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Post by hatchetjack on Mar 25, 2019 17:05:59 GMT -5
It appears that the forestry amendments were defeated and the bobcat season amendment was withdrawn today.
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Post by hatchetjack on Mar 22, 2019 19:57:59 GMT -5
There is also an Advisory Council meeting scheduled sometime next month and Natural Resources Commission meeting in May that will discuss several items including adding grouse to the state endangered species list and outlawing padllefish harvest by commercial fishermen. Some good things for Hoosier outdoorsmen.
Jack
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Post by hatchetjack on Mar 22, 2019 19:53:19 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Mar 22, 2019 19:52:31 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Mar 14, 2019 20:05:54 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Mar 14, 2019 19:51:34 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Mar 5, 2019 20:08:46 GMT -5
Still seems a tad early but salute the bogsuckers as they travel north...
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Post by hatchetjack on Feb 26, 2019 21:52:37 GMT -5
Bills wil switch Houses next week. If it hasn't been heard by then (Bobcat bill for example) it's likely dead this year.
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Post by hatchetjack on Feb 13, 2019 21:17:40 GMT -5
Looks like the Senate passed the hunting guide license bill out of committee SB363.
House committee also approved the DNR omnibus bill HB1513.
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Post by hatchetjack on Feb 10, 2019 21:37:06 GMT -5
The commission meetings are held every other month. They likely won't be discussing bobcats this year.Future meetings are listed here: www.in.gov/nrc/2350.htm
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Post by hatchetjack on Feb 7, 2019 12:19:30 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Jan 22, 2019 13:08:09 GMT -5
I did have a friend who stuck one on the ground and another who spent an afternoon trying to shoot one in the air. He picked up a lot of arrows that day.
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Post by hatchetjack on Jan 17, 2019 15:44:14 GMT -5
NRC approves new nature preserve
The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) approved the designation of LyDick Bog Nature Preserve in St. Joseph County during its regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 15 at Fort Harrison State Park.
The action increases to 288 the number of state-designated sites protected by the Nature Preserves Act.
The Shirley Heinze Land Trust acquired LyDick Bog in 2015. The bog portion of the property provides an extremely rare habitat in northern Indiana. The property is 176.46 acres total and contains approximately 85 acres of upland forest, 65 acres of wetlands, and 20 acres of former agricultural land.
The property contains freshwater wetlands interspersed with ridges and islands of upland forest. The wetlands are classified into four distinct types: a large bog along the northeastern section of the property, emergent wetlands, shrub-dominated emergent wetlands, and an ephemeral pond along the north-central portion of the property. The southern border of the property includes the northern shore of North Chain Lake.
The NRC also granted final adoption for proposed amendments to 312 IAC 18-3-25, which will designate additional invasive terrestrial plants as pests or pathogens. This rule will prohibit and restrict the introduction, sale, distribution, and transport of these invasive terrestrial plants.
In other action, the NRC:
— granted final adoption to add 312 IAC 3-1-3.5, governing the participation and representation of a party to an adjudicatory proceeding pending before the NRC. The rule clarifies certain obligations of attorneys representing a party before the NRC and establishes standards for the representation of a party before the NRC by individuals who are not attorneys.
— received a report from the Division of Hearings regarding the establishment of the Tall Oaks Lake Conservancy District (Administrative Cause No. 18-109C) for the purposes of developing forests, wildlife areas, parks and recreational facilities in connection with beneficial water management; providing water supply, including treatment and distribution, for domestic, industrial and public use and; and for the operation, maintenance and improvement of works of improvement including, but not limited to, Tall Oaks Lake, Tall Oaks Lake Dam, and Tall Oaks Lake Water Supply and Distribution System.
— regarding the Division of Water, approved amendments to a non-rule policy document clarifying how the DNR addresses mitigation for impacts under the Flood Control Act and Navigable Waters Act.
The NRC is an autonomous board that addresses topics pertaining to the DNR. More details on these actions are available at nrc.IN.gov/2354.htm under “January Agenda.”
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Post by hatchetjack on Jan 16, 2019 23:01:55 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Jan 16, 2019 4:34:54 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Jan 9, 2019 11:48:22 GMT -5
More bills:
SB286 - designated wild areas in state forests (repeat from last session) SB305 - so-called timber management bill (repeat from last session) SB307 - Regulation of firearms SB309 - storage of firearms SB321 - storage of firearms
Bills are being assigned to appropriate committees but no hearings scheduled yet.
HJ
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Post by hatchetjack on Jan 9, 2019 4:51:32 GMT -5
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Post by hatchetjack on Jan 6, 2019 17:50:15 GMT -5
I can actually see benefits for ALL Indiana citizens. However, the legislature won't move funds from the General Fund to the DNR which should end the discussion. Also, hunters and fishermen shouldn't be paying to let the Hoosier Environmental Council or the Sierra Club party in state properties. How about user fees on the tree huggers and hikers and bikers to use those state recreation areas? DNR fees on public access should be self-supporting.
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Post by hatchetjack on Jan 3, 2019 18:15:16 GMT -5
Bills are starting to show up. A few of interest:
SB125 - Open carry of rifles SB126 - Prohibited equipment on firearms SB166 - Lyme disease SB263 - minimum age to purchase an assault weapon HB1048 - firearms storage HB1040 - firearms storage
SB = Senate Bill; HB = House Bill
Jack
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Post by hatchetjack on Dec 14, 2018 19:09:04 GMT -5
No deer. Matt said you did though.
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