TITLE 312 NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Emergency Rule
LSA Document #23-523
DIGEST
Temporarily amends
312 IAC 9-3-4 regarding: (1) statewide quotas for hunting deer by county; and (2) designated properties managed by the department of natural resources where antlerless deer may not be taken by the holder of an extra deer license. Effective June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.
(a) This SECTION supplements 312 IAC 9-3-4(g) and governs hunting antlerless deer by the holder of an extra deer license.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) and SECTION 2 of this document, an individual may not take an antlerless deer on a property designated by the department from September 23, 2023, through January 1, 2024.
(c) An individual may take an antlerless deer under this SECTION if either of the following conditions are met:
(1) The individual is issued a license to hunt deer with:
(A) a resident extra deer bonus antlerless license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(B) a nonresident extra deer bonus antlerless license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(D) a nonresident youth extra deer bonus antlerless license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(F) a nonresident extra deer license bundle under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(G) a nonresident youth extra deer license bundle under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(I) a lifetime comprehensive hunting license under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(4) before its repeal; or
(J) a lifetime comprehensive hunting and fishing license under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(5) before its repeal.
(d) An individual may hunt antlerless deer under this SECTION as follows:
(1) Beginning September 23, 2023, through September 24, 2023, an individual may hunt with a bow and arrow, crossbow, firearm, air gun, or muzzleloading gun.
(2) Beginning October 1, 2023, through January 7, 2024, an individual may hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow.
(3) Beginning November 18, 2023, through December 3, 2023, an individual may hunt with a firearm, air gun, or muzzleloading gun.
(4) Beginning December 9, 2023, through December 24, 2023, an individual may hunt with a muzzleloading gun.
(e) An individual who is issued a license to hunt deer under subsection (c)(1)(A), (c)(1)(B), or (c)(1)(D) may take one (1) antlerless deer for each deer license issued under this SECTION.
(f) An individual who hunts antlerless deer under this SECTION may use:
(1) an airgun;
(2) a bow and arrow;
(3) a crossbow;
(4) a muzzleloading gun; or
(g) The following apply to a license to hunt deer under this SECTION:
(h) An individual may not exceed the following county bag limits:
(1) Adams - 1.
(2) Allen - 2.
(3) Bartholomew - 2.
(4) Benton - 1.
(5) Blackford - 1.
(6) Boone - 2.
(7) Brown - 3.
(8) Carroll - 2.
(9) Cass - 2.
(10) Clark - 3.
(11) Clay - 3.
(12) Clinton - 2.
(13) Crawford - 3.
(14) Daviess - 2.
(15) Dearborn - 1.
(16) Decatur - 2.
(17) DeKalb - 2.
(18) Delaware - 2.
(19) Dubois - 2.
(20) Elkhart - 2.
(21) Fayette - 0.
(22) Floyd - 3.
(23) Fountain - 2.
(24) Franklin - 0.
(25) Fulton - 2.
(26) Gibson - 2.
(27) Grant - 2.
(28) Greene - 3.
(29) Hamilton - 2.
(30) Hancock - 2.
(31) Harrison - 3.
(32) Hendricks - 2.
(33) Henry - 1.
(34) Howard - 2.
(35) Huntington - 2.
(36) Jackson - 3.
(37) Jasper - 2.
(38) Jay - 1.
(39) Jefferson - 3.
(40) Jennings - 2.
(41) Johnson - 2.
(42) Knox - 2.
(43) Kosciusko - 2.
(44) LaGrange - 3.
(45) Lake - 2.
(46) LaPorte - 2.
(47) Lawrence - 3.
(48) Madison - 2.
(49) Marion - 2.
(50) Marshall - 2.
(51) Martin - 3.
(52) Miami - 2.
(53) Monroe - 3.
(54) Montgomery - 2.
(55) Morgan - 3.
(56) Newton - 2.
(57) Noble - 3.
(58) Ohio - 1.
(59) Orange - 3.
(60) Owen - 3.
(61) Parke - 3.
(62) Perry - 3.
(63) Pike - 2.
(64) Porter - 2.
(65) Posey - 2.
(66) Pulaski - 2.
(67) Putnam - 3.
(68) Randolph - 2.
(69) Ripley - 1.
(70) Rush - 2.
(71) St. Joseph - 3.
(72) Scott - 2.
(73) Shelby - 2.
(74) Spencer - 2.
(75) Starke - 2.
(76) Steuben - 3.
(77) Sullivan - 3.
(78) Switzerland - 2.
(79) Tippecanoe - 2.
(80) Tipton - 1.
(81) Union - 1.
(82) Vanderburgh - 2.
(83) Vermillion - 3.
(84) Vigo - 3.
(85) Wabash - 2.
(86) Warren - 2.
(87) Warrick - 2.
