Here is some info on a public hearing for Turkey regs going forward
Public Hearing for Wild Turkey and Ruffed Grouse Regulations, June 24
A June 24 public hearing has been scheduled for an administrative rule package that includes a number of potential changes to the regulations governing the hunting of wild turkey and ruffed grouse.
The public hearing will be held at the Wayne Township Branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library at 6 p.m. (EDT). The address is 198 South Girls School Road, Indianapolis.
The DNR has proposed changing the rule governing the hunting of ruffed grouse on public lands to a period of six weeks only. The season length on private lands would remain unchanged. Currently, grouse hunting occurs across all or in portions of 25 counties from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 (13 weeks) with a two-bird bag limit.
The DNR has also proposed these changes to the wild turkey rule:
1) add 16 new counties in Indiana for the fall firearms season, including 7 in northern Indiana
2) open all counties (statewide) for fall turkey archery season
3) add 7 days to the early archery portion of the fall turkey season
4) add a second (late) archery turkey season to coincide with the late deer archery season (they would run at the same time and have a hunter- orange requirement)
5) expand the fall turkey firearms season in the south for 7 more days (12 days total - includes 2 weekends); the fall firearms season in the north would last 5 days, including 1 weekend
The proposed rule language can be viewed at:
http://www.in.gov/nrc/files/grouse_turkey_proposal.pdf Public comments on these rule changes can also be sent to the Natural Resources Commission by using
http://www.in.gov/nrc/2377.htm. Scroll down to “Ruffed Grouse & Wild Turkey Rule Seasons” and click on the appropriate link to comment on the proposed rules; you must include your name and city and state of residence when submitting a comment. Comments can also be mailed to the following address:
Natural Resources Commission
Indiana Government Center North
100 North Senate Ave., Room N501
Indianapolis, IN 46204
The deadline for public comments is Friday, June 25, at 8 a.m.
All comments sent to the NRC regarding these rule changes will be provided to Commission members and DNR staff and will be publicly disclosed and searchable on the Internet and in a paper docket as part of the final report.
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For more information: Steve Backs, DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife, (812) 849-4586,
sbacks@dnr.in.gov
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