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Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a hunting accident that occurred this morning in northwest Steuben County.
Gunnar Penick, 23, of Hudson, was coyote hunting on private property when the accident occurred.
Initial investigation reveals that Penick was removing his firearm from the cab of his truck to hunt when it discharged striking him in his upper left arm.
Penick was transported to Cameron Community Hospital in Angola in good condition.
Indiana Conservation Officers would like to remind everyone to follow safe firearms handling procedures when transporting firearms in vehicle and always remembering the safest way to transport a firearm is unloaded and properly cased.
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Renfro Report
The Ford 67th Annual Indianapolis Boat, Sport & Travel Show returns to the Indiana State Fairgrounds February 18-20 and 23-27, 2022 with a new 8-day format.
Long recognized as the largest and best consumer sports and recreation show in America, the Ford 67th Annual Boat, Sport, and Travel Show comes along at a perfect time.
“There’s no better time for a sports show,” said Kevin Renfro, President of Renfro Productions, Inc. “And the Ford 67th Annual Boat, Sport, and Travel Show remains the very best place to meet with the best dealers and retailers in the region, face to face under one roof, so you can see, touch and compare.”
For those looking to purchase a new boat, camper, motor home, or other recreational item, the Ford 67th Annual Boat, Sport, and Travel Show is the opportunity to get exactly what you want in the shortest amount of time.
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Indiana’s Fish of the Year program grew again in 2021, with anglers submitting a record 117 entries from 59 different individuals. That marks the fifth consecutive year with a record number of entries.
The awards are given to those anglers who document the fish they catch and submit to the Indiana DNR. They don’t always indicate the biggest fish caught in the state as some of those go unreported.
The complete list can be found at www.in.gov.
Northern Indiana produced several of the top catches, including a 22.5-inch largemouth bass caught by Brock Yoder from a private lake in Elkhart County. Yoder reported he caught the fish on spinning tackle with a creature bait. No other details were reported.
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Indiana Conservation Officer Dustin Whitehead has been selected the 2021 District 1 Officer of the Year.
Whitehead is assigned to Elkhart County and has been a conservation officer since 2009. He was featured in a recent Michiana Outdoors News feature (www./michianaoutdoorsnews.com/columnists/louie-s-column/3333-tip-program-helps-dnr-bust-fish-and-game-poachers) about the Indiana Turn In a Poacher program in which he got two convictions.
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Indiana Conservation Officer Alex Toth has been selected the 2021 District 10 Officer of the Year.
Toth is assigned to LaPorte County and has been a conservation officer since 2017.
In addition to his normal duties as a field officer, he also serves as a public safety diver and is a passenger-for-hire inspector.
District 10 includes Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Lake, Pulaski, Jasper and Starke counties in northeast Indiana.
The district award puts Toth in the running for the Pitzer Award, which is given to the top overall conservation officer in the state of Indiana and selected from the 10 district award winners.
The Pitzer award is named after Indiana Conservation Officer James D. Pitzer, who was fatally shot while investigating illegal hunting activity on Jan. 2, 1961, in Jay County.