{"id":10454,"date":"2018-04-24T16:29:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T16:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=10454"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:31:35","slug":"dnr-asks-landowners-to-enroll-in-gamebird-hunting-easements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/dnr-asks-landowners-to-enroll-in-gamebird-hunting-easements\/","title":{"rendered":"DNR Asks Landowners to Enroll in Gamebird Hunting Easements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10554\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fw-huntinggrasslandforapple.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"fw-huntinggrasslandforapple\" data-rl_caption=\"fw-huntinggrasslandforapple\" title=\"fw-huntinggrasslandforapple\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10554\" class=\"wp-image-10554 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fw-huntinggrasslandforapple.jpg\" alt=\"ACCESS PROGRAM PROVIDING LAND EASEMENTS (APPLE)\" width=\"316\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fw-huntinggrasslandforapple.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fw-huntinggrasslandforapple-250x119.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/fishwild\/9572.htm<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The DNR is seeking private landowners to allow limited public gamebird hunting opportunities on their properties in exchange for financial incentives and technical assistance through a program called APPLE.<\/p>\n<p>APPLE stands for Access Program Providing Land Easements. In its second year, APPLE provides hunters with an opportunity to hunt ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail, and American woodcock, while also providing landowners with significant benefits.<\/p>\n<p>With nearly 96 percent of Indiana privately owned, public gamebird hunting opportunities are limited.<\/p>\n<p>Participating landowners are eligible for incentives of up to $25 per acre. Additional financial assistance is also available for creating or improving habitat.<\/p>\n<p>DNR biologists will work closely with each landowner to develop a wildlife habitat management plan. Biologists will also help landowners plan the number and timing of hunts on their land.<\/p>\n<p>The DNR is targeting landowners of 20 acres or more within five focal regions across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Hunters will be selected for the program using Indiana\u2019s online reserved hunt draw system.<\/p>\n<p>Landowners can continue to hunt all other species on their land during the duration of the APPLE hunts, and may hunt gamebirds after the APPLE hunts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Permanent Link to Field Season Upon Us! Be Prepared\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/field-season-upon-us-be-prepared\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Field Season Upon Us! Be Prepared<\/a>, Got Nature?, Purdue Extension-FNR<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/fishwild\/2716.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Wade<\/a>,\u00a0North Region Landscape Biologist<br \/>\nDNR Division of Fish &amp; Wildlife<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/fishwild\/2716.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erin Basiger<\/a>, South Landscape Biologist<br \/>\nDNR Division of Fish &amp; Wildlife<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DNR is seeking private landowners to allow limited public gamebird hunting opportunities on their properties in exchange for financial incentives and technical assistance through a program called APPLE. APPLE stands for Access Program Providing Land Easements. In its second year, APPLE provides hunters with an opportunity to hunt ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail, and American [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,52,54],"tags":[613,816,770,696,379],"class_list":["post-10454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howto","category-safety","category-wildlife","tag-game","tag-gamebird","tag-hunters","tag-indiana-dnr","tag-landowners","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10454"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33661,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10454\/revisions\/33661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}