What do I do if a landowner does not give me permission to retrieve the deer I shot? Contact your local Conservation Officer for assistance in retrieving the deer.
The landowner can still legally refuse to give up the deer. Hunter orange is required for all deer hunters during Youth, Firearm, Muzzleloader, or Special Antlerless Firearm season. Hunter orange must be worn at all times during the hunt, including walking to and from the hunting location.
A good rule of thumb is: if it's any kind of firearms season, and you have your hunting weapon with you, you need to be wearing hunter orange. A ground blind must have at least square inches of hunter orange material that is visible from any direction during any season in which a hunter is already required to wear hunter orange.
Baiting includes any of the following: 1 a solid or liquid that is transported and intended for consumption, 2 salt, 3 mineral blocks, and 4 food that is transported and placed for consumption, including, but not limited to, piles of apples and corn placed in the field. An area is considered baited for 10 days after the removal of the bait and the baited soil.
Hunting an orchard, or another area which may be attractive to deer as a result of normal agricultural activity, is not prohibited. Stump Likker and other similar products are not illegal to sell or illegal to use as a supplement to wildlife. However, it is illegal to hunt over these products. Please see the Deer Reduction Zone Interactive map for details. Individuals hunting in a designated deer reduction zone and are attempting to satisfy the deer reduction zone bag limit must harvest an antlerless deer within the deer reduction zone first before taking a buck.
Individuals hunting in an area within a Deer Reduction Zone may take a buck if hunting under regular deer hunting season license, and are not required to take a doe first. Carcasses of deer and other wild animals that are lawfully taken cannot be dumped in streams or other bodies of water. Dumping dead deer and other wild animals in a waterway is considered littering and is a criminal offense punishable by a fine. Rotting carcasses in a waterway can also affect water quality for those downstream.
Carcasses should not be burned because this can cause air pollution. We recommend all discarded carcasses and unwanted animal parts be bagged, placed in your trash, and sent to a landfill. DNR IN. Find an IN. Can I use my Firearms License to take an antlerless deer? The Firearms License can only be used during Firearms Season. The Bonus Antlerless License can be purchased separately. Is a Bonus Antlerless License valid for all seasons? How many bonus licenses can I use? How many licenses can I buy?
How many deer can I harvest? How much do the licenses cost? How much does a deer license bundle cost? What kind of license do I need to buy for the Deer Reduction Zone? What kind of license do I need to have in order to hunt with a crossbow? You are allowed to take the Bonus Antlerless Quota limit in each county in Indiana.
The exemption is for farmland owners and lessees of farmland that farm that land. What are the exemptions to purchasing a hunting license? Indiana farmland owners, their spouses, and dependent children living with them. Resident lessees of farmland who farm that land, their spouses, and dependent children living with them with permission from the landowner.
An individual who is less than 13 years of age; does not possess a bow or firearm; and is accompanied by an individual who is at least 18 years of age and holds a valid license. Residents or non-residents participating in a field trial sanctioned by the DNR Director. How many deer can I shoot with my license? How many deer can I shoot in one day? How many antlered deer can I harvest? How many deer can I harvest with a deer license bundle?
How many deer can I harvest during the Special Antlerless Firearms season? Certain restrictions apply regarding deer reduction zone licenses on DNR-managed properties. Please contact the property you plan to hunt for more information. Please visit deer. Hunters should ensure deer harvested within a deer reduction zone are checked in correctly.
DNR uses these responses and corresponding harvest numbers to determine the effectiveness of these zones. In counties with a deer reduction zone, hunters are required to report in CheckIN Game whether the deer was harvested in a deer reduction zone. If so, hunters are then required to report whether they want that deer to count toward the deer reduction zone bag limit.
Hunters using reduction zones to harvest a second buck or to fulfill the deer reduction zone antlerless bag limit should ensure that their deer are counted toward the zone bag limit. Hunters who hunt in an area inside the deer reduction zone but are not interested in counting deer toward the zone bag limit or who are not using a license valid in a deer reduction zone should select that the deer will not count toward the reduction zone bag limit.
A hunter is not required to place the tag on the deer while dragging it out of the field as long as the hunter has filled out and is carrying the required information. A hunter must maintain immediate custody of and visual contact with the deer carcass unless the completed temporary transportation tag is attached.
The tag must be attached to the deer before the hunter leaves the deer. Hunters are required to register their harvested deer within 48 hours of the kill. This can be done one of three ways:. Once the deer is registered with the CheckIN Game system, a confirmation number will be generated. The number must be recorded on a temporary transportation tag and kept with the deer until processing begins.
The deer head must remain attached to the carcass until the deer is registered with CheckIN Game and a confirmation number is issued. Shotguns, handguns, rifles with legal cartridges, muzzleloading long guns, and muzzleloading handguns are legal during the firearms season.
Only muzzleloading firearms are legal during the muzzleloader season. Hunters may carry more than one type of legal firearm when hunting during the firearms, youth, and reduction zone in zones where local ordinances allow the use of a firearm seasons only. While hunting, an individual may carry a handgun without a handgun license in accordance with Indiana Code found at iga. Deer can be taken with a handgun only when in compliance with DNR regulations and only during the firearms season, with muzzleloading handguns only in the muzzleloader seasons, and in deer reduction zones when and where local ordinances allow.
Carcasses of deer and other wild animals that are lawfully taken cannot be dumped in streams or other bodies of water. The Department of Natural Resources says it has received clarification of a bill that goes into effect June 30 that will allow deer hunters more firearm options this year. DNR reports they have received numerous questions regarding the recent legislation that legalizes certain rifles for deer hunting beginning later this year.
They say most of the questions have to do with calibers and cartridges allowed under the new law. House Enrolled Act , authored by Rep. Lloyd Arnold, R-Leavenworth, which was passed earlier this year by the Indiana General Assembly, allows some additional rifle cartridges to be used only on private land during the firearms season.
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