(88) Washington - 3.
(89) Wayne - 1.
(90) Wells - 1.
(91) White - 2.
(92) Whitley - 2.
SECTION 2.
(a) This SECTION is supplemental to 312 IAC 9-3-4 and governs the hunting activities of an individual who is hunting antlered and antlerless deer on the following designated properties:
(1) Anspaugh Wetland Conservation Area.
(2) Ashcraft Wildlife Management Area.
(3) Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area.
(4) Aukiki Wetland Conservation Area.
(5) Austin Bottoms Conservation Area.
(6) Beaver Dam Wetland Conservation Area.
(7) Big Barbee Wetland Conservation Area.
(8) Bittern Bog Wetland Conservation Area.
(9) Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area.
(10) Bob Kern Nature Preserve.
(11) Boones Pond Public Fishing Area.
(12) Brownstown Public Fishing Area.
(13) Carlson Gamebird Area.
(14) Cartmell Gamebird Area.
(15) Cattail Slough Gamebird Area.
(16) Cedar Swamp Wetland Conservation Area.
(17) Center Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(18) Chinook Fish and Wildlife Area.
(19) Chustak Public Fishing Area.
(20) Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area.
(21) C. Triplett Gamebird Area.
(22) Curtis Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(23) Cypress Lake Public Fishing Area.
(24) Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area.
(25) Deniston Resource Area.
(26) Deno Gamebird Area.
(27) Dick Blythe Wetland Conservation Area.
(28) Doak Wildlife Management Area.
(29) Donohue Gamebird Area.
(30) Driftwood Wildlife Management Area.
(31) Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Areas.
(32) Eagle Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(33) Elk Creek Wildlife Management Area.
(34) Eller Pond Wetland Conservation Area.
(35) Fairbanks Landing Fish and Wildlife Area.
(36) Falwell Gamebird Area.
(37) Fish Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(38) Flora Gamebird Area.
(39) Francis Slocum State Forest.
(40) Funcheon Gamebird Area.
(41) Galena Marsh Wetland Conservation Area.
(42) Geswein Gamebird Area.
(43) Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area.
(44) Goose Creek Gamebird Area.
(45) Goose Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(46) Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area.
(47) Greene-Sullivan State Forest.
(48) Green Valley Wildlife Management Area.
(49) Greenwood Ditch Gamebird Area.
(50) Grouse Ridge Wildlife Management Area.
(51) Hawkins Gamebird Area.
(52) Hillenbrand Fish and Wildlife Area.
(53) Hindostan Falls Wildlife Management Area.
(54) Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area.
(55) Howatt 80 Wildlife Management Area.
(56) Hufford Trust Area.
(57) Huston Ditch Wildlife Management Area.
(58) Idaville Gamebird Area.
(59) Interlake State Recreation Area.
(60) Iroquois Gamebird Area.
(61) Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area.
(62) Jefvert Gamebird Area.
(63) Jimmerson Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(64) Judy Burton Nature Preserve.
(65) Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area.
(66) Kankakee Sands (The Nature Conservancy).
(67) Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area.
(68) Kirsch Gamebird Area.
(69) Knob View Gamebird Area.
(70) Koontz Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(71) Knop Lake Public Fishing Area.
(72) LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area.
(73) Little Chapman Wetland Conservation Area.
(74) Little Pigeon Creek Wetland Conservation Area.
(75) Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area.
(76) Lyons Gamebird Area.
(77) Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area.
(78) Manitou Island Wetland Conservation Area.
(79) Maxinkuckee Wetland Conservation Area.
(80) Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(81) Martindale Public Fishing Area.
(82) Martinsville Public Fishing Area.
(83) McGinnis/Lauerman Gamebird Area.
(84) Meander Lands Wetland Conservation Area.
(85) Mendenhall Wetland Conservation Area.
(86) Menominee Public Fishing Area.
(87) Menominee Wetland Conservation Area.
(88) Metro Sixty Gamebird Area.
(89) Mississinewa Lake (including adjacent lands administered by the department of natural resources).
(90) Modoc Wildlife Management Area.
(91) Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area.
(92) Mud Pine Gamebird Area.
(93) Nickel Plate Gamebird Area.
(94) Nipsco Beach Public Fishing Area.
(95) Norway Dam Public Fishing Area.
(96) Oak Grove Wildlife Management Area.
(97) Oxbow Bottoms Wildlife Management Area.
(98) Paragon Wildlife Management Area.
(99) Patoka Lake.
(100) Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area.
(101) Pine Creek Gamebird Area.
(102) Place Trail Marsh Gamebird Habitat Area.
(103) Pointer Ridge Gamebird Area.
(104) Port of Indiana Public Fishing Area.
(105) Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area.
(106) Prudential Gamebird Area.
(107) Raccoon Creek Public Fishing Area.
(108) Randolph County Wildlife Management Area.
