Post by Woody Williams on Feb 8, 2006 16:06:40 GMT -5
DNR reserved turkey hunt drawings centralized in Indianapolis
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-Drawings will not be at individual properties this year
-Apply before March 15
The DNR's reserved turkey hunt drawing will be held in Indianapolis on March 20. Public drawings will not be held at the individual DNR properties, as printed in the 2005-2006 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide.
"Last fall, the DNR decided to allow hunters the convenience of applying for reserved hunts through the DNR's Website as well as by mail." said DNR wildlife biologist Mark Reiter. "The hunting guide was published before we centralized and improved the application methods."
The DNR offers reserved turkey hunting dates at 16 DNR properties, one military property and two national wildlife refuge areas during the 2006 spring turkey season. Selected DNR property hunters cannot bring a reserved-hunt partner this year.
The 2006 spring turkey season runs April 26 to May 14.
DNR turkey hunt reservations can now be made online at www.wildlife.IN.gov.
Mail-in turkey hunt reservation cards are in the 2005-2006 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, available at most sport license vendors and DNR property offices. The DNR reserved turkey hunt reservation deadline is March 15, 2006. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail.
Jasper-Pulaski, Kingsbury, LaSalle, Pigeon River, Tri-County, Willow Slough, Winamac, Crosley and Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife areas and Roush, Mississinewa and Salamonie lakes will conduct five, three-day reserved hunts and two, two-day reserved hunts. Hunting dates for these areas are:
-April 26, 27, 28
-April 29, 30
-May 1, 2, 3
-May 4, 5, 6
-May 7, 8, 9
-May 10, 11, 12
-May 13, 14
Atterbury, Glendale, Hovey Lake, Hillenbrand, Fairbanks Landing and Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife areas and Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, will hold two, three-day reserved hunts. The hunting dates for these areas are:
-April 26, 27, 28
-April 29, 30, May 1
After the reserved hunts, Atterbury, Fairbanks Landing, Glendale, Hovey Lake, Hillenbrand and Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife areas will be open for turkey hunting from May 2 to the end of the season, May 14.
A daily drawing may be held each morning at the property, if necessary, to allocate hunting locations. A hunter must obtain a daily hunting permit at the property's check station to legally hunt on these fish and wildlife areas.
Kankakee and Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife areas and several reservoirs will offer self-service check-in hunting for the entire spring wild turkey season, April 26 to May 14, 2006.
Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area conducts five, two-day hunts at Atterbury Military Maneuver and Training Center. Atterbury Military Maneuver and Training Center reserved hunts take place on the following dates:
-April 26, 27
-May 1, 2
-May 3, 4
-May 8, 9
-May 10, 11
Hunter Education certification is required to hunt at Atterbury MMTC.
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge will be open to special permit turkey hunting for 13 days during the 2006 regular spring turkey season. Ten permits per day will be issued for the refuge hunting area. Hunting will be permitted on weekdays from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 12 noon.
Successful hunters are required to check their turkeys at the refuge office. Hunters selected in the random drawing will be randomly assigned only one day. There is no choice of hunting dates.
Only selected individuals will be permitted to hunt on most properties. Selected hunters will not be allowed to bring a partner. However, hunters drawn to hunt Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge will still be required to bring a partner to hunt.
Selected hunters must be checked in at the property check station by 4:30 a.m. each morning of their hunt. Hunting spots that are not claimed by 4:30 a.m. will be filled with stand-by hunters. Roush Lake, Fairbanks Landing, Hillenbrand, Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife areas, Mississinewa and Salamonie reservoirs will not conduct no-show drawings.
Reservation hunts are non-transferable, except when a selected hunter wishes to transfer his/her reservation to a hunter 16 years old or younger and takes that hunter hunting on the reserved days. If the selected hunter harvests a turkey prior to his/her reserved hunt, or on one of his/her reserved hunt dates, the selected hunter forfeits the remainder of the reserved hunt dates.
For additional information, call the property office where you wish to hunt.
