I would say one of two reasons to be concerned about what the DNR is telling the public...
One, someone is telling them to deny/lie to the public. (To what end)
Two, they are ignorant and not wanting to believe sightings, evidence and killed animals.
I don't care what kind of creatures are in our woods and fields and it's not going to make me change my outdoor activities in any way. I always try to pay attention to my surroundings, when outdoors. Hell, a rabid raccoon could ruin your day.
My favorite DNR story -- like everyone in my area I was raised to look out for water moccasins on and around certain lakes; and especially the stripper pits in Pike Co. And every year when the official pubs came out, or the CO's gave a talk; they would tell you that there were no mocs in Indiana. One day a neighbor of my grandfather saw a medium sized one in the newly designated F&W area while frog hunting and lifted it out of the water with an oar before sliding it into the traditional wet burlap sack we used to keep frogs in.Good news: the DNR says no cougar
The DNR released trail cam footage of a mountain lion in Greene county a couple of years back, how is that denial?
Oh yes, and putting otters in Blue river really improved... what?
Are you sure it wasn't the Asian carp that were the culprits? I've heard the horror stories about what they can do to indigenous fish populations.The only thing it didn't hurt was the Goggleye population. Carp, Asian carp and Goggleye are all you can catch anymore.
This photo was taken in Columbus
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Are you sure it wasn't the Asian carp that were the culprits? I've heard the horror stories about what they can do to indigenous fish populations.
Where at in Columbus? Mind if I share on FB?
The Asians are down at the mouth of the Blue. We used to have great fishing for smallies, channel cat, blue gill and the like. Now we have goggleye, and not very big ones at that.
The otters are coming up out of the river and getting in our farm ponds. When the owners of the ponds call the DNR they say, and I quote, "Don't worry, when the fish are gone they will move on."
No offer to trap and remove the otters, no offer for compensation, just threats if the person who owns the ponds takes things in their own hands.
We all thought that when we own the land, pay taxes, build and stock the ponds for private use we could actually have fish from them. Seems we were only making "all you can eat buffets" for the otters.
Heck, my taxes even went up because of "land improvements"...
The Asians are down at the mouth of the Blue. We used to have great fishing for smallies, channel cat, blue gill and the like. Now we have goggleye, and not very big ones at that.
The otters are coming up out of the river and getting in our farm ponds. When the owners of the ponds call the DNR they say, and I quote, "Don't worry, when the fish are gone they will move on."
No offer to trap and remove the otters, no offer for compensation, just threats if the person who owns the ponds takes things in their own hands.
We all thought that when we own the land, pay taxes, build and stock the ponds for private use we could actually have fish from them. Seems we were only making "all you can eat buffets" for the otters.
Heck, my taxes even went up because of "land improvements"...