312 IAC 9-4-11 - Wild turkeys
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22; IC 35-47
Sec. 11.
(a) Except
as provided in subsection (c), an individual may hunt wild turkeys (Meleagris
gallopavo) in the spring from the first Wednesday after April 20 and continuing
for an additional eighteen (18) consecutive days. On property managed by the
division of fish and wildlife, an individual may hunt wild turkeys under this
subsection only until noon (central time) or 1:00 p.m. (Eastern
time).
(b) An individual may hunt
wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) during the fall as follows:
(1) With firearms from the first Wednesday
after October 14 and continuing for an additional eleven (11) consecutive days
in the following counties only:
(A)
Bartholomew.
(B) Brown.
(C) Clark.
(D) Clay
(E) Crawford.
(F) Daviess.
(G) Dearborn.
(H) DeKalb.
(I) Dubois.
(J) Elkhart.
(K) Fayette.
(L) Floyd.
(M) Fountain.
(N) Franklin.
(O) Gibson.
(P) Greene.
(Q) Harrison.
(R) Jackson.
(S) Jefferson.
(T) Jennings.
(U) Knox.
(V) Kosciusko.
(W) LaGrange.
(X) LaPorte.
(Y) Lawrence.
(Z) Marshall.
(AA) Martin.
(BB) Monroe.
(CC) Morgan.
(DD) Noble.
(EE) Ohio.
(FF) Orange.
(GG) Owen.
(HH) Parke.
(II) Perry.
(JJ) Pike.
(KK) Posey.
(LL) Putnam.
(MM) Ripley.
(NN) Scott.
(OO) Spencer.
(PP) St. Joseph.
(QQ) Starke.
(RR) Steuben.
(SS) Sullivan.
(TT) Switzerland.
(UU) Union.
(VV) Vanderburgh.
(WW) Vermillion.
(XX) Vigo.
(YY) Warren.
(ZZ) Warrick.
(AAA) Washington.
(2) With a bow and arrows from:
(A) October 1 to the end of the fall turkey
season with firearms as established in subdivision (1); and
(B) the first Saturday after the closing day
of deer firearms season as established in
312
IAC 9-3-4(e) through the first
Sunday in January.
(c) The spring and fall seasons for hunting
and possessing wild turkeys on Camp Atterbury shall be determined by the
director on an annual basis to prevent interference with military training
exercises.
(d) An individual may
take one (1):
(1) bearded or male wild turkey
during the spring season; and
(2)
wild turkey of either sex during the fall season.
(e) An individual must not do the following:
(1) Hunt wild turkeys except between one-half
(1/2) hour before sunrise and sunset.
(2) Take a wild turkey except with the use of
any of the following:
(A) A shotgun or
muzzleloading shotgun with a barrel length of [sic, at] least
18 inches (forty-six (46) cm):
(i) of 28, 20,
16, 12, and 10 gauge; or
(ii) .410
caliber; loaded only with shot of size 4 , 5, 6, 7, 7 1/2, or smaller. Shot
size smaller than size 7 1/2 must be comprised of tungsten super shot or
equivalent pellet density only. Shot sizes of equal or greater diameter than
six (6) shot (diameter equal to eleven-hundredths (0.11) inch) up through and
including four (4) shot (diameter equal [sic, to]
thirteen-hundreths [sic, thirteen-hundredths] (0.13) inch)
must have a density composition equal to or less than fifteen (15) grams per
cubic centimeter.
(B) A
bow and arrows, including crossbows as defined in
312 IAC
9-1-5.3, with the following restrictions:
(i) An individual must not use a:
(AA) long bow; or
(BB) compound bow; of less than thirty-five
(35) pounds pull.
(ii)
Arrows must be equipped with metal or metal-edged (or flint, chert, or obsidian
napped) broadheads.
(iii) An
individual must not use a:
(AA) crossbow of
less than one hundred twenty-five (125) pounds pull;
(BB) crossbow without a mechanical safety;
or
(CC) poisoned or explosive
arrow.
(iv) No portion
of a bow's riser (handle) or:
(AA)
track;
(BB) trough;
(CC) channel;
(DD) arrow rest; or
(EE) 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.
(3) Hunt wild turkeys in the fall season that
takes place during the deer muzzleloader season as established in
312
IAC 9-3-4(f) or during the deer
special late antlerless season in a location where authorized as established in
312
IAC 9-3-4(h) unless that individual
wears hunter orange.
(4) Call wild
turkeys for another individual unless licensed in accordance with subsection
(j) or (k). The individual who calls the wild turkey may have already harvested
a wild turkey.