(109) Raub Gamebird Area.
(110) Reynolds Creek Gamebird Area.
(111) Roger McClellan Gamebird Area.
(112) Rome City Wetland Conservation Area.
(113) Ropchan Wetland Conservation Area.
(114) Round Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(115) Roush Lake Fish and Wildlife Area.
(116) Salamonie Lake (including adjacent lands administered by the department of natural resources).
(117) Salamonie River State Forest.
(118) Salt Creek Public Fishing Area.
(119) Sandy Ridge Gamebird Area.
(120) Scott Mill Pond Public Fishing Area.
(121) Sorenson Gamebird Area.
(122) Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area.
(123) Sprig Slough Wetland Conservation Area.
(124) Steiner Gamebird Area.
(125) Straight Line Slough Wildlife Management Area.
(126) Stucker Fork Fish and Wildlife Area.
(127) Sugar Creek Conservation Area.
(128) Sugar Creek Public Fishing Area.
(129) Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area.
(130) Three Rivers Public Fishing Area.
(131) Trail Creek Public Fishing Area.
(132) Trail Creek Forks Public Fishing Area.
(133) Trail Creek Johnson Road Public Fishing Area.
(134) Trail Creek West Branch Public Fishing Area.
(135) Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area.
(136) Turkey Creek Wetland Conservation Area.
(137) Turkey Foot Wetland Conservation Area.
(138) Vinegar Hill Gamebird Area.
(139) Vinyard Gamebird Area.
(140) Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area.
(141) Wabash River Conservation Area.
(142) Watland Gamebird Area.
(143) Wawasee Public Fishing Area.
(144) Wawasee Wetland Conservation Area.
(145) Westerkamp Wildlife Management Area.
(146) Whirledge Wetland Conservation Area.
(147) White County One Gamebird Area.
(148) White Oak Wildlife Management Area.
(149) White River Bend Wildlife Management Area.
(150) Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area.
(151) Williams Dam Public Fishing Area.
(152) Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area.
(153) Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area.
(b) An individual may take not more than:
(1) one (1) antlered deer; and
(2) one (1) antlerless deer;
during the special youth deer season under 312 IAC 9-3-4(b) on a property listed in subsection (a).
SECTION 3.
(a) This SECTION is supplemental to 312 IAC 9-3-4 and governs the hunting activities of an individual who is hunting deer on the following designated properties:
(1) Anspaugh Wetland Conservation Area.
(2) Ashcraft Wildlife Management Area.
(3) Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area.
(4) Aukiki Wetland Conservation Area.
(5) Austin Bottoms Conservation Area.
(6) Beaver Dam Wetland Conservation Area.
(7) Big Barbee Wetland Conservation Area.
(8) Bittern Bog Wetland Conservation Area.
(9) Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area.
(10) Bob Kern Nature Preserve.
(11) Boones Pond Public Fishing Area.
(12) Brownstown Public Fishing Area.
(13) Carlson Gamebird Area.
(14) Cartmell Gamebird Area.
(15) Cattail Slough Gamebird Area.
(16) Cedar Swamp Wetland Conservation Area.
(17) Center Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(18) Chinook Fish and Wildlife Area.
(19) Chustak Public Fishing Area.
(20) Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area.
(21) C. Triplett Gamebird Area.
(22) Curtis Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(23) Cypress Lake Public Fishing Area.
(24) Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area.
(25) Deniston Resource Area.
(26) Deno Gamebird Area.
(27) Dick Blythe Wetland Conservation Area.
(28) Doak Wildlife Management Area.
(29) Donohue Gamebird Area.
(30) Driftwood Wildlife Management Area.
(31) Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Areas.
(32) Eagle Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(33) Elk Creek Wildlife Management Area.
(34) Eller Pond Wetland Conservation Area.
(35) Fairbanks Landing Fish and Wildlife Area.
(36) Falwell Gamebird Area.
(37) Fish Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(38) Flora Gamebird Area.
(39) Francis Slocum State Forest.
(40) Funcheon Gamebird Area.
(41) Galena Marsh Wetland Conservation Area.
(42) Geswein Gamebird Area.
(43) Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area.
(44) Goose Creek Gamebird Area.
(45) Goose Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(46) Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area.
(47) Greene-Sullivan State Forest.
(48) Green Valley Wildlife Management Area.
(49) Greenwood Ditch Gamebird Area.
(50) Grouse Ridge Wildlife Management Area.
(51) Hawkins Gamebird Area.
(52) Hillenbrand Fish and Wildlife Area.
(53) Hindostan Falls Wildlife Management Area.
(54) Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area.
(55) Howatt 80 Wildlife Management Area.
(56) Hufford Trust Area.
(57) Huston Ditch Wildlife Management Area.
(58) Idaville Gamebird Area.
(59) Interlake State Recreation Area.
