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PROPERTY PROFILE: Austin Bottoms Conservation Area

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Property profile: 3 Austin Bottoms Conservation Muskatatuck River | Photo courtesy of DNR Area DESCRIPTION eagles, broad-winged hawks, woodcock, The area spans more than 26,000 acres , hooded warblers, Kentucky Ax throwing along the Muscatatuck River. It is warblers, blue jays and cardinals. These 6 hits the spot bounded by the intersection of the bottomland hardwoods also provide Muscatatuck with Interstate 65 and State excellent habitat for many , Road 31 on the east side and flows west- such as white-tailed deer, , rac- Collect seeds, ward to Jackson-Washington State coon, skunk, fox, beaver, otter, mink, 14 get paid opossum, gray squirrel, fox squirrel and Forest on the west side. The area flying squirrel. stretches across Scott, Jackson and Outdoors Washington counties. HISTORY The Healthy Rivers INitiative, the largest 16 briefs Approximately 2,355 acres are now open land conservation initiative to be under- for use. It consists of a variety of habitat taken in Indiana, was announced in June types, dominated by bottomland 2010. It includes a partnership of Mountain Tea and wetlands. The bottomland forest 20 Forest opens resource agencies and organizations consists of species such as maples, oaks, who are working with willing landowners sweetgum, river birch, sycamore and to permanently protect more than beech. Many birds use bottomland hard- 43,000 acres along the Wabash River wood forests, such as , yel- and Sugar Creek in west-central Indiana, low- and black-crowned night herons, and more than 26,000 acres of the wood ducks, red-headed woodpeckers, Muscatatuck River bottomlands in south- screech owls, great horned owls, bald east Indiana.

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Austin Bottoms Conservation Area

AUSTIN BOTTOMS

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This program receives federal aid in fish and/or wildlife restoration. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national 65 origin, age, sex or disability. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity or facility, or if you desire further information, please write to: Office

of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, DC 20240.

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ACTIVITIES on the area. Gathering berries, nuts and mushrooms is allowed. Spring mushroom hunting is Fishing Youth can hunt during the special youth restricted to after noon during the Sage’s Ferry Public Access Site is on the seasons throughout the year. Muscatatuck River off of State Road 39. spring turkey season. All hunting seasons and bag limits There is no shooting range. No camping Shoreline fishing is allowed. apply. and no swimming allowed. All size and bag limits apply. Portions of Austin Bottoms NEIGHBORING LAND Conservation Area do allow the use of Hunting • Stucker Fork Fish & Wildlife Area bonus antlerless licenses. The area is mainly bottomland hard- offers 1,528 acres of bottomland forest woods interspersed with wetlands. Trapping for hunting. It is north of Scottsburg on Hunting is available for deer, turkey, There is a draw for trapping. Call Finley-Firehouse Road and squirrel and waterfowl. Furbearers are Crosley FWA (812) 346-5596 for regu- Thomastown Road. also abundant throughout the area. lations. Limited opportunities are available for • Crosley Fish & Wildlife Area offers rabbit, quail and woodcock. OTHER ACTIVITIES 4,228 acres of rolling hills and ponds for The area is a great place to view a wide hunting and fishing. It is located south Tree stands are allowed to be up over- variety of birds and waterfowl. River of North Vernon on State Road 3. night between Sept. 1 and Jan. 10. otters, beavers, deer and other mam- • offers camping, mals are also common. There are no draws for reserved hunt- picnicking, playgrounds and Clifty Inn. It ing. No office sign-in is required to scout, is located near Madison, with entrances No check-in is required to hunt or fish fish, hike or wildlife watch. off State Roads 62 and 56.

