvested deer to help feed hungry Hoosiers.

The Sportsmen’s Benevolence Fund administered by the DNR Division of Law Enforcement provides grants to Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, the Dubois County Sportsmen Club, and Hunters and Farmers Feeding the Hungry to pay for processing fees when hunters donate legally harvested deer.

MDNR Report

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As Michigan’s deer season rolls into the firearms season, the time is right for hunters to help hungry families in their community by donating a deer to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. 

“Join a different kind of deer drive this November by donating a deer to provide venison for those in need,” said Dustin Isenhoff, specialist in the DNR Marketing and Outreach Division, who coordinates the department’s partnership with Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. “Hunters who donate a whole deer have a chance to win some great prizes for participating.”

Hunters have a chance to win gift cards and other prizes by donating a deer at:

MDNR Report

As of Oct. 1, Michigan hunters can now report their 2021 deer harvest online.

All data collected helps the DNR to manage the deer population in Michigan. Reporting your deer is optional, but highly encouraged.

When you report your harvest, you’ll be asked to give your hunting license number, date of birth, deer season (archery, firearm, etc.), date of harvest, the county and deer management unit where you harvested your deer, whether you harvested an antlered or antlerless deer, the number of antler points, and the location where the deer was harvested.

The location information is kept private and used for statistical purposes only.

This video will walk you through the simple steps you’ll use to report your deer harvest online. You can report your harvest at Michigan.gov/DNRHarvestReport.

SJC Parks Report

St. Joseph County Parks will implement a second deer management program at Bendix Woods County Park in New Carlisle this December.

Bendix Woods County Park consists of 195 acres with 27 acres dedicated as a state dedicated nature preserves, a classification given to high quality ecosystems. Review and approval for the deer management program was required by the Division of Nature Preserves of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The district biologist for the Division of Fish and Wildlife assisted in the assessment.

The deer management hunt (muzzleloader) will take place on December 4 and December 5, 2021. Bendix Woods County Park will be closed to the public on these dates. To emphasize deer population reduction, the management program will be an antlerless hunt.

By Louie Stout

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The 2021 archery season that open today in both Indiana and Michigan is lining up to be pretty darn good.

Wildlife biologists from both states say there are a lot of healthy deer out there and that conditions are setting up to make it a fun fall hunt.

Indiana deer biologist Joe Caudell said he expects a season similar to last year, which by the way, saw the harvest up over the previous year.

“The harvest numbers also were up during the youth season this year which could be an indication that this year’s harvest could be a little better than last year,” he said.

In Michigan, southwest Michigan biologist Ken Kesson said the deer population is good and mast production has been excellent.