(ii) In the Columbia Mine unit, you can only hunt white-tailed deer for the first week (7 days) of the following seasons, as regulated by the state: archery, firearms, and muzzle magazines. The prize cannot be used for the pocket limit for bonus antlerless deer on DNR properties on which the bonus license cannot be used without antlers. Contact the property (see Public Hunting Areas) or visit hunting.IN.gov for more information. (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise to legal sunset. The use of infrared sensors or electronic deer calls to locate or take deer is illegal. It is also illegal to hunt or retrieve deer using an infrared sensor or to hunt deer in the presence of an electronic deer call. The new law is set to expire after the 2020 deer season, when MNR submits an impact assessment report to the Governor and the General Assembly. The deer reduction zone season runs from September 15, 2022 to January 31, 2023. The catch limit for reduction areas is 10 deer, of which only one can be dedicated. People who hunt in a designated reduction zone and attempt to reach the pocket limit of the reduction zone must harvest a antlerless deer before harvesting a wood-bearing deer (also known as earn-a-buck).
The requirement to earn money only applies to the limit of the discount area. The discount zone boundary is in addition to all other pocket limits (see Deer Seasons, Licenses and Equipment). In addition to nationwide pocket restrictions, deer reduction zones offer hunters the opportunity to harvest deer in areas with high deer density. (iv) We prohibit gun hunting during the state`s deer firearms season (archery and muzzle magazine only). Immediately after killing a deer, the hunter must complete a temporary paper label indicating the name, address, sex of the deer, the permit number (if any) of the person who took the deer, and the day and month of killing. A hunter is not required to place the tag on the deer while taking it out of the field as long as the hunter has finished and has taken the required information with him. A hunter must immediately keep the deer carcass and remain in visual contact with it, unless the completed temporary transport label is attached. The label must be affixed to the deer before the hunter leaves the deer. Deer reduction zones may be modified annually at the discretion of the MNR Director based on deer population management requirements. Please visit deer.dnr.IN.gov to see an up-to-date map and zoning descriptions. Shotguns, handguns, rifles with legal cartridges, muzzle-loading long guns, muzzle-loading handguns and air rifles are legal during firearms season. Only muzzle-loading firearms are legal during muzzle magazine season.
Firearms with oppressors can be used to take deer in accordance with federal law. New legal cartridges include the .243 Winchester, .30-30 Winchester, .300 AAC Blackout and .30-06 Springfield. A blind on the occupied ground must have at least 144 square inches of hunter`s orange, which is visible on either side of the awning during deer hunting during each deer season when a hunter must already wear the hunter`s orange. Hunter Orange is required on floor blinds made of artificial or synthetic materials that are placed on or within four feet of the floor. Hunter`s orange is needed on both public and private lands. A flag placed on a blind does not meet this orange requirement of the hunter. No cartridge with a bullet diameter between .243 and .308 is legal (like the .270 Winchester); A hunter can have no more than 10 cartridges of this type in the field. The deer permit package allows a person to harvest up to three deer (two antlerless and one of both sexes) with a single permit. A wood deer harvested with the deer permit package counts up to the limit of one person`s aer deer for the national season.
As soon as the deer is registered with the CheckIN game system, a confirmation number is generated. The number must be indicated on a temporary transport label and kept with the deer until the beginning of processing. Hunter`s orange must be worn during the young deer season (September 24-25, 2022). For more information, see General Information: Hunter Orange System Requirements. The deer permit package is valid for all deer seasons, with the exception of the discount zone season. Other legal cartridges running HEA 1231 include, but are not limited to, the 6mm-06, 6mm BR Remington, 6mm PPC, 6mm Remington, .240 Weatherby, .243 Winchester, .243 Winchester Super Short Magnum, .30 Carabiner, .30 Herrett, .30 Remington AR, .30-06 Springfield, .30-30 Winchester, .30-40 Krag, .300 AAC Blackout (.300 Whisper), .300 H&H Magnum, .300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum, .300 Savage, .300 Weatherby Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .300 Winchester Short Magnum, .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, .308 Marlin, .308 Winchester, 7.62x39mm and 7.62x54mmR. Tree populations can be used to hunt deer during all deer hunting seasons. It is illegal to erect or hunt a blind permanent tree on land leased by the State or the State. Portable tree populations can be used on state- or state-leased land, U.S.
Forest Service lands, and lands in Muscatatuck, Patoka River, and Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuges. Tree populations can only be left overnight from September 15 at noon to January 10. Deer may only be transported with a handgun in accordance with MNR regulations and only during firearms season, with muzzle-loading handguns only being used during front-loading seasons and in deer reduction areas if and where local regulations permit. Hunters attempting to comply with the pocket boundaries for the reduction area must have a deer reduction zone, a hunt or trap for young residents, a lifetime full hunt or a lifetime full hunting and fishing licence, or meet a licence exemption. The license package is invalid if the discount zone boundary is being developed. A valid permit is required for each deer caught. The deer head must remain attached to the carcass until the deer is registered with CheckIN Game and a confirmation number is issued. Certain restrictions apply to wildlife reduction area permits on MNR-managed properties. Please contact the property you would like to search for more information. Hunters are required to register their harvested deer within 48 hours of their slaughter.
This can be done in one of three ways: A wood deer must have at least one antler at least three inches long. Hunters must ensure that deer harvested in a deer reduction area are properly controlled. MNR uses these responses and the corresponding number of harvests to determine the effectiveness of these areas. In counties with a deer reduction zone, hunters must indicate in CheckIN Game whether the deer was harvested in a deer reduction zone. If this is the case, hunters must indicate whether they want deer to be counted within the limit of the deer reduction zone. Hunters who use reduction zones to harvest a second goat or who respect the limit of the deer reduction zone for antlerless bags must ensure that their deer count within the limit of the bag area. Hunters who hunt in an area within the deer reduction zone, but who are not interested in counting deer within the pocket limit of the zone or who do not use a valid permit in a deer reduction zone, should choose that deer is not counted within the pocket limit of the reduction zone. Hunters are allowed to carry more than one type of legal firearm if they hunt during the season only during the Firearms, Youth and Reduction Zone (in areas where local regulations allow the use of a firearm). Unless exempted (see Licence Information), a person must have a signed or digital deer hunt, a hunt or trap for young residents, a full hunt for life, or a full hunting and fishing licence for life if they hunt deer on public or private lands. With the exception of the deer hunting licence, the full lifetime hunting licence and the hunting and trapping licence for young residents, only one deer may be taken per deer hunting licence.
See the tables under Deer Seasons, Licences and Equipment for a summary of deer seasons, licences, catch limits and equipment requirements. Rifles with pistol cartridges, which were allowed in previous years, can still be used to hunt deer on private and public land. To the extent permitted by local regulations, legal archery equipment for deer hunting can be used in reduction areas from September 15, 2022 to January 31, 2023. From November 12, 2022 to January 31, 2023, hunters must comply with hunters` orange clothing requirements to hunt deer with a firearm in a discount zone. Hunters must obtain permission from landowners to hunt on private property. Hunters, including those using archery equipment, must meet hunters` orange requirements when hunting deer in the following seasons: firearms (November 12 to 27, 2022), muzzle loader (December 3 to 18, 2022) and deer reduction (November 12, 2022 to January 31, 2023 in deer reduction areas). The package can be used to take a deer with legal equipment during the archery season (including crossbows), firearms or muzzle magazines.