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Procedures change for turkey hunters selected in 2020 draws

Procedures change for turkey hunters selected in 2020 draws

By Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife

Reserved turkey hunt procedures will change on participating Fish and Wildlife Areas (FWAs) for selected turkey hunters completing their hunt registration this year, as a result of COVID-19.

The changes will allow turkey hunting to continue on FWAs while maintaining social distancing practices.

Selected turkey hunters will be mailed date-specific hunting permit cards for their hunt period as well as a parking permit. FWA offices will be closed to the public; however, the selected turkey hunters will still need to sign in each day at a property self-serve check-in booth before hunting.

Hunters must maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet between each other while signing in.

Youth-season and regular-season turkey hunters will use the same procedures. Hunters should keep their hunt permit card on their person while hunting and place their parking permit in the windshield of their vehicle. After each day’s hunt, hunters should deposit their hunt permit card in a property drop box.

The pre-season drawing for allocating hunting opportunities on FWAs for the regular spring turkey hunting season has already been conducted. Youth turkey season drawings, if necessary, will be completed by the first week in April.

Several FWAs have open spots later in the turkey season, typically filled by no-show drawings. Because FWAs will not conduct no-show draws this year, there will be a supplemental online draw for these remaining spots.

The supplemental drawing application period will begin April 6 at 8 a.m. and end April 12. Hunters will be drawn April 13, and results will be emailed to applicants.

Individuals not selected in the pre-season or supplemental draw are also able to hunt on several southern FWAs later in the season.

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