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Events
- March 29: Project WILD Educator’s workshop, Elkhart County
- March 22: DNR Resource task force to meet
- 15th annual Deer, Turkey & Waterfowl Expo kicks off 2012 Ford Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show
- Feb 17-26: Ford Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show
- Feb 18: Falls of the Ohio State Park Cabin Fever Festival
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- Ford Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show information on Expanded Travel & Tourism Pavilion returns for 58th Ford Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show
- Ford Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show information on Quiet Sports and Outdoor Living Pavilion returns to Ford Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show
- Ford Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show information on Boat, Sport and Travel Show and associated expos return to Indiana State Fairgrounds February 17-26
- Jim Warren on New Fish and Wildlife Area near Michigan City
News Archive
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Record Number Of Ohioans Carrying Concealed Firearm
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsDELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released the concealed handgun license statistics for the fourth quarter of 2011 on Tuesday. Ohio sheriffs said that they set a new... -
Snowmelt contest at Indiana Dunes SP
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Indiana Dunes State Park is hosting its second annual snowmelt contest this winter. Visitors to the park can try to predict when a... -
Turkey trio traps cop, ties up traffic in Granger
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsGRANGER, Ind. – It was turkey terror last Thursday as a group of the big birds walked across Bittersweet Road near the intersection with Anderson Road during rush hour. “Oh,... -
More Indiana Women Carrying Guns
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsINDIANAPOLIS — An increasing number of women are packing heat, arming themselves with handguns, according to a Gallup survey. Personal protection is the main reason for the uptick, but it’s... -
Chesterton: Fire Department Dive Team helps recover injured deer from lake ice
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe Porter Fire Department’s Dive/Rescue Team helped recover an injured deer on Sunday from an icy lake in the Shorewood Forest subdivision in Union Township. Fire Chief Lewis Craig told... -
Vintage Camper Rally scheduled near Terre Haute
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe fourth Southern Indiana Vintage Camper Rally is returning to the Terre Haute area Thursday-Sunday, June 7-10. The event will take place at Vigo County’s Fowler Park and Pioneer Village,... -
Appalachian Trail hiker’s death ruled homicide
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe death of an Indiana man found near the Appalachian Trail in Amherst County six months ago has been ruled a homicide. An autopsy report from the Roanoke Office of... -
Boonville man is one of Indiana’s few falconers
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsOn a chilly weekend afternoon you might see a man slowly making his way through an overgrown field between the metal pole barns and warehouses that make up Evansville’s far... -
Midwest Carp Flying Home to China’s Dinner Plates
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsEditors note: below is a lengthy but comprehensive story about the Asian carp problem, primarily in Illinois. It also talks to John Goss, former Indiana Department of Natural Resources director... -
DNR won’t discount sightings of black bears
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsDanny Nickleson was curious. He had heard the Department of Natural Resources had released black bears in Southern Indiana to help reduce the state’s white-tailed deer population. He thought it... -
KOA campground in Auburn under new management
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsAUBURN — The former KOA campground, at exit 126 south of Auburn, is under new ownership. Innovative Management of Hamilton, owned by Jonathon and Olivia Kline, purchased the bankrupt property... -
Boat Show Bounces Back From Sluggish Economy
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsMultiple local media outlets are reporting the same angle on the Boat, Sport and Travel Show- INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show opened on Saturday at the... -
Clinton County man, girl hurt in ATV crash
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsFOREST – A Clinton County man was seriously hurt in an ATV accident Saturday afternoon. Conservation officers say 42-year-old Roger Suhre of Forest was driving the vehicle in a field... -
Alabama Rig catching on, but is it legal?