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They have some chops « Ax throwing finds its target audience in central Indiana

Story By Greg Seiter | Photos by Mark Freeland

Widely recognized as one of ax-throwing bars and local tour- to compete against one another to mankind’s oldest tools, the ax naments to regional competitive earn “best lumberjack” bragging has been used for many purposes leagues and international cham- rights. But the activity didn’t be- throughout history but primar- pionships, axes are now carefully gin to gain widespread popularity ily for chopping wood. Today, embraced by business profession- until Backyard Axe Throwing however, axes are also known as als and outdoor enthusiasts alike. League Founder and CEO Matt recreational sporting equipment. Technically, as a sport ax Wilson opened what is thought The popularity of ax throwing throwing is believed to have orig- to have been the first ax-throwing is on the rise, both domestically inated in the 1940s when those bar in North America — a To- and internationally. In fact, from working in lumber camps began ronto establishment — in 2011. Eventually, the sport made its way to central Indiana. “At first, I started going to a throwing place in downtown , but I had to drive all the way down there every time and parking was expensive, so I decided to bring the idea closer to home,” said Chris Engel, owner of Johnson County Axe Throwing in Whiteland. “I also wanted to make it more of a family thing.” Engel opened Johnson County Axe Throwing, on U.S. 31 just south of Greenwood, on Labor Day in 2019, the same year that Hoosier Brewing Co. in Old Towne Greenwood rolled out its Tap and Axe concept.

Chris Engel, owner of Johnson “When we started gearing up County Axe Throwing in Whiteland. for the opening, we wanted to combine an activity with our

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7 shot,” he said. “His throw didn’t go very far, but he had a blast. “The average age we see is probably from the mid-20s to the mid-40s, but we have several families come out, too,” Engel added. “We also see a lot of couples.” Perhaps more so than anything else, Engel enjoys the camaraderie that seems to naturally exist within what he describes as the “ax-throwing community.” “I throw against some of the top- ranked guys in the world up on the north side, and they’re not afraid to talk to and help you,” Engel said. “They want the sport to grow.” It apparently is. There’s also a Greenwood area facility near Fairview Road and State Road 37 called Outer Edge Axe Lounge. Johnson County Axe Throwing stands out as one of only eight World Axe Throwing League affiliates in Indiana, and that endorsement affords it the opportunity to offer specialized competitive leagues. Other WATL affiliates in the state include Bad Axe Throwing North Indianapolis, Bad Axe Throwing Indianapolis, Anar- chy Axe Throwing (Indianapolis), Ragnarok Axe Throwing (Indianapo- lis), Busted Haft Throwing (Bluffton), Combat Ops (Fort Wayne) and Plaid & Timber Axe Throwing (Evansville). “The skill level we’re seeing has really gone up,” Engel said. “We’re beer that would bring people together “One of those competitors ended going to start offering some high-level and offer an exciting element to up becoming a consultant for us in competition.” our taproom,” said Brian Nentrup, building our program in the early What are the keys to becoming managing partner at Hoosier Brewing stages,” he said. a good ax thrower? According to Co. “Ax throwing was a new activity According to Engel, part of the Nentrup, velocity isn’t necessarily that had originally taken off in sur- ax-throwing appeal may be due to the important. rounding states and started gaining fact that it can be enjoyed by almost “Often, participants are encour- momentum in Indiana.” any age. aged to slow down their throw,” he He said one particular ESPN broad- “We’ve kept our minimum age at said. “It’s all about muscle memory. cast of an ax-throwing competition 10, but I had a World War II veteran Each ax throws a bit differently and with several Indiana participants from an assisted living place come up requires a good amount of patience to specifically captured his attention. from Franklin last year and give it a learn its rotation.”

