Indiana - Northeast Coming On

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Forecast: A less-than-harsh winter led to a spring pheasant call count survey increase that jumped nearly 24 percent in Indiana, according to N. Budd Veverka, farmland game research biologist with the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Overall, pheasant numbers should be similar to last year when 11,000 hunters harvested 43,000 ringnecks. Indiana pheasants are found almost exclusively in the northern third of the state, and while Benton, White and Newton Counties in northwest Indiana have been traditionally considered the best areas, pheasant numbers are looking good this year in northeast Indiana.

Season Dates: November 5, 2010 through December 19, 2010
Daily Bag Limit: 2
Possession Limit: 4
Field Notes: A game bird habitat stamp must be purchased to hunt pheasants in Indiana. The state has used funds generated from the stamp to purchase land across the primary pheasant range and establish game bird habitat areas. These limited access areas are managed specifically for ring-necked pheasants and can produce some of the best hunting in the state. Hunters can register for a chance to hunt game bird habitat areas in Benton, Newton, and White Counties by October 2, 2010.
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