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No CommentsThe Alabama Rig is a fish catching machine. The only confusion is its legality. The A-rig features five lures on a wire spreader to simulate a school of bait, a... -
Wild hogs found in Elkhart County
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No CommentsMIDDLEBURY, Ind. (WANE) – Indiana conservation officers are investigating a report of two feral hogs discovered near U.S. 20 and County Road 12 in the Elkhart County town of Middlebury... -
Truck found in lake at Bluegrass Fish & Wildlife Area
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No CommentsEVANSVILLE — A box truck discovered Thursday submerged in a lake in Bluegrass Fish & Wildlife Area in western Warrick County turned out to be stolen more than two years... -
2012 Indiana Recreation Guide available
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Your guide to Indiana’s best values in outdoor recreation this year is available now. The Department of Natural Resources’ 2012 Indiana Recreation Guide... -
Eagle Creek Park installing zip line
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsAn Eagle Creek Park official confirmed plans to bring a zip line to the park, which is on Indianapolis’ northwestside. It would be the third major zip line in Indiana.... -
Bill makes Indiana drunken driving, boating laws same
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsINDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s law against operating a motorboat while intoxicated would be the same as that for drunken driving under a proposal advancing in the state Legislature. The proposal expands... -
According to Chicago Tribune, Indiana is an unlikely getaway
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsApparently Chicago Tribune writer Bargara Brotman was stunned to find out that Indiana has more than pavement and chemical factories in this piece that should be filed under ‘damning with... -
Body found in Green-Sullvan State Forest
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsDUGGER, Ind. (WISH) – Indiana Conservation Officers discovered a dead body in the Green-Sullivan State Forest Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Natural Resources said. Officials were only identifying... -
Hooded crane elusive at Goose Pond FWA
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Birding enthusiasts continued their quest Friday to get glimpses – and photographs – of an Asian hooded crane that arrived earlier this week... -
Trial To Begin In Forced Hikes Case
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsPHOENIX — A federal trial is set to begin Wednesday for an Indiana man accused of forcing his grandsons to hike for miles in the Grand Canyon without food or... -
State Parks package at Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsA new promotion from Indiana State Parks & Reservoirs will make enjoying the outdoors more affordable this year. For only $99, the SPR GO! Trails and Waves Package offers Hoosiers:... -
Man dies in nature preserve lake
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsHOMEWOOD | A 59-year-old man died after falling through ice at a nature preserve, officials said. William Kasper died after being pulled out of a lake at the Izaak Walton... -
Ted Nugent invited to dinner, gives an earful to Illinois audience
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsAny Republican presidential candidate would be “a monstrous upgrade over the current, America-hating administration” of President Barack Obama, right-wing rocker Ted Nugent told Sangamon County (Ill.) Republicans Friday night. “The... -
Missing caver shot himself in the head
Posted on February 14, 2012 | No CommentsLEAVENWORTH, Ind. — An Iraq war veteran and caving enthusiast took his own life about half a mile from where he left his car on a rural road but more... -
State looking for ideas for Bicentennial Nature Trust
Posted on February 14, 2012 | No CommentsThe Indiana Department of Natural Resources has received several ideas for the Bicentennial Nature Trust and is sorting through 12 to 15 submissions from across the state. The trust was... -
RV executive cautiously optimistic about industry
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsA leading official says the recreational vehicle industry that was hit hard by the recession has weathered the downturn and is slowly coming back to health. Bob Martin of Thor... -
Budget cuts force cancellation of DNR’s Outdoor Illinois magazine
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe Illinois Department of Natural Resources will discontinue publication of its Outdoor Illinois magazine after the March issue. Outdoor Illinois, a full-color, slick-paper monthly magazine with a circulation of more... -
Mild winter causes decline in eagle sightings
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe mild winter weather across Indiana is causing a decline in the number of bald eagles that typically migrate to the state. The State of Indiana Division of Fish and... -
Talk to the DNR on Facebook
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Facebook followers of the Indiana DNR can “talk” online with different people from the Department of Natural Resources once a month, during a... -
Outdoor columnist not happy about new Trail Creek dam
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe greatest fishing hole anywhere in Indiana. That’s what the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s recently-completed lamprey barrier on Trail Creek could have been. Instead, sportsmen and women are stuck... -
Body in Wildcat likely missing woman
Posted on February 11, 2012 | No CommentsA female body pulled early Friday afternoon from the Wildcat Creek is likely that of Kerry Dunsmore, a Lafayette woman who has been missing since Jan. 26. Her official identification... -
Terre Haute tries another tactic to discourage crows
Posted on February 11, 2012 | No CommentsTERRE HAUTE AP — Terre Haute is trying another tactic in its ongoing battle against the large flocks of crows that plague the western Indiana city. The Tribune-Star reports that... -
DNR offers online ATV safety course
Posted on February 11, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the Indiana Department of Natural Resources: The Indiana Department Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Outdoor Recreation divisions are partnering to offer an online All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) safety course. ATVs... -
Man found dead at Pigeon River F&W Area
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsMONGO (AP) — Authorities say a man found dead at a state wildlife area apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A state conservation officer found the man’s body Wednesday... -
Bald eagle shot to death in Morgan County
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsMORGAN COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana conservation officers are investigating the shooting of a bald eagle in Morgan County. The bird was found dead Feb. 1 on private property near the... -
Rare hooded crane seen at Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the Indiana Department of Natural Resources: A hooded crane, normally seen only in Asia, has been spotted at Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area in Greene County, about 7,000... -
Discovery of caver concludes lengthy search
Posted on February 9, 2012 | No CommentsPress Release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Indiana conservation officers endured long hours underground in hazardous conditions this week to return the body of missing caver Kevin Eve...
