Indiana

Spring Mill State Park hosts its annual heirloom plant and seed exchange SundayApril 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. Park visitors are invited to bring their heirloom plants or seeds to the pioneer village to trade them for seedlings grown in the pioneer garden.

The Indiana spring hunting range will remain the same as in 2007 with 91 of 92 counties open to spring turkey hunting. Henry is now the only county closed during the spring turkey season. The DNR released turkeys in Henry County in 2004, but there were several early mortalities among the released birds. "The Henry County closure will allow additional time for these turkey flocks to grow," Backs said.

Indiana DNR wildlife research biologist Steve Backs expects about 60,000 hunters will take to Hoosier woods and fields for the 2008 Indiana spring turkey hunting seasons, resulting in a harvest of between 11,000 and 13,000 birds.

Get ready for spring fishing by learning how to make the most of your catch. The Purdue Cooperative Extension Service is presenting three fish cleaning and preparation workshops this spring. Learn fish filleting skills and practice your technique. Discover practical methods and recipes to improve the quality and taste of common Indiana fish species while sampling some delicious fish dishes. Gain a better understanding of what the Indiana fish consumption advisory means to you and your family.

Adult largemouth bass numbers have nearly doubled since 1980 in northern Indiana natural lakes and there are more big bass now, according to DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife fisheries biologist Jed Pearson.

The Big Oaks Conservation Society and Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge host the fourth annual Outdoor Women at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge in Madison, Saturday, June 7. Outdoor Women at Big Oaks is an event designed to offer women a non-competitive atmosphere in which to gain skills in the out-of-doors.

Bainbridge Island, Washington - The top names in Fly Fishing have joined forces together to put togther a world-class fly fishing outfit as a fundraiser for Trout Unlimited-Alaska to help with their efforts protecting the Bristol Bay watershed.

If you hang out with fishermen and listen to their conversations, you will soon discern three ideas that form the foundation of the angling community’s beliefs.

• Each angler wants improved fishing, which means more fish and bigger fish.

The DNR offers hunters reserved turkey hunts during youth and regular wild turkey hunting seasons.

Reserved youth spring turkey hunts
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Reserved youth turkey season hunts will be offered for both youth season days, April 19 and 20, at 27 DNR properties.

If Canada geese have become a problem on your property, plan to attend one of six programs to be presented in March by the DNR's Urban Wildlife Project.

Various aspects of Canada goose management, including relevant laws, basic biology, and methods to control damage from geese will be covered. A special workshop on proper techniques for egg and nest destruction follows. Such instruction is necessary because if eggs are simply broken or completely removed, there will be no lasting effect; females will just lay another clutch of eggs.