312 IAC 9-3-3 - Equipment for deer hunting
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22; IC 35-47-1-6
Sec. 3.
(a) During
the youth special deer season established in section 4(b) of this rule, a youth
hunter must hunt deer only with the following equipment:
(1) A bow and arrow as described in
subsection (b)(1) through (b)(5).
(2) A crossbow as defined in
312 IAC
9-1-5.3.
(3) A shotgun as described in subsection
(d)(1).
(4) A muzzleloading long
gun as described in subsection (d)(3) and (d)(5).
(5) A rifle, with the use of cartridges
described in subsection (d)(4).
(6)
An air gun as defined in
312 IAC
9-1-1.2.
(b) During the archery season established in
section 4(c) of this rule, an individual must hunt deer only with equipment as
follows:
(1) With a long bow, recurve bow, or
compound bow that has at least thirty-five (35) pounds pull with a valid
license identified at section 2(f) of this rule.
(2) With a crossbow with a valid license
identified at section 2(g) of this rule.
(3) Arrows or bolts must be equipped with
metal or metal-edged (or flint, chert, or obsidian napped)
broadheads.
(4) Poisoned or
explosive arrows or bolts are unlawful.
(5) For long bows, recurve bows, and compound
bows, no portion of the bow's riser (handle) or any:
(A) track;
(B) trough;
(C) channel;
(D) arrow rest; or
(E) other device; that attaches to the bow's
riser shall contact, support, or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the
bow's brace height.
(c) During the firearms season established in
section 4(e) of this rule and the special antlerless season established in
section 4(h) of this rule, an individual must hunt deer only with any of the
following equipment:
(1) A shotgun.
(2) A shotgun with rifled barrel.
(3) A handgun.
(4) A muzzleloading long gun.
(5) A muzzleloading handgun.
(6) A rifle, with the use of cartridges
described in subsection (d)(4) only.
(7) An air gun as defined in
312 IAC
9-1-1.2.
(d) As used in section 2 of this rule, this
section, and sections 4 and 8 of this rule, a firearm must meet the following
specifications:
(1) A shotgun must have a
gauge 10, 12, 16, 20, 28, or .410 bore loaded with a single
projectile.
(2) A handgun must:
(A) conform to the requirements of IC
35-47-1-6;
(B) have a barrel at
least four (4) inches long;
(C)
fire a bullet of two hundred forty-three thousandths (.243) inch diameter or
larger; and
(D) not be a rifle that
has a barrel less than eighteen (18) inches.
The handgun cartridge case, without bullet, must be at least one and sixteen-hundredths (1.16) inches long. Full metal jacketed bullets are unlawful. All 25/20, 32/20, 30 carbine, and 38 special ammunition is prohibited.
(3)
A muzzleloading long gun must be .44 caliber or larger, loaded with a bullet at
least three hundred fifty-seven thousandths (.357) inch or larger. A
muzzleloading handgun must be single shot, .50 caliber or larger, loaded with
bullets at least .44 caliber and have a barrel at least twelve (12) inches
long. The length of a muzzleloading handgun barrel is determined by measuring
from the base of the breech plug, excluding tangs and other projections, to the
end of the barrel, including the muzzle crown. A muzzleloading gun must be
capable of being loaded only from the muzzle, including both powder and
bullet.
(4) A rifle must fire a
cartridge that meets the following specifications:
(A) Fire a bullet of three hundred
fifty-seven thousandths (.357) of an inch diameter or larger.
(B) Have a minimum case length of one and
sixteen-hundredths (1.16) inches.
(C) Have a maximum case length of one and
eight-tenths (1.8) inches.
Full metal jacketed bullets are unlawful.
(5) A muzzleloading long gun, as
described in subsection (3), except that it may be capable of having the bullet
loaded from the muzzle and the powder loaded from the breech.
(e) During the muzzleloader season
established in section 4(f) of this rule, an individual must hunt deer only
with a:
(1) muzzleloading long gun as
described in subsection (d)(3); or
(2) muzzleloading handgun as described in
subsection (d)(3).
(f)
During the deer reduction season established in section 4(d) of this rule, an
individual may hunt deer with bows and arrows described in subsection (b) from
September 15 through January 31 of the following year, or with firearms
described in subsections (c) and (d) from the first Saturday after November 11
through January 31 of the following year.
(g) An individual must not erect, place, or
hunt from a permanent tree or ground blind on state owned lands. A tree or
ground blind placed on:
(1) a DNR property as
defined at
312 IAC
8-1.5-6;
(2) U.S. Forest Service lands; or
(3) any national wildlife refuge; must be
portable and may be left overnight only between noon on September 15 and
January 10. A fastener used in conjunction with a tree blind and a tree or pole
climber that penetrates a tree more than one-half (1/2) inch is prohibited.
Each tree or ground blind must be legibly marked with the name, address, and
telephone number of the owner of the blind in the English language or the
individual's customer identification number issued by the department.
(h) An individual must not use
infrared sensors to locate or take deer. An individual must not hunt or
retrieve deer with the aid of an infrared detector.
(i) An individual must not possess or use an
electronic deer call while hunting deer.
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