01/18/12 Indiana Conservation Officers investigated a snowmobile accident Friday afternoon January 13th after a 14 year old girl struck a tree in her yard. The Crown Point resident was operating a snowmobile in her back yard, without a helmet, when she struck a tree and then collided with a wooden fence. She was airlifted...
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01/17/12 With “Old Man Winter” finally upon us, Indiana Conservation Officers are again advising citizens of the potential hazards of being on any frozen body of water. For the thousands of Hoosiers who enjoy embracing Mother Nature during the winter months, the upcoming cold weather may finally offer us a chance to “walk on...
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01/12/12 Indiana Conservation Officer Dustin Whitehead recently culminated a week long investigation on reports of a pair of teens who had shot numerous illegal deer this season. An aware Oxbow Park Ranger on Christmas night first noticed the suspicious activity and then an Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department deputy gathered more information on the two...
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12/26/11 With deer season winding down, Indiana conservation officers have been patrolling the rural landscape checking hunters and assisting landowners with various complaints. District One conservation officers serve the seven north-central counties of St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Kosciusko, Fulton, Miami, and Wabash. To date, there have been 489 separate hunting violations reported within District...
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11/04/11 Select Indiana state parks will close temporarily for two rounds of controlled deer reduction hunts in the coming weeks. The first reduction is Nov. 14-15. The second round is Nov. 28-29. The participating parks will close to the general public the evening before each of the two efforts and will re-open the morning...
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10/25/11 Indiana Conservation Officers investigated a hunting incident that left a Marshall County deer hunter suffering from pelvic and spinal injuries. On October 15th, Jeremy Bules of Bourbon, Indiana was hanging a tree-stand in a woods he intended to deer hunt. Unknown to him that final step into the tree-stand would have serious consequences....
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10/24/11 Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the shooting of two whitetail deer from J&C Deer Farms at 68286 CR 29 in New Paris, Indiana. J&C Deer Farms is a privately owned DNR licensed game breeder facility. The incident occurred between the evening hours of Friday, October 21st and 8:00 a.m. Saturday, October 22nd ....
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10/17/11 Indiana conservation officers are investigating a hunting incident that happened at approximately 9:43 am on October 16, 2011. The incident involved a Jason Steiner 34 years old of Knox Indiana. He and two other men were waterfowl hunting on the lake when Steiner’s muzzle bead became entangled in the camo netting that created...
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09/30/11 With all the signs of fall being just around the corner, this means more and more people are going to be enjoying the beauty of Indiana’s great outdoors. Whether you are out enjoying the scenery or participating in the upcoming hunting seasons, Indiana Conservation Officers would like to take a moment to inform...
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01/31/11 Indiana Conservation Officers Nathan Hooley (L) from Kosciusko County and Dustin Whitehead (R) from Elkhart County help Conservation Officer diver Jon Engle of Wabash onto the ice after a practice ice dive Thursday on Lake Wawasee. In addition to Engle, 3 other conservation officer divers braved the 20 degree air and 34 degree...
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