312 IAC 9-3-2 - General requirements and licenses for hunting deer
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-11; IC 14-22-12; IC 35-47
Sec. 2.
(a) This
section and sections 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10 of this rule govern:
(1) hunting;
(2) transporting; and
(3) disposing of; white-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus).
(b) "Deer license bundle" means a deer
hunting license that replaces a valid deer hunting license and allows an
individual to take one (1) antlered deer and two (2) antlerless deer, under
this section and sections 3 and 4 of this rule, during the following seasons
combined during one (1) license year:
(1)
Special youth season.
(2) Archery
season.
(3) Firearms
season.
(4) Muzzleloader
season.
(c) "Multiple
season antlerless deer license" means a deer hunting license that allows an
individual to take one (1) antlerless deer using the equipment authorized for
that season under section 3 of this rule.
(d) An individual who claims a deer taken is
not a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) shall prove the deer is not a
white-tailed deer.
(e) An
individual may apply for multiple licenses to hunt deer under this
section.
(f) Except as provided
under IC 14-22-11-1 and IC
14-22-11-11, an individual may not
hunt a deer:
(1) unless the individual
possesses a valid license to hunt a deer under this section bearing the name of
the individual; or
(2) with a
license to hunt a deer under this section issued to another
individual.
(g) A youth
hunter may take deer during the youth deer season under section 4 of this rule
if the youth hunter:
(1) is issued a license
to hunt deer under:
(A) a resident youth
consolidated hunting, trapping, and fishing license under IC
14-22-11-10(b) or
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24);
(B) a nonresident youth deer firearms license
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(29);
(C) a nonresident youth deer muzzleloader
license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(30);
(D) a nonresident youth deer archery license
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(31);
(E) a nonresident youth extra deer license
bundle under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(F) a nonresident youth extra deer multiple
season antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(G) a lifetime comprehensive hunting license
under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(4)
before its repeal;
(H) a lifetime
comprehensive hunting and fishing license under IC
14-22-12-7(a)(5)
before its repeal; or
(I) an
apprentice license of the types identified in clauses (A) through (F) under IC
14-22-12-1.7;
or
(h) An individual may take deer with a long
bow, recurve bow, compound bow, or crossbow during the archery season under
section 4 of this rule if the individual:
(1)
is issued a license to hunt deer by bow and arrow or crossbow under:
(A) a resident deer archery license under IC
14-22-11-10(a) or
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(14);
(B) a nonresident deer archery license under
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(17);
(C) a resident youth consolidated hunting,
trapping, and fishing license under IC
14-22-11-10(b) or
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24);
(D) a nonresident youth deer archery license
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(31);
(E) a resident extra deer multiple season
antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(F) a nonresident extra deer multiple season
antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(G) a resident extra deer license bundle
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(H) a nonresident extra deer license bundle
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(I) a nonresident youth extra deer license
bundle under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(J) a nonresident youth extra deer multiple
season antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(K) a lifetime comprehensive hunting license
under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(4)
before its repeal;
(L) a lifetime
comprehensive hunting and fishing license under IC
14-22-12-7(a)(5)
before its repeal; or
(M) an
apprentice license of the types identified in clauses (A) through (J) under IC
14-22-12-1.7;
or
(i) Except as provided in subsection (v), an
individual may take deer with a firearm during the firearms season under
section 4 of this rule if the individual:
(1)
is issued a license to hunt deer with firearms under:
(A) a resident deer firearms license under IC
14-22-11-10(a) or
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(12);
(B) a nonresident deer firearms license under
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(15);
(C) a resident youth consolidated hunting,
trapping, and fishing license under IC
14-22-11-10(b) or
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24);
(D) a nonresident youth deer firearms license
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(29);
(E) a resident extra deer multiple season
antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(F) a nonresident extra deer multiple season
antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(G) a resident extra deer license bundle
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(H) a nonresident extra deer license bundle
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(I) a nonresident youth extra deer license
bundle under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(J) a nonresident youth extra deer multiple
season antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(K) a lifetime comprehensive hunting license
under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(4)
before its repeal;
(L) a lifetime
comprehensive hunting and fishing license under IC
14-22-12-7(a)(5)
before its repeal; or
(M) an
apprentice license of the types identified in clauses (A) through (J) under IC
14-22-12-1.7;
or
(j) An individual may take deer with a
muzzleloader during the muzzleloader season under section 4 of this rule if the
individual:
(1) is issued a license to hunt
deer by a muzzleloader with:
(A) a resident
deer muzzleloader license under IC
14-22-11-10(a) or
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(13);
(B) a nonresident deer muzzleloader license
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(16);
(C) a resident youth consolidated hunting,
trapping, and fishing license under IC
14-22-11-10(b) or
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24);
(D) a nonresident youth deer muzzleloader
license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(30);
(E) a resident extra deer multiple season
antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(F) a nonresident extra deer multiple season
antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(G) a resident extra deer license bundle
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(H) a nonresident extra deer license bundle
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(I) a nonresident youth extra deer license
bundle under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(J) a nonresident youth extra deer multiple
season antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(K) a lifetime comprehensive hunting license
under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(4)
before its repeal;
(L) a lifetime
comprehensive hunting and fishing license under IC
14-22-12-7(a)(5)
before its repeal; or
(M) an
apprentice license of the types identified in clauses (A) through (J) under IC
14-22-12-1.7;
or
(k) An individual may take deer during the
deer reduction season under section 4 of this rule if the individual:
(1) is issued a license to hunt deer with:
(A) a resident extra deer reduction zone
license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(B) a nonresident extra deer reduction zone
license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(C) a resident youth consolidated hunting,
trapping, and fishing license under IC
14-22-11-10(b) or
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24);
(D) a nonresident youth extra deer reduction
zone license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(E) an apprentice license of the types
identified in clauses (A) through (D) under IC
14-22-12-1.7;
(F) a lifetime comprehensive hunting license
under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(4)
before its repeal; or
(G) a
lifetime comprehensive hunting and fishing license under IC
14-22-12-7(a)(5)
before its repeal; or
(l) An individual may take an antlerless deer
during a deer hunting season under section 4 of this rule if the individual:
(1) is issued a license to hunt deer with:
(A) a resident extra deer multiple season
antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(B) a nonresident extra deer multiple season
antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(19);
(C) a resident youth consolidated hunting,
trapping, and fishing license under IC
14-22-11-10(b) or
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24);
(D) a nonresident youth extra deer multiple
season antlerless license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(32);
(E) a resident extra deer license bundle
under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(18);
(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);
(H) an apprentice license of the types
identified in clauses (A) through (G) under IC
14-22-12-1.7;
(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; or
(m) An individual may take an antlerless deer
with an extra deer multiple season antlerless license during the special youth,
archery, firearm, and muzzleloader seasons as authorized by section 4 of this
rule.
