Next Advisory Council Meeting

[jackc99]

June 10, 2009
Hunting, Trapping, Taking Mammals/Except Deer,
Administrative Cause 09-085D
The Garrison, Fort Harrison State Park, 6002 North Post Road, Indianapolis, Indiana.
10:30 AM (EDT)

Many will interested in attending the June 10th meeting of the advisory council. Topics listed below all came from sportsmens suggestions garnered over the past 6 or so months:

Advisory Council Rule Suggestion Review: Hunting, Trapping, Taking
Mammals/Except Deer, Administrative Cause 09-085D
Includes these Sub-Categories:

License Fee Structure/Added Types of Licenses
Youth Licenses
Senior/Low Income Licenses
Lifetime Licenses
Coyote/Year Round Season
Coyote/Holding Furs for Marketing
Opossum & Raccoon/Extend Season
Squirrel/Extend Season
Squirrel/Change Season
Exotic Mammals
Hunter Education
Cotton Tail Rabbit
Miscellaneous Licensure Suggestions
Miscellaneous Suggestions

Jack

[jackc99]

Anyone else going to this meeting?

[jackc99]

Guess not.

I was the only other opposition to this proposal. Besides having the coon dogs in the woods during turkey season and bow season, I am of the opinion that the woods and every animal in it deserves a break sometime during the year. Coon dogs can run 325+ days a year already. I'm still convinced that the other 40 days isn't just for sport. Money is involved in field trials. This will likely pass on to the NRC and eventually become a new rule.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009906110437

Jack

[jackc99]

Other issues that were discussed:

Live trapping of coyotes
License funding (especially lifetime licenses)
Combo licenses
Feral hogs in southern Indiana
Rabbits
Squirrels

[Steve]

Thanks for the update from the meeting.