In this episode we discuss why Indiana deer hunters prove for the fourth year running they simply don't care as much as they claim when it comes to deer management and assisting in it for the State of Indiana.

We are pleased to welcome Joe Caudell, the current deer biologist for the State of Indiana, on to the show again. In this episode we reflect on 2021 Deer Season, harvest records, various interactive dashboards of data for us all online, after hunt surveys and so much more. Many links and items are discussed and listed below:

Harvest Total Page: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/animals/white-tailed-deer/deer-harvest-data/

Report Sick or Dead Deer: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/wildlife-diseases-in-indiana/sick-or-dead-wildlife-reporting/

Indiana Page All Things Whitetail: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/animals/white-tailed-deer/

Deer Hunting Survey Dashboard: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/animals/white-tailed-deer/deer-management-survey-results/harvest-number/

In this episode I touch on some Indiana Deer News updates and house keeping items. Discuss the topics and potential guests that are ahead of us all in 2022...and much more. 

The newest episode of Indiana Deer News is dropping and should be about to show on your podcast streaming apps if it hasn't already appeared.

· Establish Statewide antlerless bag limit

· Convert county bonus anterless quotas to county antlerless bag limits

· Make Archery, Firearms and Muzzleloader Licenses antlered only.

· Change Bonus Antlerless Deer License to a comprehensive antlerless license.

· Change Deer License Bundle bag limit to one antlered and two antlerless license

· Bundle crossbows into Deer Archery License

· Change CheckIN deadline to 24 hours from harvest

· Remove minimum caliber restrictions on muzzleloaders

The GotInput link: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/rule-regulation-changes/got-input-for-division-of-fish-and-wildlife/

Direct Link to the research pages discussed in the episode: https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/researchindeer/

Dan Eckstein - Southwest Regional Public Land Supervisor swings by to chat all things related to his role, public lands and deer draw hunts as well.

While we don't delve into property specifics or details, it is a great overview discussion of public lands and may provide some understanding on what they're tasked with year to year managing them. 

We also discuss deer draws. 

Pertinent links discussed below:

Employment at IDNR: https://www.in.gov/dnr/about-us/jobs/

Deer Draw Hunts: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/hunting-and-trapping/reserved-hunts/

List of Public Lands: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/properties/#null

In this episode I get to introduce and discuss all things Indiana Deer and more with Moriah Boggess, the new Indiana Deer Biologist. Topics covered include but not limited to:

The "Sick or Dead Animal" reporting page discussed in the podcast is:  

https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/10446.htm?utm_source=agency-website&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=&utm_term=&utm_content= 

I swing back in with a long overdue episode of IDN. We touch on the deer survey out, the future guests in the works and unpack just briefly the harvest totals for the 2020 season.

I was blessed to sit down and discuss just an incredible amount of topics with Joe Caudell. Vastly too much to list in the notes, I did want to pass along some of the various links or pages discussed throughout. 

In no particular order:

IN Deer Reduction Zones: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/8534.htm

Deer University - Mississippi State University Extension: http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/deer-university

The Integrated Deer Management Project (Purdue University): https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/researchindeer/

Harvest Data Page: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/10286.htm

2019 County Data Sheets: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-CountyDeerDataSheets_2019.pdf

In this episode we were blessed to have on Sandra Jensen, Director of the NRC's Division of Hearings. Many things are discussed in the interview, and due to text limits I am unable to put the entire preliminary transcript in here. However, the link to the NRC website for public comment is https://www.in.gov/nrc/2377.htm and the NRC website link is https://www.in.gov/nrc