312 IAC 9-4-5 - Geese
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 5.
(a) An
individual may hunt the following species of geese in accordance with section
2(b) of this rule:
(1) Canada geese (Branta
canadensis).
(2) Snow geese (Chen
caerulescens).
(3) Greater
white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons).
(4) Lesser white-fronted geese (Anser
erythropus).
(5) Ross's geese (Chen
rossii).
(b) An
individual must not possess more than the following number of shotgun shells
while hunting geese from designated shooting units or sites within Atterbury,
Hovey Lake, Kankakee, Jasper-Pulaski, or Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Areas:
(1) If the daily limit is one (1) goose, the
individual may possess not more than four (4) shotgun shells.
(2) If the daily limit is two (2) geese, the
individual may possess not more than eight (8) shotgun shells.
(3) If the daily limit is three (3) geese,
the individual may possess not more than ten (10) shotgun shells.
(4) If the daily limit is four (4) geese, the
individual may possess not more than twelve (12) shotgun shells.
(5) If the daily limit is five (5) geese, the
individual may possess not more than fourteen (14) shotgun shells.
(c) In addition to subsection (a),
an individual may take a lesser snow goose (Anser caerulescens) or a Ross's
goose (Anser rossii) as follows:
(1) From
February 16 through March 31 in the following counties:
(A) Adams.
(B) Allen.
(C) Boone.
(D) Clay.
(E) Dekalb.
(F) Elkhart.
(G) Greene.
(H) Hamilton.
(I) Hancock.
(J) Hendricks.
(K) Huntington.
(L) Johnson.
(M) Kosciusko.
(N) LaGrange.
(O) LaPorte.
(P) Madison.
(Q) Marion.
(R)
Marshall.
(S) Morgan.
(T) Noble
(U) Parke.
(V) Shelby.
(W) Starke.
(X) Steuben.
(Y) St. Joseph.
(Z) Sullivan.
(AA) Vermillion.
(BB) Vigo.
(CC) Wells.
(DD)
Whitley.
(2) From
February 1 through March 31 in all other Indiana counties.
(3) In addition to the license requirements
under section 2 of this rule, an individual must obtain a free permit from the
department to take a lesser snow goose or Ross's goose under this
subsection.
(4) Notwithstanding
section 2 of this rule, an individual taking a lesser snow goose or Ross's
goose in February or March is exempt from the requirements to register for and
possess an identification number through the Harvest Information Program under
section 2(d) of this rule.
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