Post by Woody Williams on Jun 22, 2007 11:21:02 GMT -5
2007 DNR reserved hunt opportunities
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources offers hunters reserved hunts for mourning dove, military/refuge deer, Goose Pond FWA upland game, and game bird habitat area pheasants. Hunters can also apply for state park deer reduction hunts.
Hunters can apply online after July 1 for late-summer and fall 2007 reserved hunts at:
www.in.gov/dnr/indianaoutdoor/
Hunters can also mail application cards from the 2007-08 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, which will be available in late July at most sporting goods shops, outdoor stores and DNR properties throughout the state. A copy of the mail-in applications will also be available after July 1 at www.wildlife.IN.gov.
Hunters may use a single mail-in application to apply for any or all of the dove, pheasant, state park deer reduction, Goose Pond FWA upland game or military/refuge deer hunts, as well as the spring 2008 spring wild turkey reserved hunts. A person can apply for each type of hunt only once.
All applicants will be notified of drawing results by mail.
2007 reserved hunt application deadlines
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First date listed is mail-in application due date
Second date is online application deadline
- DNR Property Dove Hunts (July 20; Aug. 3)
- Military/Refuge Deer Hunts (Aug. 17; Aug. 31)
- State Park Deer Reduction Hunts (Aug. 17; Aug. 31)
- Goose Pond Upland Game Hunts (Sept. 21; Oct. 5)
- DNR Reserved Pheasant Hunts (Sept. 21; Oct. 5)
Mail-in applications for each hunt must be received at the DNR Customer Service Center in Indianapolis by the due date to be eligible for the drawing. Late applications and/or incorrectly filled-out applications will be disqualified. If more than one application is received for the same hunter, all applications for that hunter will be disqualified.
No faxed or over-the-phone applications will be accepted. Overnight mailed applications are acceptable, but must be received at the DNR Customer Service Center by the due date, not merely postmarked by that date. Walk-in applications will be accepted at the DNR Customer Service Center until 4:30 p.m. on the due date.
The DNR Customer Service Center is located in the Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington St., Room W160, Indianapolis. Service Center hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
If you have any questions regarding the application process, contact DNR Customer Service Center at (317) 232-4200.
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Military/Refuge Deer Hunts
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Mail-in application due Aug. 17
Online application deadline, Aug. 31
Military/refuge deer hunts are offered for firearms hunters and archers on the following areas: (Note age restrictions.)
- Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
- Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center (minimum age of 16 years old unless accompanied by a parent) Hunter education certification and two pieces of hunter orange required.
- Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, (minimum age of 18 years old or 14 years old if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian)
- Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Bonus antlerless deer licenses cannot be used for military/refuge hunts. Handguns are not permitted on any military area.
Hunters can apply for the military/refuge hunts by completing the Military/Refuge Deer Hunt mail-in application in the 2007-08 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, or they may apply online after July 1 at www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.
The military deer hunt application contains blanks for first and second choices for a firearms military/refuge hunt and an archery military/refuge hunt. If you wish to apply for both hunts, you must apply for both on one application.
You may submit only one military/refuge application. However, you may fill out and return the DNR property dove hunt, reserved pheasant hunt, and Goose Pond FWA hunt applications at the same time as the military/refuge deer hunt application.
If more than one application is received for the same hunter, all applications for that hunter will be disqualified.
Hunters will be selected through a random drawing. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail in late September. Information regarding success in the drawing will not be available until after Oct. 1. If you have any questions about the military/refuge deer hunt offerings, call the DNR Deer Hotline at (812) 334-3795 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The drawing will not select partners. Every hunter selected through the drawing may choose any person as a partner to hunt with him/her on any military/refuge hunt. Selected hunters will have the option of hunting with or without a partner on all areas that do not specifically require a partner. As in the past, Crane NSWC and Big Oaks NWR require that you bring a partner.
The hunter selected in the drawing will be provided with two forms for admission to the hunt (Notification I) and two license request certificates (Notification II). While each individual can only submit one hunt drawing application, each individual can participate in multiple hunts if chosen as a partner in addition to being selected in the drawing. However, on any one hunt day, an individual cannot be both a partner and a selected hunter or be a partner with more than one selected hunter.
There is no limit on how many times a hunter can participate as a partner. A hunter chosen as a partner by more than one person can use the partner license request certificate from each selected hunter to obtain multiple licenses. A partner can take one deer for each license provided, but may not exceed the daily bag limit for the hunt area.
Big Oaks NWR Youth Hunt
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A youth deer hunt will be held at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge. To apply, send a postcard postmarked by Oct. 1 with the youth's name, date of birth, phone number and address to: Big Oaks NWR, 1661 W. JPG Niblo Rd., Madison, IN 47250. For information about all Big Oaks hunts, visit:
www.fws.gov/midwest/bigoaks.
Newport Chemical Depot
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There will be no public hunt at the Newport Chemical Depot during the 2007 season.
Muscatatuck NWR
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Muscatatuck will have two separate special permit hunts, an archery hunt from Oct. 27 - Nov. 11 and a muzzleloader hunt from Dec. 8 - Dec. 23.
The muzzleloader hunt must be placed as a firearms choice on the application. Hunters may apply for both hunts but can be drawn for only one day during each hunt. There is no choice of hunting dates. Handguns and crossbows are not allowed. For information, call the refuge at (812)522-4352.
Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center
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Only one deer per person per hunt day may be taken with a firearm at Crane. There will be no archery hunt.
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources offers hunters reserved hunts for mourning dove, military/refuge deer, Goose Pond FWA upland game, and game bird habitat area pheasants. Hunters can also apply for state park deer reduction hunts.
Hunters can apply online after July 1 for late-summer and fall 2007 reserved hunts at:
www.in.gov/dnr/indianaoutdoor/
Hunters can also mail application cards from the 2007-08 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, which will be available in late July at most sporting goods shops, outdoor stores and DNR properties throughout the state. A copy of the mail-in applications will also be available after July 1 at www.wildlife.IN.gov.
Hunters may use a single mail-in application to apply for any or all of the dove, pheasant, state park deer reduction, Goose Pond FWA upland game or military/refuge deer hunts, as well as the spring 2008 spring wild turkey reserved hunts. A person can apply for each type of hunt only once.
All applicants will be notified of drawing results by mail.
2007 reserved hunt application deadlines
--------------------------------
First date listed is mail-in application due date
Second date is online application deadline
- DNR Property Dove Hunts (July 20; Aug. 3)
- Military/Refuge Deer Hunts (Aug. 17; Aug. 31)
- State Park Deer Reduction Hunts (Aug. 17; Aug. 31)
- Goose Pond Upland Game Hunts (Sept. 21; Oct. 5)
- DNR Reserved Pheasant Hunts (Sept. 21; Oct. 5)
Mail-in applications for each hunt must be received at the DNR Customer Service Center in Indianapolis by the due date to be eligible for the drawing. Late applications and/or incorrectly filled-out applications will be disqualified. If more than one application is received for the same hunter, all applications for that hunter will be disqualified.
No faxed or over-the-phone applications will be accepted. Overnight mailed applications are acceptable, but must be received at the DNR Customer Service Center by the due date, not merely postmarked by that date. Walk-in applications will be accepted at the DNR Customer Service Center until 4:30 p.m. on the due date.
The DNR Customer Service Center is located in the Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington St., Room W160, Indianapolis. Service Center hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
If you have any questions regarding the application process, contact DNR Customer Service Center at (317) 232-4200.
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Military/Refuge Deer Hunts
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Mail-in application due Aug. 17
Online application deadline, Aug. 31
Military/refuge deer hunts are offered for firearms hunters and archers on the following areas: (Note age restrictions.)
- Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
- Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center (minimum age of 16 years old unless accompanied by a parent) Hunter education certification and two pieces of hunter orange required.
- Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, (minimum age of 18 years old or 14 years old if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian)
- Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Bonus antlerless deer licenses cannot be used for military/refuge hunts. Handguns are not permitted on any military area.
Hunters can apply for the military/refuge hunts by completing the Military/Refuge Deer Hunt mail-in application in the 2007-08 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, or they may apply online after July 1 at www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.
The military deer hunt application contains blanks for first and second choices for a firearms military/refuge hunt and an archery military/refuge hunt. If you wish to apply for both hunts, you must apply for both on one application.
You may submit only one military/refuge application. However, you may fill out and return the DNR property dove hunt, reserved pheasant hunt, and Goose Pond FWA hunt applications at the same time as the military/refuge deer hunt application.
If more than one application is received for the same hunter, all applications for that hunter will be disqualified.
Hunters will be selected through a random drawing. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail in late September. Information regarding success in the drawing will not be available until after Oct. 1. If you have any questions about the military/refuge deer hunt offerings, call the DNR Deer Hotline at (812) 334-3795 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The drawing will not select partners. Every hunter selected through the drawing may choose any person as a partner to hunt with him/her on any military/refuge hunt. Selected hunters will have the option of hunting with or without a partner on all areas that do not specifically require a partner. As in the past, Crane NSWC and Big Oaks NWR require that you bring a partner.
The hunter selected in the drawing will be provided with two forms for admission to the hunt (Notification I) and two license request certificates (Notification II). While each individual can only submit one hunt drawing application, each individual can participate in multiple hunts if chosen as a partner in addition to being selected in the drawing. However, on any one hunt day, an individual cannot be both a partner and a selected hunter or be a partner with more than one selected hunter.
There is no limit on how many times a hunter can participate as a partner. A hunter chosen as a partner by more than one person can use the partner license request certificate from each selected hunter to obtain multiple licenses. A partner can take one deer for each license provided, but may not exceed the daily bag limit for the hunt area.
Big Oaks NWR Youth Hunt
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A youth deer hunt will be held at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge. To apply, send a postcard postmarked by Oct. 1 with the youth's name, date of birth, phone number and address to: Big Oaks NWR, 1661 W. JPG Niblo Rd., Madison, IN 47250. For information about all Big Oaks hunts, visit:
www.fws.gov/midwest/bigoaks.
Newport Chemical Depot
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There will be no public hunt at the Newport Chemical Depot during the 2007 season.
Muscatatuck NWR
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Muscatatuck will have two separate special permit hunts, an archery hunt from Oct. 27 - Nov. 11 and a muzzleloader hunt from Dec. 8 - Dec. 23.
The muzzleloader hunt must be placed as a firearms choice on the application. Hunters may apply for both hunts but can be drawn for only one day during each hunt. There is no choice of hunting dates. Handguns and crossbows are not allowed. For information, call the refuge at (812)522-4352.
Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center
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Only one deer per person per hunt day may be taken with a firearm at Crane. There will be no archery hunt.
