The Great Outdoors

HUNTING SEASON DATES ANNOUNCED Mark your calendar and plan time off for upcoming Indiana hunting and trapping seasons.Hunting season dates:

A NEW THREAT TO ASH TREES   A new tree pest, known as the emerald ash borer, is generating concern

FOX ISLAND NIGHT HIKE Fox Island County Park, 7324 Yohne Road, is rich in history and natural beauty. It also

Of interest to all you buckskinners and outdoor festival goers: The Festival Of The Wild Rose Moon is this coming

YOU CAN CHANGE THE HUNTING/FISHING/TRAPPING AND OTHER WILDLIFE REGULATIONS 2003-2004 Open House Rule Change Let Indiana’s fish and wildlife managers

THE WAYNEDALE NEWS will be giving away FREE fishin’ poles again this year during WAYNEDALE DAZE in Waynedale Memorial Park

THE WAYNEDALE NEWS will be giving away FREE fishin’ poles again this year right after the Memorial Day parade and

A much decorated, retired Marine Captain sent this to me recently, and I thought I’d share it with you. “I

SIGN UP NOW FOR 2003 MASTER GARDENER TRAININGThe Master Gardener Program helps gardeners grow by providing them with intensive training

The Fort Wayne Sports Vacation and Boat Show will be coming to Fort Wayne in March. I, the Ray McCune,

CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) NOT DETECTED IN INDIANA Signs of CWD have not been detected in initial deer tissue samples

(Information taken from Wild Bulletin a DNR publication online)   GOLDEN EAGLE SPOTTED A golden eagle was spotted earlier this

Trendy sports like rollerblading and wind surfing have come and gone, but wildlife-related recreation remains among the most constant activities

An Indiana DNR proposal to stock walleye in the Lake James Chain of Lakes in Steuben County has received a

As you read this I’m licking my wounds. No, I didn’t get hurt, physically. I recently went deer hunting in

Hunting Tip – cut a piece of nylon string (10-12 inches long), double it, stick the loop through the eye

Ahhhh, Fall, time for festivities, food, and hunting. The leaves are changing colors and there’s a bit of frost in

Fall Preparations by Nathan Smith   Isn’t autumn wonderful- the changing colors, the cooler weather, and the reality that a

I ran across this and thought that you readers would be interested in what it says. It’s taken from the

True Blues by Kenton Neuhouser   Two outstanding plants are in flower now with a bright blue blossom. I know

Someone asked me about the name of this column. I started out calling it THE GREAT OUTDOORS but somehow that

WAYNEDALE WOODS AND WATERS YOU TOO CAN .22 Allen County 4-H Shooting Sports Club will be hosting a 10-week .22

Gee it’s great to have a place right in our own backyard that is still ‘half wild’ to go to

August marks the start of the 2002 Hunting Season. Squirrel season starts August 15. From the 2002/2003 Indiana Hunting and