Recently I had a conversation with an IDNR employee and asked about the hiring of a new deer biologist and how it was progressing. I was told not very well, it seems few biologists want to be Indiana's deer biologist and even fewer for the pay available to them. this also (pay wis) applies to any type of biologist.

I was told that Indiana was at the bottom of the pay scale and Michigan was "stealing" our biologist with the money they had available. Chad Stewart left for a considerable pay raise and another biologist left for more money and a guarantee of a 20% increase in the first year.

Troubling.........