Don’t thumb your nose at pigeon hunting; pigeons are truly wild but decoy very easily. Rancho Salvaje has acquired many leases in the Province of La Pampa which is famous for pigeons and big game. La Pampa’s main source of income is cattle and grain, making the area a prime habitat for large volumes of birds. Dove hunting and pigeon hunting are usually combined with duck hunting in the Province of Buenos Aires making this hunt high volume shooting at its best.
Super combination hunt: pheasant and duck. Hungary is an overlooked pearl in the world of small game shooting. Here we can arrange some really spectacular shooting, weather you are a fan of large scale driven shoots or high-volume pigeon shoots. Game Bird Hunting. If you’re looking for the perfect place to take a group hunting for pheasant, chukar, or quail Meadow Brook Game Farm is the place. Testimonial- “Meadow Brook Game Farm is one of the best pheasant- and bird-hunting facilities in Middle Tennessee.” Our bird-hunting season runs November 1st through March 30th.
Indiana Hunting
Pheasant
Pheasant season is from Nov. 1 – Dec. 15. A valid hunting license and Indiana Game Bird Habitat Stamp are required to hunt pheasants. Hunter orange clothing requirements (General Information) must be met while hunting pheasants. The daily bag limit for pheasants is two male (cock) pheasants.
It is illegal to shoot female pheasants (hens), except during put-and-take hunts in designated areas. If you take a pheasant, you must leave the head and head plumage attached while you are transporting the bird. There are no equipment or ammunition restrictions for pheasant hunting. A 12- or 20-gauge shotgun loaded with 4- to 6-size shot is recommended. Non-toxic shot is required when hunting pheasant on some DNR properties. Call the property for additional information.
Put-and-Take
Pigeon Hunting Laws
Pheasants are released for put-and-take hunting on Atterbury, Glendale, J. E. Roush Lake, Pigeon River, Tri-County, Willow Slough, and Winamac FWAs. There is a per-person fee to participate in put-and-take hunts. The bag limit for put-and-take pheasant hunting is two birds of either sex , except at Pigeon River, Willow Slough, and Winamac FWAs, where the limit is two roosters only. A hunter filling their limit in the put-and-take hunt may not take any more pheasants that day.
When applications are being accepted, hunters can reserve put-and-take pheasant hunts online at hunting.IN.gov. Hunts are no longer available first-come, first-served at the property.
Hunters can select the date, property, and area for their hunt.
Pheasant hunters in designated put-and-take areas are prohibited from harvesting game animals other than pheasants on days when pheasants are released and hunted. This restriction is only for pheasant hunters and only in their designated units.
Game Bird Areas
The Division of Fish & Wildlife conducts special reserved pheasant hunts on Game Bird Areas in northern Indiana (Benton, Jasper, Newton, Warren, and White counties). When the application period is open, hunters can apply at hunting.IN.gov
Indiana Private Lands Access
The Indiana Private Lands Access program provides hunting opportunities to hunters to hunt on privately owned land enrolled in the program. When the application period is open, hunters can apply online at hunting.IN.gov for a chance to participate.
Quail
Quail hunting is divided into two zones — north and south. Interstate 74 is the dividing line.
Pigeon Hunt Game
The North Zone season is from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, with a bag limit of 4 birds. The South Zone season is from Nov. 1 to Jan. 10, with a bag limit of 8 birds.
The daily bag limit at North Zone Fish & Wildlife Areas and at Mississinewa Lake and Salamonie Lake properties is 2 quail. The daily bag limit at South Zone Fish & Wildlife Areas and at Patoka Lake is 4 quail.
A valid hunting license and an Indiana Game Bird Habitat Stamp are required to hunt quail in Indiana. Hunter orange clothing requirements (General Information) must be met while hunting quail.
There are no equipment or ammunition restrictions for quail hunting. A 12- or 20-gauge shotgun loaded with 6- to 9-size shot is recommended.
Some DNR properties may have additional regulations for quail hunting. Check with the property for details (Public Hunting Areas).
Other Wild Birds
Game Pigeon Word Hunt Tips
English sparrows, European starlings, monk parakeets, and feral pigeons (except homing pigeons) may be killed at any time.
Brown-headed cowbirds, common grackles, red-winged blackbirds, Brewer’s blackbirds and crows may be controlled without a permit when they are damaging trees or crops or creating a public health hazard in accordance with federal regulations. All other nongame species of birds not otherwise covered in this regulation are protected by state or federal law and may not be killed. These provisions do not override any local ordinances restricting the use of firearms and other equipment.
Crow
Crow hunting season is July 1 – Aug. 15, 2020 and Dec. 13, 2020 – March 1, 2021.
Crows may be taken outside of the hunting season only if they are damaging trees, crops, livestock or wildlife, or creating a public health hazard. There are no restrictions on use of calls or decoys, and crows may be taken with bow and arrow, crossbow, or firearm in accordance with local ordinances.
You are not required to have a state stamp, federal stamp, or HIP registration number.