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The best opportunity to buy a new or used boat or RV occurs at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis September 23-25 with the 33rd Annual Fall Boat & RV Show.
The Indianapolis Fall Boat & RV Show is a truly unique opportunity for consumers to view, compare and buy from a huge selection of new, used, and year-end model boats and RVs at unbeatable savings. It is a good way to save money on a new or used boat or RV.Â
Many dealers at the Show will also accept trade-ins and on-the-spot financing will be available.
New model year units will soon be on dealers’ lots, and they are looking to sell their remaining current year models, at big savings, in order to make room.
The Show takes place in the State Fairgrounds’ West Pavilion with over five and a half acres of exhibition space all under one roof. Show hours are Friday, September 23, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Saturday, September 24, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; and Sunday, September 25, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Online pricing for admission through September 22 is $8 for adults. Box office admission is $10. Youngsters 12 and under are admitted free. Visit Indysportshow.com to purchase tickets online.
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The Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife recently completed annual striped bass and hybrid striped bass stockings. More than 30,000 striped bass were added to two of southern Indiana’s largest public lakes, Brookville and Cecil M. Harden. In addition, more than 247,000 hybrid striped bass were added to 10 public lakes throughout the state.
The breakdown of lake stockings of striped and hybrid striped bass follows, with the respective counties listed in parentheses:
- Worster Lake (St. Joseph) – 3,270 hybrids
- Cedar Lake (Lake) – 7,810 hybrids
- Lake Shafer (White) – 12,910 hybrids
- Nyona Lake (Fulton) – 1,040 hybrids
- Lake Freeman (Carroll and White) – 15,470 hybrids
- Clare Lake (Huntington) – 420 hybrids
- Shadyside Park Lake (Madison) – 1,575 hybrids
- Cecil M. Harden Lake (Parke) – 15,233 striped bass
- Brookville Lake (Union and Franklin) – 15,274 striped bass
- Monroe Lake (Monroe and Brown) – 140,575 hybrids
- Hardy Lake (Scott) – 10,000 hybrids
- Patoka Lake (Dubois, Crawford, and Orange) – 54,000 hybrids
Hybrid striped bass production at East Fork Fish Hatchery exceeded the annual request for 2022. Surplus fish were stocked in Monroe, Hardy, Shadyside, and Patoka lakes. Fish were stocked as fingerlings, averaged 1.5 inches in length, and should reach a catchable size of 14 inches in 2024.
Indiana anglers can look forward to continued quality striped and hybrid striped bass fishing opportunities in the coming years. Learn more about fishing these species in Indiana here at dnr.IN.gov/fish-and-wildlife/fishing/striped-and-hybrid-striped-bass-fishing.
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After experiencing years of wear and tear over the years, Lake Webster’s Backwater’s boat ramp was ready for an upgrade.
To complete the project, Indiana DNR Public Access employees tore out the ramp and replaced it with newly constructed precast slabs. The longer ramp extends farther into the water to better protect against the effects of power loading. Along with the boat ramp, the employees re-striped the parking lot.
Public Access also plans to add a new launching pier on to the site, and they will refurbish the current pier during the winter. Similar projects in northern Indiana are slated for West Otter Lake, Pretty Lake, and Bear Lake this year.
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It’s that time to register for Indiana’s Put/Take Pheasant hunts.
Registration for the 2022 Put/Take Pheasant Hunts opens Sept. 14 at 7 a.m. ET and continues to the end of the Put/Take Pheasant Hunt period, Nov. 27. The hunts take place from Nov.19–27, beginning the Saturday before Thanksgiving and continuing through the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
Registration costs $30 per slot and is first-come, first-served. Once the daily hunter quota is reached, the area becomes unavailable. Hunters should print their registration confirmation sheet and bring it with them on the day of their hunts. The bag limit is two pheasants per person each day.
The Fish & Wildlife areas participating are Atterbury, Glendale, J.E. Roush Lake, Pigeon River, Tri County, Willow Slough, and Winamac. To find out more, please contact the property you are interested in hunting.
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Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a hunting incident that occurred yesterday on private property in Pulaski County.
At approximately 9:20 a.m., Dave Berry, 69, of Roachdale was dove hunting along a Sandy Prairie Hunt Club field when he was struck by a gunshot.
Initial investigation has revealed that unbeknownst to other hunters, Berry began searching for a downed dove in an uncut cornfield when he walked in the direction of another group of hunters.
At the same time, a juvenile hunter attempted to shoot at a low-flying dove striking Berry approximately 35 yards away with pellets from the 20-gauge shotgun.