Why Can’t We All Get Along?

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Published: 03 September 2014

By Louie Stout

Could we just show each other a little respect?

That was the thought that came to my mind when I received an email recently from a reader who questioned the values of other anglers who don’t share similar interests.

More importantly, or so it seemed, he questioned the ethics of anglers who use heavy lines and “drag in fish without a fight.”

“A light line and nice, light rod is a real challenge for good fishermen,” he wrote.

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Changes to Mourning Dove Season for 2014-2015

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Published: 22 August 2014

The Indiana mourning dove season will expand by 18 days for the 2014-15 hunting season.

To accommodate these additional days, the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife has added a third period for dove hunting, in December and January. Additionally, the DNR extended the first period, and modified the second period to avoid the firearms deer season.

The 2014-15 mourning dove hunting season is:

• Sep. 1 – Oct. 19
• Nov. 1 – Nov. 9
• Dec. 13 – Jan. 11

Hunting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. The daily bag limit is 15 with a possession limit of 45.

“Most mourning doves are harvested in September, but great dove hunting can be found later in the season with a little scouting,” said Budd Veverka, DNR farmland game research biologist. “Looking at data from the past five years, I would expect to see approximately 11,000 dove hunters harvest nearly 214,000 mourning doves in 2014. With the extended season, the harvest could be even higher.”

The expansion is based on research by the Indiana DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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