Post by Russ Koon on Jan 27, 2018 11:23:20 GMT -5
Watching about sixteen deer feeding in a picked cornfield last week, and looked up the location on my GIS when I got home. Found out it was owned by the State of Indiana.
Surprised me, and at first I thought "Great!", because it was also in a reduction zone, not far from home, and possibly accessible for the last few days of the reduction season.
Then I read the reduction rules again, and it says there are no reduction zones on F&G properties. So I checked the F&G properties, and while I was at it, the park properties, and every other government dept I could think of that might own a cornfield and a few acres of adjoining woods. No listing for it anywhere that I have discovered so far.
Of course by the time I gave up on my slow internet and was willing to call the state offices and seek help, it was too late in the day on Friday, so everything was out of reach until Mon.
Anyone know any other likely state departments/agencies that would own a cornfield?
Been trying ever since to get my GIS back up s I could at least get the property numbers, but it seems to be on a lengthy vacation.
Part of me says, "Hey, it's state owned and not on the prohibited list, and in the reduction zone, get there early in the morning!".
And part of me says I'm supposed to contact "the owner or tenant" of the property and get permission even in a reduction zone. But if the owner IS the state, and the state sets the reduction zones and lists the areas within them are off limits, haven't they already said "welcome", even if I can't find the the office that will officially own up to the ownership?
Got the new crossbow almost sighted in at 20 last night. Probably one last adjustment to the horizontal of about two clicks, and I can go to shooting the other two bolts to verify the same points of impact (on different spots on the target, that thing sure seems to be accurate so far), and then check the 30 and 40 drop against the sight, and check the impact points with my BH's.
Surprised me, and at first I thought "Great!", because it was also in a reduction zone, not far from home, and possibly accessible for the last few days of the reduction season.
Then I read the reduction rules again, and it says there are no reduction zones on F&G properties. So I checked the F&G properties, and while I was at it, the park properties, and every other government dept I could think of that might own a cornfield and a few acres of adjoining woods. No listing for it anywhere that I have discovered so far.
Of course by the time I gave up on my slow internet and was willing to call the state offices and seek help, it was too late in the day on Friday, so everything was out of reach until Mon.
Anyone know any other likely state departments/agencies that would own a cornfield?
Been trying ever since to get my GIS back up s I could at least get the property numbers, but it seems to be on a lengthy vacation.
Part of me says, "Hey, it's state owned and not on the prohibited list, and in the reduction zone, get there early in the morning!".
And part of me says I'm supposed to contact "the owner or tenant" of the property and get permission even in a reduction zone. But if the owner IS the state, and the state sets the reduction zones and lists the areas within them are off limits, haven't they already said "welcome", even if I can't find the the office that will officially own up to the ownership?
Got the new crossbow almost sighted in at 20 last night. Probably one last adjustment to the horizontal of about two clicks, and I can go to shooting the other two bolts to verify the same points of impact (on different spots on the target, that thing sure seems to be accurate so far), and then check the 30 and 40 drop against the sight, and check the impact points with my BH's.
