Hunting Fishing Southern Indiana

  JASONVILLE —The Indiana Natural Resources Commission on Tuesday approved an indefinite extension of what’s commonly referred to as the “one-buck rule” for deer hunting. The decision to extend the rule removes the expiration date on a 10-year-old regulation that limits a hunter to taking no more than one antlered deer during the regular archery, [...]

Deer harvest down in 2011, but still 4th best Warm, wet November possible factor; 14 counties set records Indiana deer hunters bagged fewer deer during the 2011 season than the year before, but the 129,018 total was still the fourth-best season on record, according to a report from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division [...]

DNR proposes new waterfowl hunting zones The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is proposing changes to waterfowl hunting zones that would mark the first adjustment to Indiana’s traditional three-zone boundaries in more than 25 years. The DNR’s proposal for the 2012 hunting seasons would stick with three zones but rename them North, Central and South, [...]

Indiana’s 2011 Fish of the Year contest proves the art of angling has not been lost on our youth. Fish of the Year recognizes the angler who catches the longest fish of each species tracked. In 2011, anglers submitted entries for 25 species. Four anglers younger than 18 years old accounted for six wins. Among [...]