(f) The
special youth season for hunting wild turkeys under this subsection is two (2)
consecutive days beginning on the Saturday immediately before the start of the
spring turkey season established in subsection (a). As used in this subsection,
"youth" means an individual who is less than eighteen (18) years of age on the
date of the hunt. A youth who hunts a wild turkey under this section must be
accompanied by an adult who is at least eighteen (18) years of age. An adult
accompanying a youth hunter must not possess a firearm, bow and arrow, or
crossbow while in the field. The seasonal limit for hunting wild turkeys under
this subsection is one (1) bearded or male wild turkey. A youth hunter who
takes a wild turkey under this subsection must not take another wild turkey
during the spring turkey season in the same year.
(g) An individual must not use or possess:
(1) a dog;
(2) another domesticated animal;
(3) a live decoy;
(4) a recorded call;
(5) an electronically powered or controlled
decoy; or
(6) bait; while hunting a
wild turkey. An area is considered baited for ten (10) days after the removal
of the bait, but an area is not considered to be baited that is attractive to
wild turkeys resulting from normal agricultural practices.
(h) An individual may possess a handgun while
hunting wild turkeys in accordance with IC 35-47.
(i) Except as provided under IC
14-22-11-1
and IC
14-22-11-11,
an individual must not hunt:
(1) wild turkeys
unless possessing a completed and signed license bearing the individual's name;
or
(2) with a wild turkey license
issued to another individual.
(j) An individual may take a wild turkey
during the spring season established under subsection (a) only if:
(1) issued a license to hunt wild turkeys
with:
(A) a resident youth consolidated
hunting license under IC
14-22-11-10(b);
(B) a resident spring turkey license under IC
14-22-11-10(a)
or IC
14-22-12-1(a)(20);
(C) a nonresident spring turkey license under
IC
14-22-12-1(a)(21);
(D) a resident youth consolidated hunting
license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(24);
(E) a nonresident youth spring turkey license
under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(27);
(F) a lifetime comprehensive hunting license
under IC
14-22-12-7(a)(4)
before its repeal;
(G) a lifetime comprehensive hunting and
fishing license under IC
14-22-12-7(a)(5)
before its repeal; or
(H) an apprentice spring turkey hunting
license under IC
14-22-12-1.7;
or
(2) hunting under IC
14-22-11-1.
(k) An individual may take a wild
turkey during the fall season established under subsection (b) only if:
(1) issued a license to hunt wild turkeys
with:
(A) a resident youth consolidated
hunting license under IC
14-22-11-10(b);
(B) a resident fall turkey license under IC
14-22-11-10(a)
or IC
14-22-12-1(a)(22);
(C) a nonresident fall turkey license under
IC
14-22-12-1(a)(23);
(D) a resident youth consolidated hunting
license under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(24);
(E) a nonresident youth fall turkey license
under IC
14-22-12-1(a)(28);
(F) a lifetime comprehensive hunting license
under IC
14-22-12-7(a)(4)
before its repeal;
(G) a lifetime comprehensive hunting and
fishing license under IC
14-22-12-7(a)(5)
before its repeal; or
(H) an apprentice fall turkey hunting license
under IC
14-22-12-1.7;
or
(2) hunting under IC
14-22-11-1.
(l) Immediately after taking a
wild turkey, an individual must attach a piece of paper to a leg of the turkey
directly above the spur stating the following:
(1) The name and address of the individual
who took the turkey.
(2) The
license number (if applicable) of the individual who took the turkey.
(3) The date the wild turkey was
taken.
(4) The sex of the wild
turkey taken.
(m) An
individual who takes a wild turkey must do one (1) of the following:
(1) Cause delivery of the wild turkey to an
official turkey checking station within forty-eight (48) hours of taking as
follows:
(A) Register the wild turkey in the
name of the individual who took the wild turkey.
(B) Provide the check station with true and
accurate information that includes the information on the piece of paper
described in subsection (l).
(C)
Record the confirmation number provided by the department's electronic harvest
reporting system on the piece of paper described in subsection (l).
(2) Cause the reporting of the
take by providing true and accurate information required on the department's
electronic harvest reporting system within forty-eight (48) hours of taking.
The individual who took the wild turkey or the individual reporting the take of
the turkey must record the department's electronic harvest confirmation number
on the piece of paper described in subsection (l). This confirmation number
must be maintained with the turkey until processing of the turkey
begins.
(n) The
department's electronic harvest confirmation number must be maintained with a
wild turkey that is gifted to another individual until processing of the wild
turkey begins.
(o) The official
wild turkey checking station operator shall accurately report the taking of the
wild turkey on the department's electronic harvest reporting system and give
the individual the confirmation number.
(p) The feathers and beard of a wild turkey
must remain attached while the wild turkey is in transit from the site where
taken.
(q) As used in this section,
"bait" means to:
(1) place;
(2) expose;
(3) deposit;
(4) distribute; or
(5) scatter; grain, salt, or other feed to
lure, attract, or entice a wild turkey to an area where a person may take the
wild turkey.
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