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Post by hatchetjack on Dec 21, 2017 21:26:38 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Nov 17, 2017 16:29:06 GMT -5
I half expected this action... Much sooner as well. Actually the timing is perfect. If they win today there's no recourse but to cancel rifle season.
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Post by hatchetjack on Nov 17, 2017 16:27:41 GMT -5
"clear legislative mandate”? No, how about a major screw up? Several of us on here believed that the DNR did not have the authority to do what they did. If the judge rules in their favor this late it will be a Chinese Fire Drill on public ground! Jack, I’ve never heard of this group. Anti-hunters? Yup.
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Post by hatchetjack on Nov 17, 2017 9:49:13 GMT -5
I half expected this action...
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Post by hatchetjack on Nov 10, 2017 16:32:05 GMT -5
Dale.....Where is Sabalow now? He moved back to California. Sarah - I follow several different issues at the DNR. Foremost right now is the forestry issue and the flim-flam being orchestrated from Monroe County. Their goal is halt all logging on all state properties effectively ending all authority of the Division of Forestry. I often describe myself as a grouse hunter and just got another puppy. Gamebirds in Indiana are really quite poor. We kill 120,000+ deer each year in the state but only around 20,000 pheasants. Quail are in serious decline. There are a few woodcock passing through Indiana from the north but the flights only last a short time. With birds so bad you'd be surprized at the number of bird hunters in this state. The national headquarters for many bird hunters is in Amo, IN. The National Shoot To Retrieve Association (NSTRA) holds many trials and awards many national and regional titles each year. In fact I just remembered that the DNR in conjunction with Pheasants Forever is sponsoring a Ladies Hunt on November 18th @ Atterbury Fish & Wildlife Area. I can get you into the hunt or in contact with the gentleman running that hunt. Pheasants Forever in Indianapolis is focused on introducing youth and women into bird hunting. To that end we have several opportunities for non-hunters and beginning hunters to get behind some incredible bird dogs each year. Someone mentioned the legislature. I follow them closely from December until they shut down. Sometimes they even need watching during the summer sessions. Recently the legislature has decided they could introduce high power rifles into Indiana when the DNR would not. Well, they screwed that up royally. Speaking of the DNR they have regular meetings every other month with their oversite committee the Natural Resources Commission. Their next meeting is next Tuesday at Ft. Harrison. I could go on and on but just contact me and we'll go from there. Hatchet Jack
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Post by hatchetjack on Nov 3, 2017 20:36:00 GMT -5
Btw, THANK YOU to everyone that called, emailed or somehow complained. This never would have got fixed if not for all the attention it received ^^^^ THIS It was the old squeaky wheel that finally got to them.... I'm still not sure it is 100% legal, but Ill bet that the governor blessed it... I can't believe that an emergency order signed by an agency director trumps the legislature. I am happy for those the law affected but I doubt this is legal. Hopefully no one challenges the emergency order which expires before next season.
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Post by hatchetjack on Nov 3, 2017 20:31:42 GMT -5
Moved one bird three times today at Atterbury. Gunner loved one area but not so much elsewhere. Don't think the flights are real thick yet but should be soon Be sure to enter it on the map!!!!!
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Post by hatchetjack on Nov 1, 2017 10:53:27 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Oct 31, 2017 18:07:54 GMT -5
I am in Bloomington, Indiana. Any tips on where to look? I have a young GSP I want to get some experience. Flights usually pass through Atterbury FWA between now and Thanksgiving. Look near water and moist areas with tangles. HJ
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Post by hatchetjack on Oct 27, 2017 17:18:28 GMT -5
Good luck!!! Let us know how you did.
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Post by hatchetjack on Oct 25, 2017 23:02:10 GMT -5
Gal from Greene County reported some resident birds they worked the other day.
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Post by hatchetjack on Oct 22, 2017 21:26:54 GMT -5
I have hunted both. Metro 60 is great property (or has been for me). Never did kill a bird at the ditch.
Jack
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Post by hatchetjack on Oct 20, 2017 9:24:47 GMT -5
Is this a youth hunt? Which Benton County properties?
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Post by hatchetjack on Oct 16, 2017 22:30:31 GMT -5
Our annual youth hunt is this Saturday at Glenn's Valley.
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Post by hatchetjack on Oct 12, 2017 20:01:26 GMT -5
Lloyd Arnold wrote the initial rifle legislation 2 sessions ago. He's a good guy and an avid hunter. He has some law enforcement background.
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Post by hatchetjack on Oct 12, 2017 19:58:21 GMT -5
Can I be your son next year?
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Post by hatchetjack on Oct 4, 2017 6:35:16 GMT -5
Bumpfire stocks
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Post by hatchetjack on Sept 28, 2017 10:29:20 GMT -5
Probably 1/2 dozen in the field over 65+ years both water and hunting.
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Post by hatchetjack on Sept 19, 2017 8:50:53 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Sept 13, 2017 17:17:53 GMT -5
2nd meeting of the legislative summer study committee will take place on Sept. 19th. Only agenda item so far appears to be CAFO's and their environmental effects.
Jack
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