Hunters can check in to win at state reservoir properties
Hunters at eight reservoir properties, including two in the Putnam County area, will be entered to win prizes for returning a completed hunter card at DNR check-in stations.
The properties include Cecil M. Harden and Cagles Mill lakes, as well as Salamonie, Mississinewa, Patoka, Brookville, Monroe and Hardy lakes.
The new "Check-In-Win" program is an effort to encourage hunters to turn in hunter cards at the end of their hunts. The cards contain information valuable to the DNR, including what animals the hunters harvested and what animals they saw while hunting.
Hunters should complete a card every time they visit one of the eight properties to hunt.
Hunters can win a $25 Fish and Wildlife gift certificate that can be used to purchase a combo hunting/fishing license, an annual entrance pass for state parks and reservoirs, a $25 lake permit for boating access on DNR properties, a $25 camping gift card and more.
Prize drawings will be held after spring turkey season, after deer firearms season and after waterfowl season.
Winners will be called or emailed. Hunters of all ages can participate and can enter more than once during each season.