hunting

In a lengthy outline on the DNR website, the agency detailed the 17 proposed changes and said it would simplify the process for hunters and reduce confusion.

The proposal advanced from committee on Thursday and now heads to the full Senate chamber.

Since reintroduction to the state in 1995, otter populations in Indiana are among the highest in the world. Now going into its 9th season, otter trapping helps keep populations healthy.

Adults are not allowed to hunt during the two youth hunting weekends, they are designated strictly for kids.

Though a federal law doesn’t allow hunters to use lead bullets to kill ducks and other waterfowl, they can still use it for common game animals like deer, squirrels and other mammals in Indiana.

A Monrovia man was shot by another hunter while squirrel hunting in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest Tuesday.

State officials say a man accidentally shot and injured two people while hunting turkeys at a state forest in Monroe County. They say the incident occurred early Saturday in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest.

A busier-than-average hunting season has some experts pointing to high grocery bills as a major culprit.

In 2021, more than 300 called the TIP line to report the illegal taking of wild animals. After investigation it was found that about 10-percent of those were legitimate.

H5N1 has been found in Dubois and Marion Counties. It can transfer from wild waterfowl to domestic poultry facilities without precautions.