Advisory Council to review hunt, trap rule suggestions

Indiana DNR Release:

The Natural Resources Advisory Council will review suggested changes to several hunting and trapping regulations during its meeting scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at The Garrison, Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis.

Topics to be covered include license types and fees, hunter education, and the hunting of coyote, opossum, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel and exotic mammals.

The suggestions were submitted by the public over a period of months to the Natural Resources Commission, which is conducting a comprehensive review of Indiana’s fish and wildlife rules. Nearly 1,000 suggestions were submitted to the NRC, an autonomous group that oversees the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

The Advisory Council functions in an advisory capacity for the benefit of the NRC, and Tuesday’s meeting is the first of five meetings at which public testimony on suggested changes will be received.

The additional meetings will take place in July, August, September and October, after which the Advisory Council will submit its recommendations to the NRC in November. Additional information, including details about upcoming Advisory Council meetings, is available at IN.gov/nrc/2403.htm.