Reserve a hunt or purchase a sport license:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/
DNR property information:
www.in.gov/dnr/destinations/list.html
Wild turkey hunting regulations:
www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/huntguide1/hunting1.htm
Turkey hunting safety tips:
www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/hunt/turkey/turkeysafe.html
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-Drawings will not be at individual properties this year
-Apply before March 15
The DNR's reserved turkey hunt drawing will be held in Indianapolis on March 20. Public drawings will not be held at the individual DNR properties, as printed in the 2005-2006 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide.
"Last fall, the DNR decided to allow hunters the convenience of applying for reserved hunts through the DNR's Website as well as by mail." said DNR wildlife biologist Mark Reiter. "The hunting guide was published before we centralized and improved the application methods."
The DNR offers reserved turkey hunting dates at 16 DNR properties, one military property and two national wildlife refuge areas during the 2006 spring turkey season. Selected DNR property hunters cannot bring a reserved-hunt partner this year.
The 2006 spring turkey season runs April 26 to May 14.
DNR turkey hunt reservations can now be made online at www.wildlife.IN.gov.
Mail-in turkey hunt reservation cards are in the 2005-2006 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, available at most sport license vendors and DNR property offices. The DNR reserved turkey hunt reservation deadline is March 15, 2006. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail.
Jasper-Pulaski, Kingsbury, LaSalle, Pigeon River, Tri-County, Willow Slough, Winamac, Crosley and Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife areas and Roush, Mississinewa and Salamonie lakes will conduct five, three-day reserved hunts and two, two-day reserved hunts. Hunting dates for these areas are:
-April 26, 27, 28
-April 29, 30
-May 1, 2, 3
-May 4, 5, 6
-May 7, 8, 9
-May 10, 11, 12
-May 13, 14
Atterbury, Glendale, Hovey Lake, Hillenbrand, Fairbanks Landing and Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife areas and Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, will hold two, three-day reserved hunts. The hunting dates for these areas are:
-April 26, 27, 28
-April 29, 30, May 1
After the reserved hunts, Atterbury, Fairbanks Landing, Glendale, Hovey Lake, Hillenbrand and Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife areas will be open for turkey hunting from May 2 to the end of the season, May 14.
A daily drawing may be held each morning at the property, if necessary, to allocate hunting locations. A hunter must obtain a daily hunting permit at the property's check station to legally hunt on these fish and wildlife areas.
Kankakee and Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife areas and several reservoirs will offer self-service check-in hunting for the entire spring wild turkey season, April 26 to May 14, 2006.
Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area conducts five, two-day hunts at Atterbury Military Maneuver and Training Center. Atterbury Military Maneuver and Training Center reserved hunts take place on the following dates:
-April 26, 27
-May 1, 2
-May 3, 4
-May 8, 9
-May 10, 11
Hunter Education certification is required to hunt at Atterbury MMTC.
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge will be open to special permit turkey hunting for 13 days during the 2006 regular spring turkey season. Ten permits per day will be issued for the refuge hunting area. Hunting will be permitted on weekdays from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 12 noon.
Successful hunters are required to check their turkeys at the refuge office. Hunters selected in the random drawing will be randomly assigned only one day. There is no choice of hunting dates.
Only selected individuals will be permitted to hunt on most properties. Selected hunters will not be allowed to bring a partner. However, hunters drawn to hunt Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge will still be required to bring a partner to hunt.
Selected hunters must be checked in at the property check station by 4:30 a.m. each morning of their hunt. Hunting spots that are not claimed by 4:30 a.m. will be filled with stand-by hunters. Roush Lake, Fairbanks Landing, Hillenbrand, Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife areas, Mississinewa and Salamonie reservoirs will not conduct no-show drawings.
Reservation hunts are non-transferable, except when a selected hunter wishes to transfer his/her reservation to a hunter 16 years old or younger and takes that hunter hunting on the reserved days. If the selected hunter harvests a turkey prior to his/her reserved hunt, or on one of his/her reserved hunt dates, the selected hunter forfeits the remainder of the reserved hunt dates.
For additional information, call the property office where you wish to hunt.
Reserve a hunt or purchase a sport license:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/
DNR property information:
www.in.gov/dnr/destinations/list.html
Wild turkey hunting regulations:
www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/huntguide1/hunting1.htm
Turkey hunting safety tips:
www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/hunt/turkey/turkeysafe.html
