Bass and Bucks Hosts DNR, Deer Advisory Councils Meeting

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By The Paper staff

WABASH COUNTY, Ind. – Bass and Bucks will be hosting an Indiana Department of Natural Resources meeting Thursday, Feb. 23, to share information on a new pilot program aimed at gathering public input for consideration in future deer management decisions.

The DNR will provide information about white-tailed deer with the hunting group Indiana White-tailed Deer Herd Management (IWDHM), which is organizing the pilot program that is modeled after one that is operating in Wisconsin.

The IWDHM is putting together county deer advisory councils (CDACs) in counties including Wabash, Howard, Huntington and Hamilton.

The group’s officials said they hope to add CDACS in Cass, Dubois, Marion, Miami, Porter, Scott and Whitley counties.

In addition to local hunters, CDACs are expected to include representation from agriculture, forestry, local government, tourism, transportation, non-consumptive users and a disease monitoring organization.

The state department will also provide the CDACs with information the agency already collects on an annual basis such as harvest data, crop depredation damage, forest damage and deer-vehicle collision statistics.

CDAC meetings will gather public input on deer population goals and antlerless quotas for specific counties and share it with the DNR.

Bass and Bucks will host the first meeting on Thursday. The Wabash County CDAC will meet at 6 p.m. at Bass and Bucks, located at 4890 W. Millcreek Pike, Wabash, IN 46992.

The Howard County CDAC will meet March 4 at 9 a.m. at the Rodgers Pavilion, Highland Park, located at 902 W. Deffenbaugh St., Kokomo, IN 46902.

The Huntington County CDAC will meet March 25 at 9 a.m. at the Andrews Lions Club, located 365 Leedy Lane, Andrews, IN, 46702.

The Hamilton County CDAC will meet April 22 at 10 a.m., at Koteewi Archery Range, located at 11909 Koteewi Drive, Noblesville, IN 46060.

For more information on future CDAC meetings and locations, visit iwdhm.com or email iwdhmgroup@yahoo.com.

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