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2020 | SOUTHSIDE OUTDOORS 9 Where to throw axes Johnson County Axe Throwing 6001 N. U.S. 31, Suite 9, Whiteland 317-809-7401 johnsoncountyaxethrowing.com Outer Edge Axe Lounge 378 Western Blvd., Suite B, Greenwood 317-903-4995 outeredgeaxe.com Tap & Axe 137 S. Madison Ave., Greenwood 317-215-4753 TapanddAxe.com

Grip is also important. “Our both consist of a steel head attached “We are a brewery and do allow coaches can assist patrons to be able to a wood or composite handle, a patrons to purchase our beer when to safely handle the ax while improv- hatchet is generally a small, one-hand throwing axes, but we want to stress ing their throw,” Nentrup added. ax ideal for splitting small pieces that safety is our top priority,” Nen- Engel agrees. “You need a steady of firewood and chopping small trup said. “We have a two-drink limit hand and confidence. If you have a branches from trees. Axes, on the while throwing axes that is strictly bad throw, forget it and move on. other hand, feature a longer shaft enforced. This is monitored through Focus on what you’re doing,” he said. and are made to be used with two wristbands that patrons wear while “People tend to get nervous about hands. In the great outdoors, axes throwing.” who they’re throwing against, but you are commonly used to fell trees, split The same holds true at Johnson don’t have to be the biggest, strongest firewood or hew lumber. County Axe Throwing. or fastest to be successful.” However, regardless of the tool “I’ve been open almost a year now, In addition, contrary to popular be- being used, safety is obviously of and I’ve had zero injuries. Not even lief, an ax is not the same as a hatchet. the upmost concern when hurling a a splinter,” Engel said. “It’s really a lot While the modern ax and hatchet sharp blade at a stationary target. safer than it looks and sounds.”

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Indiana’s state tree nursery in achieving that goal requires Some pointers for collecting: Vallonia will pay you to collect planting about 8.5 million seeds. certain tree seeds throughout DNR Forestry, which operates the Always call first to see if the seeds you plan the state if the seeds meet DNR nurseries, orchestrates statewide to collect are still needed. Collect only seeds and fruit – no leaves, sticks or trash. specifications. seed collection with the goal of Each year the nurseries, part diversifying the seed source. Such Keep species separate. If you’re not certain of the DNR Division of Forestry, diversification allows the nursery that two (or more) trees are the same spe- plant millions of seeds to pro- to grow seedlings that will be well cies, keep them in separate containers. duce tree and shrub seedlings for adapted to grow into mature trees If you are not certain if you have the proper conservation planting within the throughout the state. species, email a photo of the seed/fruit, state. Each year much of the seed Some of the seeds being sought, leaves, bark, and twigs to vallonianursery@ the nurseries use is supplied by and the price per seed offered, dnr.IN.gov for identification. collectors from all over the state. include black oak, black walnut, Most of the listed species are ripe and ready DNR Forestry pays seed collectors pin oak, red oak, shumard oak, to collect when they fall off the tree. on the basis of “pure live seed.” white oak, bur oak, chinkapin oak, That term means the seeds must swamp chestnut oak and swamp Healthy acorns (with the exception of bur be from the required tree species, white oak. See the table below oak) will fall free of the cap. Keep the seeds/ and cannot be infected with dis- for current pricing and collection fruit cool until you can deliver it to the ease or infested with insects. dates. office. An air-conditioned basement is good DNR Forestry’s goal is to Contact the Vallonia Nursery for a short period of time. produce 2-3 million seedlings at 812-358-3621 or vallonianurs- each year for conservation plant- [email protected] for more infor- ings. Because of natural factors, mation.

