Deer Gun Opener Lookin’ Good

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Published: 11 November 2014

By Louie Stout

Deer gun opener lookin’ good - Photo by Steve PriceIf you haven’t oiled or sighted the gun, aired out the hunting clothes, or scouted a place to deer hunt, you may be making a mistake.

The firearms season opens next weekend in both states.

Despite Indiana biologists’ cautions of a smaller herd this year, reports of good numbers of bow season deer have been coming into check stations.

That’s not to say today’s deer populations match the good ol’ days, but it sounds as though they’re coming back and hunting conditions are setting up well for hunters on both sides of the state line.

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Coyotes Adjust to Landscape, Including Urban Areas

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Published: 11 November 2014

(Provided by Indiana DNR)

Coyotes adjust to landscape, including urban areas.Personal experiences shape our attitudes toward most wildlife. This is especially true for coyotes.

Thoughts range from worthless varmint that should be removed completely to a beautiful creature deserving of protection.

One thing for sure - Indiana is coyote country.

Coyotes are a native species once limited to the prairie regions of western Indiana. Reports of coyotes in Indiana began to increase in the 1970s.

They have adjusted to the landscape changes and now are common in all Indiana counties, including many urban areas. For some Hoosiers, this is old news. For others, the sight of a coyote is new and little is known about how to live with this species.

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