Post by Woody Williams on Jun 27, 2008 14:22:43 GMT -5
2008 Deer Reduction Hunts
Mail-in application due Aug. 15
Online application deadline, Aug. 29
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will hold controlled deer herd reduction hunts at 17 state parks.
Deer herd reductions are sometimes required at state parks and nature preserves to maintain a deer herd size that is compatible with the ecosystem of each state park.
Hunters can apply for the deer reduction hunts by completing the 2008 state park deer reduction application in the 2008-09 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, or they may apply online after July 1 at IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.
Mail-in applications should also be available at the park properties after July 1. The mail-in application deadline is Aug. 15. Reductions will take place Nov. 17-18 and Dec. 1-2. Hunters will be selected using a random drawing. Deer taken in these hunts are in addition to all other deer bag limits. You may bring up to two buddies for this hunt. You must enter buddy information on the application.
To be eligible for this hunt, you must be an Indiana resident, 18 years of age, by Nov. 17, 2008, and possess an Indiana license to take deer.
Each person may apply only once for each state park deer reduction event regardless of primary or buddy applicant status. If any name appears on more than one application, all applications sharing duplicate names will be disqualified. Parks where firearms are used will draw first from the pool of hunters who have a valid Hunter Education Certificate (HEC). All names on the application must have a valid HEC for the first-round drawing. Parks designated for archery require an International Bowhunter or HEC to apply.
If you claim the hunter education preference and are drawn, you may be required to present your hunter education card at the property
Deer reduction locations
Firearm hunts
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-Brown County State Park
-Chain O'Lakes State Park
-Charlestown State Park
-Harmonie State Park
-Indiana Dunes State Park
-Lincoln State Park
-McCormick's Creek State Park
-Ouabache State Park
-Pokagon State Park
-Shades State Park
-Spring Mill State Park
-Summit Lake State Park
-Tippecanoe River State Park
-Turkey Run State Park
-Whitewater Memorial State Park
Archery hunts
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-Clifty Falls State Park
-Fort Harrison State Park
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Military/Refuge Deer Hunts
Mail-in application due Aug. 15
Online application deadline, Aug. 29
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.
- 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 2008-09 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, or they may apply online after July 1 at 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 and reserved pheasant 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, (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, Big Oaks NWR requires 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 submit only 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.
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Big Oaks NWR Youth Hunt
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.
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Newport Chemical Depot
There will be no public hunt at the Newport Chemical Depot during the 2008 season.
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Muscatatuck NWR
Muscatatuck will have two separate special permit hunts, an archery hunt from Nov. 1 - Nov. 16, and a muzzleloader hunt from Dec. 6 - Dec. 21.
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.
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Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center
There will be no public hunt at the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center during the 2008 season.
Mail-in application due Aug. 15
Online application deadline, Aug. 29
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will hold controlled deer herd reduction hunts at 17 state parks.
Deer herd reductions are sometimes required at state parks and nature preserves to maintain a deer herd size that is compatible with the ecosystem of each state park.
Hunters can apply for the deer reduction hunts by completing the 2008 state park deer reduction application in the 2008-09 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, or they may apply online after July 1 at IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.
Mail-in applications should also be available at the park properties after July 1. The mail-in application deadline is Aug. 15. Reductions will take place Nov. 17-18 and Dec. 1-2. Hunters will be selected using a random drawing. Deer taken in these hunts are in addition to all other deer bag limits. You may bring up to two buddies for this hunt. You must enter buddy information on the application.
To be eligible for this hunt, you must be an Indiana resident, 18 years of age, by Nov. 17, 2008, and possess an Indiana license to take deer.
Each person may apply only once for each state park deer reduction event regardless of primary or buddy applicant status. If any name appears on more than one application, all applications sharing duplicate names will be disqualified. Parks where firearms are used will draw first from the pool of hunters who have a valid Hunter Education Certificate (HEC). All names on the application must have a valid HEC for the first-round drawing. Parks designated for archery require an International Bowhunter or HEC to apply.
If you claim the hunter education preference and are drawn, you may be required to present your hunter education card at the property
Deer reduction locations
Firearm hunts
--------------
-Brown County State Park
-Chain O'Lakes State Park
-Charlestown State Park
-Harmonie State Park
-Indiana Dunes State Park
-Lincoln State Park
-McCormick's Creek State Park
-Ouabache State Park
-Pokagon State Park
-Shades State Park
-Spring Mill State Park
-Summit Lake State Park
-Tippecanoe River State Park
-Turkey Run State Park
-Whitewater Memorial State Park
Archery hunts
------------
-Clifty Falls State Park
-Fort Harrison State Park
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Military/Refuge Deer Hunts
Mail-in application due Aug. 15
Online application deadline, Aug. 29
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.
- 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 2008-09 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide, or they may apply online after July 1 at 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 and reserved pheasant 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, (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, Big Oaks NWR requires 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 submit only 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.
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Big Oaks NWR Youth Hunt
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.
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Newport Chemical Depot
There will be no public hunt at the Newport Chemical Depot during the 2008 season.
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Muscatatuck NWR
Muscatatuck will have two separate special permit hunts, an archery hunt from Nov. 1 - Nov. 16, and a muzzleloader hunt from Dec. 6 - Dec. 21.
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.
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Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center
There will be no public hunt at the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center during the 2008 season.