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McCormick’s Creek SP fire can now be accessed and viewed by • Deer with signs that may indicate EHD tower re-opens to public individuals using an interactive website. such as death in or near water, loss of Visitors to the website can compare appetite and wariness, swelling around The fire tower at McCormick’s Creek individual or multiple counties across the head and neck, increased respira- re-opened at the end of August after the past five years. Results can even be tion rate, excessive salivation, rosy or decades of being closed. limited to specific types of equipment bluish color of mouth and tongue. Learn During the 1980s, the cab atop the or deer seasons. more about EHD at wildlife.IN.gov/8541. tower was locked by park management Hunters have asked for more detailed htm. due to vandalism and for safety rea- harvest data and comparisons between • Incidents involving threatened or sons, and it wasn’t until Friends of years, and this website is a direct result endangered species, regardless of the McCormick’s Creek group funded the of that feedback to DNR. Harvest data cause of death or the number of animals tower’s restoration in 2019 that the pub- is updated daily. involved. lic was able to enter — but only during guided hikes. The website can be accessed at wildlife. Changes to fish, wildlife area IN.gov/10286.htm. Seasonal naturalist Barbara Filtri hunting, trapping draws recalled a special moment from the first Report sick or dead Fish & wildlife area hunting and trap- tower hike she led after the restoration. wildlife to state ping draws will look different this sea- “I had an elderly couple with me,” she son. Indiana DNR has launched a new web- said. “They took their time climbing to site for public reporting of sick or dead FWAs will conduct draws according to the cab, where they told me that this wildlife. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was where he had proposed when they guidelines. Property visitors will be were young. “It was really amazing to The new online tool is designed to col- required to wear a mask or face cover- share in this memory and create a new lect information about Indiana wildlife ing while inside a property office or one when they were able to return to that appears sick or has died without an while near other people. If you feel sick, this special place.” apparent cause. Reports are added to please stay at home. To protect the restoration efforts, the an active database that helps DNR track State of Indiana funded construction of wildlife health over time and detect dis- For most draws, visitors will have lim- a plaza around the base of the tower. ease outbreaks. ited access to FWA offices. Due to the likelihood of people being asked to wait That work was completed earlier this The form can be found at on.IN.gov/ outside during the draw process, visi- month by Kilbride and Sons, the same sickwildlife contractors who restored the tower. tors should dress for the weather and Individuals are encouraged to report be prepared for draws to take longer to “We’ve worked on a number of historic fish or wildlife displaying odd behavior conduct than in previous years. structures in State Parks, and we always or signs of disease. The information like to match the craftsmanship of the Public seating areas will be removed to gathered from this website allows biolo- time,” Mike Kilbride said. “We looked at limit people congregating in certain gists to monitor diseases that may be the masonry done by the CCC in other areas. If you are participating in a draw affecting fish or wildlife in the state, park structures and made sure to match and require seating accommodations, including epizootic hemorrhagic dis- the style with the plaza.” please bring a portable lawn chair. ease (EHD), avian cholera, and white- McCormick’s Creek State Park (on.IN. nose syndrome, among others. A biolo- If property offices are closed to public gov/mccormickscreeksp) is at 250 gist may contact the reporter if a sam- access due to coronavirus concerns, McCormick’s Creek Park Road, Spencer, ple for disease testing is needed. property hunting draws will still take 47460. place at FWAs according to each prop- The DNR is especially interested in: Deer harvest website erty’s specific draw plan. Property draw • Incidents involving the death of five or plans are written based on property available for hunters more animals. accommodations to ensure social dis- tancing practices are being followed. Indiana DNR has launched a new web- • Recurring deaths of animals in the site allowing deer hunters to access same location over a period of time. Property-specific information for how white-tailed deer harvest data as it is the draws will be conducted can be accumulated by the state. • Deer with signs that may indicate chronic wasting disease (CWD) such as found at wildlife.IN.gov/10443.htm. During the check-in process, hunters emaciation, staggering or standing with You can also contact the property report the county of harvest, sex of poor posture, salivating excessively, or directly to find out more details. deer harvested, type of land the deer carrying their head and ears lower than Contact information for each property was harvested on, and type of equip- normal. More information about CWD can be found at on.IN.gov/dfwproper- ment used to harvest deer. This data can be found at on.IN.gov/cwd. ties.

