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Reynolds Creek Game Bird Area will be holding a drawing for two-day goose hunts from late November through December.
Reynolds Creek FWA is located in northeast Porter County. There will be two days per hunt period. They include: Nov. 23-24, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, Dec. 8-9, Dec. 14-15, Dec. 22-23, Dec. 28-29, Jan. 5-6, Jan. 19-20 and Jan. 22-23.
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Waterfowl Season Opens in IndianaIndiana’s waterfowl season opens Saturday (Oct. 20) in the North Zone and runs through Dec. 9 for ducks and Nov. 11 for Canada geese. Goose hunters may take three a day, while duck hunters can take six, but may not include more than 4 mallards (2 females max), 3 wood ducks, 2 pintails, 1 black, 2 redheads, 1 canvasback or 4 scaup.
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The St. Joseph Valley Chapter Ducks Unlimited Banquet is scheduled for Sept. 28 at the Windsor Park Conference Center in Mishawaka.
Drawings, auctions and games will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Cost is $40 per person, $65 for a couple and $25 for youth, 12 and under. Tickets must be purchased in advance. All tickets purchased by September 14th will be entered in an early bird drawing for a chance to win a semi-auto 12-gauge shotgun. To purchase tickets contact Jeff Hoshaw, 574-243-1625.
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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 first changes in Indiana’s waterfowl hunting zones in more than 25 years will be in effect for the start of the regular waterfowl seasons this fall.
There still will be three zones, but they will be renamed as North, Central and South. The South Zone will represent a significant geographic expansion and replace the previous Ohio River Zone.