(60) Iroquois Gamebird Area.
(61) Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area.
(62) Jefvert Gamebird Area.
(63) Jimmerson Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(64) Judy Burton Nature Preserve.
(65) Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area.
(66) Kankakee Sands (The Nature Conservancy).
(67) Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area.
(68) Kirsch Gamebird Area.
(69) Knob View Gamebird Area.
(70) Koontz Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(71) Knop Lake Public Fishing Area.
(72) LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area.
(73) Little Chapman Wetland Conservation Area.
(74) Little Pigeon Creek Wetland Conservation Area.
(75) Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area.
(76) Lyons Gamebird Area.
(77) Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area.
(78) Manitou Island Wetland Conservation Area.
(79) Maxinkuckee Wetland Conservation Area.
(80) Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(81) Martindale Public Fishing Area.
(82) Martinsville Public Fishing Area.
(83) McGinnis/Lauerman Gamebird Area.
(84) Meander Lands Wetland Conservation Area.
(85) Mendenhall Wetland Conservation Area.
(86) Menominee Public Fishing Area.
(87) Menominee Wetland Conservation Area.
(88) Metro Sixty Gamebird Area.
(89) Mississinewa Lake (including adjacent lands administered by the department of natural resources).
(90) Modoc Wildlife Management Area.
(91) Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area.
(92) Mud Pine Gamebird Area.
(93) Nickel Plate Gamebird Area.
(94) Nipsco Beach Public Fishing Area.
(95) Norway Dam Public Fishing Area.
(96) Oak Grove Wildlife Management Area.
(97) Oxbow Bottoms Wildlife Management Area.
(98) Paragon Wildlife Management Area.
(99) Patoka Lake.
(100) Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area.
(101) Pine Creek Gamebird Area.
(102) Place Trail Marsh Gamebird Habitat Area.
(103) Pointer Ridge Gamebird Area.
(104) Port of Indiana Public Fishing Area.
(105) Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area.
(106) Prudential Gamebird Area.
(107) Raccoon Creek Public Fishing Area.
(108) Randolph County Wildlife Management Area.
(109) Raub Gamebird Area.
(110) Reynolds Creek Gamebird Area.
(111) Roger McClellan Gamebird Area.
(112) Rome City Wetland Conservation Area.
(113) Ropchan Wetland Conservation Area.
(114) Round Lake Wetland Conservation Area.
(115) Roush Lake Fish and Wildlife Area.
(116) Salamonie Lake (including adjacent lands administered by the department of natural resources).
(117) Salamonie River State Forest.
(118) Salt Creek Public Fishing Area.
(119) Sandy Ridge Gamebird Area.
(120) Scott Mill Pond Public Fishing Area.
(121) Sorenson Gamebird Area.
(122) Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area.
(123) Sprig Slough Wetland Conservation Area.
(124) Steiner Gamebird Area.
(125) Straight Line Slough Wildlife Management Area.
(126) Stucker Fork Fish and Wildlife Area.
(127) Sugar Creek Conservation Area.
(128) Sugar Creek Public Fishing Area.
(129) Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area.
(130) Three Rivers Public Fishing Area.
(131) Trail Creek Public Fishing Area.
(132) Trail Creek Forks Public Fishing Area.
(133) Trail Creek Johnson Road Public Fishing Area.
(134) Trail Creek West Branch Public Fishing Area.
(135) Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area.
(136) Turkey Creek Wetland Conservation Area.
(137) Turkey Foot Wetland Conservation Area.
(138) Vinegar Hill Gamebird Area.
(139) Vinyard Gamebird Area.
(140) Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area.
(141) Wabash River Conservation Area.
(142) Watland Gamebird Area.
(143) Wawasee Public Fishing Area.
(144) Wawasee Wetland Conservation Area.
(145) Westerkamp Wildlife Management Area.
(146) Whirledge Wetland Conservation Area.
(147) White County One Gamebird Area.
(148) White Oak Wildlife Management Area.
(149) White River Bend Wildlife Management Area.
(150) Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area.
(151) Williams Dam Public Fishing Area.
(152) Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area.
(153) Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area.
(b) An individual may take from a designated property under subsection (a) not more than the following:
(2) One (1) antlerless deer with a license issued under 312 IAC 9-3-2(i) during the muzzleloader season established under 312 IAC 9-3-4(f) with a muzzleloading gun as authorized by 312 IAC 9-3-3(e).
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) and SECTION 2 of this document, an individual may not take an antlerless deer on a designated property under this SECTION beginning September 25, 2023, through January 7, 2024.
SECTION 4. SECTIONS 1 through 3 of this document expire on February 1, 2024.
Filed with Publisher: June 20, 2023, 1:22 p.m.
Posted: 06/28/2023 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20230628-IR-312230523ERA
Composed: May 19,2024 10:29:59PM EDT
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