(n) An individual may take
one (1) antlerless deer using equipment authorized for a season under section 3
of this rule with an extra deer multiple season antlerless deer
license.
(o) Immediately after
taking a deer, an individual shall record the following on a piece of paper:
(1) The name and address of the individual
who took the deer.
(2) The number
of the hunting license issued to the individual who took the deer, if
applicable.
(3) The sex of the
deer.
(4) The month and day the
deer was taken.
An individual who takes a deer shall retain possession of the piece of paper under this subsection until the piece of paper is attached to the deer. The individual shall attach the piece of paper to the deer if that individual does not maintain direct physical control of, and constant visual contact with, the deer carcass.
(p) An individual who takes a deer shall
ensure the deer carcass is delivered to an official checking station to
register the deer, or report the take and provide true and accurate information
required by the department's electronic harvest reporting system on the earlier
of the following:
(1) Not later than
forty-eight (48) hours after taking the deer.
(2) Before the deer is removed from the
state.
The individual who delivers a deer carcass to an official checking station shall provide true and accurate information that includes the information from the piece of paper described in subsection (o).
(q) The head
of a deer must remain attached to the deer carcass until the deer is registered
either at an official checking station or through the electronic harvest
reporting system.
(r) When a deer
is registered:
(1) at an official deer
checking station, the checking station operator shall:
(A) record the information from the piece of
paper described in subsection (o);
(B) report the take on the electronic harvest
reporting system; and
(C) give the
individual the confirmation number, which the individual shall record on the
piece of paper described in subsection (o); or
(2) using the electronic harvest reporting
system, the individual who takes the deer shall record the confirmation number
on the piece of paper described in subsection (o).
(s) An individual who takes deer shall
maintain the confirmation number provided under subsection (r) with the deer
until the deer processing begins.
(t) An individual may hunt a deer beginning
one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise and ending one-half (1/2) hour after
sunset.
(u) An individual shall
wear hunter orange:
(1) in a season under
section 4(b), 4(e), and 4(f) of this rule;
(2) in the archery season under section 4 of
this rule that overlaps a season under section 4(e), 4(f), and 4(g) of this
rule;
(3) when use of a firearm is
authorized under section 4 of this rule; or
(4) in the deer reduction season under
section 4 of this rule when use of a firearm is authorized under section 3(f)
of this rule.
(v) An
individual may not take more than one (1) antlered deer and six (6) antlerless
deer statewide during the special youth, archery, firearm, and muzzleloader
seasons collectively under section 4 of this rule beginning the first day of
the special youth deer season of one (1) calendar year and ending the last day
of the archery season in the following calendar year. An individual may not
take more than the number of antlerless deer permitted by each county under
section 4(g) of this rule during the special youth, archery, firearm, and
muzzleloader seasons collectively.
(w) An individual may not take an antlerless
deer with a firearm during the firearm season on the following properties
operated by the department:
(1) A property
operated by the division of fish and wildlife.
(2) Mississinewa Lake.
(3) Salamonie Lake.
(4) Patoka Lake.
(x) An individual may not take a deer with
the use or aid of:
(1) bait, which includes:
(A) a food transported and placed for
consumption, including a pile of corn or an apple in a field;
(B) a prepared solid or liquid manufactured
and intended for consumption by livestock or wild deer, including commercial
bait or a food supplement;
(C)
salt; or
(D) a mineral
supplement;
(2) a
snare;
(3) a dog; or
(4) any other domesticated animal.
An individual may use a manufactured scent or lure, or a similar chemical or natural attractant.
(y) An area is considered baited for ten (10)
days after the bait and baited soil are removed. An individual may hunt an area
that may be attractive to deer as the result of normal agricultural
activity.
(z) Notwithstanding
subsection (x), an individual may use a dog on a leash to track or trail a
wounded deer.
(aa) Notwithstanding
subsection (x), an individual may use a:
(1)
donkey;
(2) mule; or
(3) horse; to transport deer. An individual
may not use a donkey, mule, or horse under this subsection while
hunting.
(bb) An
individual may possess a handgun under IC 35-47 while hunting a deer.
(cc) An individual who takes a deer believed
to be unfit for human consumption by an authorized department biologist, a
property manager, or an Indiana conservation officer may be issued an
authorization to take an antlerless deer that will not count toward the
statewide antlerless deer bag limit under subsection (v), or the county bag
limit under section 4 of this rule.
Notes
Emergency Rule, LSA Document #20-353(E), temporarily supplements subsection (s)(4), effective September 15, 2020. See LSA Document #20-353(E) posted at 20200624-IR-312200353ERA. LSA Document #20-353(E) expires February 1, 2021.
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