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A two-year investigation of a Milford, Ind. man by Indiana Conservation Officers for poaching resulted in the recent arrest of Terry Howard, 42.
Howard faces charges for Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon, Resisting Law Enforcement, and Perjury. Howard will also face Misdemeanor charges of Theft, Illegal Possession of Whitetail Deer, and Taking of Whitetail Deer by Artificial Light.
On Jan. 2, Kosciusko County Sheriffís Office deputies were dispatched to Howardís residence regarding Howard violating a protective order. Conservation Officers, Kosciusko County Deputies, Indiana State Police, Milford Police, and Syracuse Police responded to the area. They found Howard driving on 900 N near Old State Road 15. Howard attempted to flee by driving his truck across a field, but officerseffectively deployed stop sticks.
While Howard was being held at the Kosciusko County Jail, Conservation Officers executed search warrants related to poaching. The warrants yielded evidence dating beyond recent years. Nearly 20 sets of deer antlers, multiple firearms, and miscellaneous drug evidence were found.
Conservation Officers also deployed a K-9 unit to track the area where Howard had driven. The K-9 unit located a 12-gauge shotgun with an attached scope. The shotgun had been identified by Conservation Officers as being used by Howard while poaching deer.
On Jan. 3, Conservation Officers executed a final search warrant at the address of Alfred Howard, 41, of Cromwell. Conservation Officers located a stolen handgun and the skull of what appeared to be a poached antlered deer. Kosciusko County Sheriff Department detectives identified the handgun as a missing piece of evidence from a large theft case that had occurred recently in Kosciusko County.
Approximately two years ago, Conservation Officers were notified of possible illegal hunting activity that had been occurring in and around Kosciusko County. Upon initial investigation, it was determined that a primary suspect, later determined to be Terry Howard, had been engaging in illegal taking of deer at night throughout an area that covered two counties. Conservation Officers had reason to believe that Howard had been involved with the illegal taking of several large antlered deer as early as 2016.
In 2018, Conservation Officers again were alerted to illegal hunting practices matching the patterns identified by the 2016 investigation of Howard. During 2018, Conservation Officers were able to closely monitor the movements and poaching activities of Howard, which culminated in the application and authorization of the search warrants.
Indiana Conservation Officers thank the Kosciusko County Prosecutorís Office, Kosciusko County Sheriffís Office, Indiana State Police, Syracuse Police Department, and Milford Police Department for assisting on this investigation.
The above information was discovered as a result of a law enforcement investigation. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Division, acknowledge that the charged defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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The Indiana DNR's reserved-hunt applications can now be made through the Division of Fish & Wildlife's online-services application at: https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/portal/#/home.
You can use the same website to purchase hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, use the Check-in Game system, get a HIP Registration number, make a donation, or purchase a gift certificate.
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Indiana will stock 300 rainbow trout measuring 12-14 inches long in ponds at Shoaff Park in Fort Wayne and Memorial Park in Huntington for two family fishing events set for Saturday, Oct. 20.
The purpose of the stocking program is to offer an exciting and safe way for families and new anglers to experience the fun of fishing.
Both fishing events are scheduled to run from 8 to 10 a.m. No trout fishing will be allowed before the events. Participants will be asked to register before fishing. All anglers age 18 and older must have a valid Indiana fishing license and trout stamp. The catch limit per angler is five trout.
Shoaff Park is on Fort Wayne's northeast side at 6401 St. Joe Road. The pond is at the west end of the park down by the St. Joseph River. Memorial Park is west of downtown Huntington at 1200 West Park Drive. The park has two ponds but only the north pond will be stocked.
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Hunters can help monitor the deer populations in northwest and northeast Indiana for chronic wasting disease (CWD) by voluntarily submitting harvested deer to the DNR for testing during the 2018-2019 deer hunting season.
The DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife has established a CWD core surveillance area in Newton County and Lake County south of State Road 2. In those areas, the DNR hopes to sample as many hunter-harvested deer as possible from Sept. 29-Dec. 23, 2018.
CWD enhanced surveillance areas have also been identified in Jasper County, Lake County (north of S.R. 2), and LaPorte, Porter, Pulaski, and Starke counties in northwest Indiana, as well as in Steuben County in northeast Indiana.
Surveillance involves collecting and testing lymph nodes from the neck of deer harvested by hunters and voluntarily submitted for evaluation.
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Indiana deer hunters have several choices of deer licenses they can purchase, but the bundled license might be the best way to go for those who hunt more than one season.
A deer bundle license can be used in all seasons (except the deer reduction zone season) and gives the hunter the privilege to harvest up to three deer (3 antlerless OR 1 antlered and 2 antlerless deer).
The cost is $65 for residents, $295 for non-residents and $65 for non-resident youth. A resident youth must purchase a youth hunt/trap combo license which includes deer hunting privileges.