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(Provided by Indiana DNR)
An Indiana program that allows hunters to give deer meat to those who want venison will be available again this fall.
GiveIN Game, DNR Division of Fish & Wildlifes venison donation program, will be available for its third year. Hunters who are willing to donate venison and people who would like to receive venison can begin registering on Sept. 1 at www.hunting.IN.gov/7240.htm.
GiveIN Game makes it easy for people to connect and set up an exchange. Selling, bartering or trading for venison is illegal.
The successful program had 774 participants in 2012, up from 702 participants in 2011.
Both hunters and recipients have an option of donating or requesting any amount of venison in all conditions, from field-dressed animals to packaged venison.
Previous participants must re-register if they want to continue participating.
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Registration is open for a free DNR program that will teach participants how to hunt whitetail deer in Indiana.
Hunt, Fish, Eat is slated for Fort Wayne Sept. 5. The program is a four-session series, with an optional fifth session. Sessions are once a week and offer hands-on learning in a safe environment.
Hunt, Fish, Eat is an opportunity for new hunters ages 18 and older to improve their self-reliance skills and to learn to harvest a delicious source of fresh, local meat.
Curriculum will focus on laws and regulations, firearms and safety, locating a hunting spot, tracking and field dressing your harvest, and handling and preparing your venison for the table.
Each session will include an opportunity to sample venison recipes from instructors, as well as examine a variety of hunting gear and resources.
Participants should attend all sessions. All equipment will be provided.
For more information and to register, go to www.dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/7548.htm.
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Michigan reminds hunters that the application period for antlerless deer licenses is now open through Aug. 15.
Hunters can apply for a quota-limited license online or at any authorized license agent. A nonrefundable $4 fee is charged at the time of application. Hunters may only apply for a single public-land or private-land license.
The quota for the new DMU 311 (Cass, Berrien and VanBuren counties) is 700 public and 14,000 private licenses. For DMU 339 (Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties), the quota is 900 public land and 11,000 private land permits. For other counties, visit www.michgan.gov/deer.
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(Provided by Michigan DNR)
The Michigan DNR will make approximately the same number of public-land antlerless deer licenses available to hunters this fall as last.
Private-land licenses, however, will decrease by about 25 percent, most significantly in southern Michigan.
The DNR will make 70,550 licenses available for public land, down slightly from last years 70,750. A total of 483,400 private-land licenses will be available, down from 637,900 in the 2012 season.
An overall decrease in antlerless licenses was recommended in many deer management units (DMUs) in anticipation of increased adult deer mortality and low fawn recruitment due to the prolonged winter, said DNR deer and elk program leader Brent Rudolph.
In the southern Lower Peninsula, quotas for both public land and private land have been reduced. The DNR will make 30,150 licenses available for public land, down from 33,950 last year, and 345,500 private-land licenses, down from 519,650 in 2012.
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(Provided by Michigan DNR)
The Michigan DNR will make approximately the same number of public-land antlerless deer licenses available to hunters this fall as last.
Private-land licenses, however, will decrease by about 25 percent, most significantly in southern Michigan.
The DNR will make 70,550 licenses available for public land, down slightly from last years 70,750. A total of 483,400 private-land licenses will be available, down from 637,900 in the 2012 season.
An overall decrease in antlerless licenses was recommended in many deer management units (DMUs) in anticipation of increased adult deer mortality and low fawn recruitment due to the prolonged winter, said DNR deer and elk program leader Brent Rudolph.