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Indiana will stock 300 rainbow trout measuring 12-14 inches long in ponds at Shoaff Park in Fort Wayne and Memorial Park in Huntington for two family fishing events set for Saturday, Oct. 20.
The purpose of the stocking program is to offer an exciting and safe way for families and new anglers to experience the fun of fishing.
Both fishing events are scheduled to run from 8 to 10 a.m. No trout fishing will be allowed before the events. Participants will be asked to register before fishing. All anglers age 18 and older must have a valid Indiana fishing license and trout stamp. The catch limit per angler is five trout.
Shoaff Park is on Fort Wayne's northeast side at 6401 St. Joe Road. The pond is at the west end of the park down by the St. Joseph River. Memorial Park is west of downtown Huntington at 1200 West Park Drive. The park has two ponds but only the north pond will be stocked.
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Hunters can help monitor the deer populations in northwest and northeast Indiana for chronic wasting disease (CWD) by voluntarily submitting harvested deer to the DNR for testing during the 2018-2019 deer hunting season.
The DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife has established a CWD core surveillance area in Newton County and Lake County south of State Road 2. In those areas, the DNR hopes to sample as many hunter-harvested deer as possible from Sept. 29-Dec. 23, 2018.
CWD enhanced surveillance areas have also been identified in Jasper County, Lake County (north of S.R. 2), and LaPorte, Porter, Pulaski, and Starke counties in northwest Indiana, as well as in Steuben County in northeast Indiana.
Surveillance involves collecting and testing lymph nodes from the neck of deer harvested by hunters and voluntarily submitted for evaluation.
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Indiana deer hunters have several choices of deer licenses they can purchase, but the bundled license might be the best way to go for those who hunt more than one season.
A deer bundle license can be used in all seasons (except the deer reduction zone season) and gives the hunter the privilege to harvest up to three deer (3 antlerless OR 1 antlered and 2 antlerless deer).
The cost is $65 for residents, $295 for non-residents and $65 for non-resident youth. A resident youth must purchase a youth hunt/trap combo license which includes deer hunting privileges.
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The 2018 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide is available now, online, at www.hunting.IN.gov.
The printed version of the 48-page Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide will be available, free at various retailers that sell hunting licenses and equipment, and at many DNR properties.
It features a bobwhite quail on the cover and includes all the current state rules and regulations, feature articles, two new surveys for deer hunters, and more.
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The amount of land permanently protected for wildlife habitat and public recreation along the Wabash River continues to grow thanks to the DNR's Healthy Rivers Initiative (HRI).
HRI recently acquired 1,048 acres from American Electric Power in the initiative's Wabash River Project Area. The acquired land was previously leased by DNR as part of Fairbanks Landing Fish & Wildlife Area, which is south of Terre Haute. The land will continue to be part of Fairbanks Landing but is now permanently protected through DNR ownership.
The acquisition was made possible with funding assistance from conservation partners including: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy and National Wild Turkey Federation.