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Indiana Conservation Officer Tyler Brock recently cited two Ft. Wayne deer hunters for hunting deer by the aid of bait.
Brock had received a complaint from a concerned citizen about the illegal activity. On Oct. 6, Brock allegedly located Richard Balser 23, and Shane Steigerwald 29, both of Ft. Wayne, hunting over a baited area on the Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area. Both men were cited for the violation.
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Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the death of a Rochester man that occurred during a hunting trip Sunday on private property in Fulton County.
Conservation Officers were called to the location near Rochester after receiving a report of a man who suffered a gunshot wound.
Kenneth Moore, 28, of Rochester, was shot and killed from an apparent single gunshot to the head. Moore was hunting with three friends at the time of the incident, including a 12 year old and two adults, while participating in the Indiana youth deer hunting season.
At some point, the hunting party split into two groups. Moore and the 12 year old were walking along a corn field when an adult shooter from the other group shot Moore.
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Amid widespread reports of dead deer being found around the state, DNR deer management biologist Chad Stewart said today that laboratory tests have identified a deadly virus as the culprit in four counties, including some in northern Indiana.
EHD, or epizootic hemorrhagic disease, was confirmed in samples collected from dead deer in LaGrange, Miami, Morgan and Sullivan counties. In addition, the State Board of Animal Health has identified EHD at captive cervid facilities in Adams, Marshall, Putnam and Vanderburgh counties and in cattle in Ripley County.
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Salamonie Lake and the Indiana State Trappers Association (ISTA) will host a free trappers education course Oct. 6-7 at the Salamonie Interpretive Center.
The program is for all ages, though youth participants are especially encouraged to attend. It begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, with education on trapping issues, ethics, and regulations.
Saturday afternoon, participants will accompany an instructor on the trap line and set traps under close supervision. Traps will be left overnight and checked Sunday morning. Furbearers that are caught on the trap line will be used in skinning and fleshing demonstrations by ISTA instructors.
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It will be illegal to sell 28 invasive aquatic plants in Indiana, effective Aug. 31.
The new rule, which was recently approved by the Indiana Natural Resources Commission, also makes offering such plants for gift, barter, exchange or distribution illegal.
The purpose of this rule is to help prevent the introduction and distribution of aquatic invasive plants into Indiana waters and wetlands.
The spread of invasive aquatic plants reduces boating, fishing and other aquatic recreation opportunities. Such plants also negatively impact native aquatic plants and reduce property values around lakes and ponds.