NEAR SOLON SPRINGS - Jarid Rankila walked gingerly onto the frozen beaver pond, thumping the ice ahead of him with his ice spud - a long-handled spear-like chisel. If the thunk was solid, he would ...

Public comment is now open to the Indiana Natural Resources Commission, or NRC, for proposed changes to the state’s river otter trapping rules. If adopted, the changes would take effect this November ...

It was back at deer camp that my good buddy from my days of growing up, Doug Cibulka told me that his 16-year-old son, Derek, and himself had otter trapping tags. All that needed to be said was that ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) – There’s one last chance to tell Indiana’s Natural Resources Commission what you think about its proposed rule changes for deer hunting and otter trapping. Comments can be ...

Indiana’s Natural Resources Commission has opened a public comment period for proposed changes to the state’s river otter trapping rules before its members vote on their final adoption. If adopted, ...

It took biologists decades to repopulate the state with enough river otters to support this winter’s inaugural trapping season. But trappers in 23 counties triggered the close of the season in a lot ...