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Hesitation Point in Brown County

Find mushrooms on public app, is the App Store for iPhone and in as a map of the challenge, can be lands with new app Google Play for Android. It’s also avail- found at 7vistachallenge.com. able at mushrooms.geopoi.us. The challenge takes about an hour by A former Brown County resident can car and two hours by bicycle. To prove now help mushroom hunters find edi- Brown County State Park they completed the challenge, visitors ble treats on nearby public lands. unveils 7 Vista Challenge must take seven photos, one at each Andrew Gustin, founder of digital car- Brown County State Park, in partner- vista, and show them to the staff at the tography firm GeoPOI LLC in St. Paul, ship with the Brown County Visitors Nature Center, Abe Martin Lodge, or Minnesota, has developed a series of Bureau and the Friends of Brown Brown County Visitors Center. At each smartphone apps “that will greatly County State Park group, has created of the selected vistas, there will be a increase your chances to rapidly locate the eighth challenge at Indiana State sign attached to a picture frame. the species that you desire.” Parks, and the first that is drivable. Participants should take a picture of the view through each frame or of The apps, available for both Apple and The park’s 7 Vista Challenge takes visi- themselves in each frame to get credit. tors on a quest to find the most beauti- Android products, cover 10 Midwestern The seven vistas are states including Indiana and two north- ful view in the park by visiting seven eastern states, and feature mushroom different vistas (or overlooks). Those Brown County State Park’s challenge identification and association charts, who complete the challenge will get a joins challenges at seven other state parks: 3 Dunes Challenge at Indiana interactive maps of public lands indi- free 7 Vista Challenge sticker and can Dunes, 4 Falls Challenge at Clifty Falls, cating dominant tree species, and purchase a challenge T-shirt at Abe Martin Lodge and the Nature Center in 5 Mile Challenge at Turkey Run, 6 warnings of look-alike mushrooms to the park and at the Brown County Ravine Challenge at Shades, 9 Lake avoid. Visitors Center in Nashville. Challenge at Chain O’Lakes, 10 Mile Gustin is a wilderness enthusiast certi- Challenge at Spring Mill, and Hell’s The 7 Vista Challenge begins at the fied in mushroom foraging by the Point Challenge at Pokagon. West Lookout Tower and ends at Minnesota Mycological Society and is a Hohen Point. All seven vistas can be For more information about each of master naturalist. accessed by driving or riding on park these challenges, see dnr.IN.gov/ The Indiana Mushroom Forager Map roads. Details about each stop, as well healthy.

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SOUTHSIDE OUTDOORS | though Mountain Tea was already a first statenew forests in67 years, cated as state forests on Aug. 14—the Morgan County were officiallydedi- County and State Ravinia Forest in overhead. practicedrills running bury from occasional jet the Camp Atter thing but butterflies, bugs, deer, and acres of spaceto get away- from every ots, or evenmarked trails right now. doesn’t have , or water spig- Brown County’s newest state forest Mountain Tea State Forest inBrown What it have does is more than 1,150 New state forest openinBrown County « receation’ 2020 51 N.U.S.31 Whiteland|317.530.9013 |elementarmament.com We ‘Primitive carry awidearrayof itemsforallbudgets. carry We specializein - service, specialorders andAR15builds. S AND PHOTOS BY SARA CLIFFORD | FOR THE DAILY JO THE |FOR CLIFFORD SARA BY PHOTOS AND tory cut through its 1,500acres. areas and more than of 16miles trails Forest, near Paragon. It has 17parking ceremony on Aug. 14at State Ravinia nitaries celebrated aribbon-cutting that through runs forest. this that was already name the of ridge the was named “Mountain Tea” because sources spokesman JBBrindle. This Indiana Department of Natural- Re dominant geographical feature, said little-traveled of part Yellowwood. Sat: By Appointment •Sunday: Closed Gov. Holcomb Eric and other dig- State forests are named for their ¤ C heck outourareaofgiftsperfectforhimor her. Mon-Fri: 10am -6pm arriving daily! ammunition, accessories one oncustomer Firearms, U and RNAL RNAL campgrounds and Yellowwood Lake ular Yellowwood that tract contains the Forest, but is not connected to pop the - about knew body said. it, Seifert much used hardlybeen because any- DNR for sixor years, seven but it hasn’t forestry for DNR. the John director Seifert, of division the of moreis still of awork inprogress. Pumpkin east of Ridge Road Nashville, It of was apart Yellowwood State The acreage been has owned the by “It primitive is truly recreation,” said Mountain Tea, off Hoover Road and ¤

