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The local Pheasants Forever 8th Annual Youth Pheasant Hunt and Conservation Day will be held next Saturday for area youths.
The free event will be held at the Maier Pheasant Farm in Bremen from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be two separate groups, with the first between 8 and 1 and the second 11 to 4.
Each participant will have 2 pheasants placed in the field and dogs and guides will be provided. There also will be workshops in firearms safety, trap shooting, and game calling. Activities also include a .22 rifle shooting competition, archery, fishing and youths will be taught how to clean the birds. Birds will be bagged to take home.
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The Marshall County Pheasants Forever will host its annual Rick Megonnell Youth Hunt Oct. 6 at the St. Joe Valley Beagle Club.
The event is open to youths 10 to 17 years old who have a hunting license and hunter safety certificate.
Youths must provide guns and hunter orange clothing. Parents are encouraged to attend with a camera. The club will provide shells, clay pigeons, birds, a hunting guide and more.
The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon and hunters must pre-register before Oct. 1. For more information, call 574-315-3053.
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(Provided by Indiana DNR)
Before dove and waterfowl hunters take to drought-affected fields this hunting season, they should take time first to review baiting laws.
Baiting can be a complicated issue. It can become more complicated in years in which drought conditions have pushed many farmers to destroy their standing agricultural crops. It's imperative that hunters keep in mind what is legal and what is not legal during waterfowl and dove hunting seasons.
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Purdue University are offering a new workshop in the Fort Wayne area for landowners interested in managing their properties for wildlife.
Wildlife Management for the Private Landowner is an eight-week course beginning Sept. 18 and ending Nov. 6 at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne.
It’s designed to provide landowners an introduction to wildlife ecology, a history of Indiana ecosystems, wildlife identification, wildlife biology, habitat management planning and techniques, and how to access information and assistance with wildlife management goals.
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The 2012 Indiana early migratory bird season dates have been submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the Indiana DNR.
As in other years, these dates are not final until the USFWS approves them, which typically happens by the end of August. The season dates fall within the framework provided by USFWS, so no changes are anticipated. A later Wild Bulletin will notify you of approval or change.