DNR sets up shop at Indy outdoor shows

Indiana DNR Release:

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will have a strong presence at the 57th Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show and the 14th Indiana Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl Expo that open Friday at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

Both shows are presented by Renfro Productions and open at 3 p.m. Friday.

The Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl Expo runs through Sunday (Feb. 20), and the main show continues through Feb. 27. Check www.renfroproductions.com for complete details about show hours, special features, seminars, and ticket prices.

The DNR’s primary location during the Boat, Sport and Travel Show is Tackle Town in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion, where staff will be on hand to provide information about DNR programs and events.

The booth also offers visitors a convenient one-stop shopping opportunity for licenses, state park passes, lake use permits, Outdoor Indiana magazine, Sportsman’s Benevolence Fund pins, and Turn-In-A-Poacher hats and pins.

The Indiana Conservation Officers Organization will be selling raffle tickets for an ATV, with proceeds going to the Karl E. Kelley Memorial Youth Camp.

DNR interpretive naturalists will have special presentations Feb. 19 and 27 with birds of prey, and Feb. 20 and 26 with a collection of snakes native to Indiana.

Two DNR divisions – Fish and Wildlife, and Law Enforcement – will have a presence at the Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl Expo in the Fairground’s Exposition Hall.

The Division of Fish and Wildlife will have information regarding deer, wild turkeys, waterfowl and small game on display at booths 203 and 204. Staff biologists will be on hand to discuss wildlife habitat development and management, hunting and trapping seasons, and wildlife species information, and to answer questions.

The Division of Law Enforcement’s outdoor education section will be in booths 249-251 and 325. Visitors will be able to try the Laser Shot simulated shooting system with images of realistic hunting scenarios. Visitors also can pick up information on hunter education classes, Indiana’s Archery in the Schools Program, 4-H shooting sports, Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop, Karl E. Kelley Memorial Conservation Officers Youth Camp, and C.O. Mollenhour Conservation Camp.