DJ-35053684 west of Nashville. It will still be under the management of Yellowwood until it’s developed further, Seifert said. In the fall or winter — provided that the DNR’s annual open house goes on as it normally does — the DNR will be looking for public input about what that development should be over the next few years. “It could be a year; it could be 10 years,” he said about the timeline for adding more features, like trails. “We’d like to actually expand that forest and create a bigger, larger foot- print if we could in the future.” More than 700 acres of Mountain Tea were formerly managed by The Nature Conservancy before the state acquired them in 2013 with the assistance of the U.S. Forest Service through the Forest Legacy Program. The other acreage was purchased from private owners in 2009, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

“It was obvious that most peo- Mountain Tea State Forest lake. The lake is tucked about a mile into the new state forest in Brown County. It’s ple didn’t know it was there, so that accessible on foot only via an old road.

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Road overRoad ridges and wooded valleys. Pumpkin and Ridge Road Salt Creek to county the road back to place.” the signs off be thethere main will road and the be in thatworks.So, all stuff will had made his announcement, now, so create routes trail yet until governor the “We didn’t want to put signs the up and State Forest is down that way —yet. indicatingno sign that Mountain Tea you turn off HooverRoad, there’sand marking Pumpkin where Ridge Road now, as there is no county road sign dently of .” its own website and promote it- indepen to develop it and create alittle more of ership,” way, he said. “This we’llbe able you alittle knew more about state own- Tea unlessyou were living next to it or opportunities,” said. Seifert and should develop and create its own thatderstood it is an entity of its own separate state forest that so people un- was intent the of creating actually a

SERVICE SERVICE CENTER The forest property stretches between More said. posted, Seifert be signs will It’s not that still all to easy find “Nobody could really find Mountain 2020 heck isplace?’” this said. Seifert right now, people might say, ‘What the outsorted and signs put up, because give us acouple months to get things on DNR’s the map of property. the other offshootswhich aren’t marked places, roads the eral branch off onto ing visitors what is where,- and insev gets more Seifert said. traffic, in places. That’ll changethewhen area intoto run to knee- waist-high weeds are hikable now, but visitors are likely offthetwo main Theroadbeds. roads said. Seifert right now, just two-footed visitors, vehicles or horses, or evenbicycles are not by used to any be motorized roads branch off into theThey woods. hold about four cars. A parking area there is large enough to where state the forest property begins. end of dead the Pumpkin Ridge Road He that added DNR the hasn’t “Try not to go out there right away; There are no signs the on roads - tell Trails built likely be branching will Near that entrance, two the old Currently, a“welcome” sits sign at • • • 2380 N.STATE ROAD135 HONEYCREEKTACKLE.COM HUNTING ACCESSORIES GUNS |AMMO INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE BARGERSVILLE,IN 317.422.0102 Tea, said. Seifert allowed at be inseason Mountainwill forest lands, like hunting and fishing, 38,000 were planted at Ravinia. were planted at Mountain Tea and This year, morethantrees 16,000 new release from governor’s the office said. plant one million trees by 2025,apress Million Trees program, an effort to are planting sites for governor’s the to state the acquiring it. Mountain Tea wasprior harvested also 2013 and 2014said that from timber of of parts land the surveys from along road. the Resource management invarious seen can placesharvests be said. EvidenceSeifert of past timber in Indiana, “actively be will managed,” forest property. along lines the of an established state Tea something to more see expecting appointed go out ifthey to Mountain he doesn’t so be, want people dis to- be of use best propertythe the should sought or received input yet on what Activities allowed on other state MountainBoth Tea and Ravinia This property, like other state forests Fall Time is a Great Time at

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