Deer Hunting Regulations
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- Deer Rule Change Summary
for 2012 - 2013
The 2011-12 Indiana Deer Hunting Guide is in PDF format. You can download it to a mobile phone capable of reading PDF files, or print it from a computer as a single document.
- 2011-12 Deer Hunting Guide
(not updated with new rule changes)
The guide includes basic information on license requirements, bag and possession limits, season dates, and equipment regulations.
In addition to basic information, the guide provides hyperlinks to complete language on hunting rules and regulations in Indiana, plus a hyperlink to a searchable database of mandatory check stations where successful hunters can take their deer.
Contents
- General hunting regulations
- License requirements
- Apprentice licenses
- Legal hunting hours
- Urban deer zones
- Equipment regulations
- Deer season chart
- Tagging/checking dder
- License/bag limit chart
- Bonus antlerless deer
- Disease monitoring
- Venison donation
Other Deer Information
Youth Deer SeasonYouth Deer Season for 2011 is Sept. 24 and 25. Youth age 17 and younger on the date of the hunt, and accompanied by an adult of at least 18 years of age, can take either an antlered or antlerless deer. If the youth hunter takes an antlered deer during the youth deer season, the youth cannot take another antlered deer during the normal deer seasons (i.e., firearm, archery or muzzleloader seasons). The youth hunter must possess a valid license to take deer (resident youth hunt/trap, non-resident youth deer, or lifetime comprehensive), and the accompanying adult must also possess a valid hunting license of any type while in the field with the youth hunter. The youth hunter must comply with all deer hunting regulations, including tagging and checking it in at a deer check station within 48 hours of the take. The youth hunter and accompanying adult must wear hunter orange.
The youth hunter may use a legal firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow to take the deer. The accompanying adult cannot take a deer and may not possess a firearm, muzzleloader, bow and arrow or crossbow while in the field with the youth hunter.
Other Links
- Deer - Projected Firearms Season Dates
- Deer Hunting FAQ's
- Deer Harvest Summaries
- Deer Health
- Deer Life History
- Deer Temporary Transportation Tag
- Hunters Helping Farmers - Program Status updated 9/16/09
- Venison Donation Information
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