Post by Woody Williams on Dec 7, 2012 10:17:53 GMT -5
The new DNR rule proposals are up on the Natural Resources Commission website. These proposed changes were preliminarily adopted by the NRC on November 20, 2012.
They will be up for final adoption at the NRC January meeting at
January 15, 2013 (10:00 a.m., EST (9:00 a.m., CST), Ballroom, The Garrison, Fort Harrison State Park, Indianapolis.
PERSONAL OBSERVATION – I have heard from a very reliable source that folks will be asking the NRC to amend that request to a start date of November 1 to end at the start of the firearm season. That would basically remove legal, license buying crossbowers from a significant portion of their own season. IE, the pre-rut. Personally, to me that is anti-hunting.
That basically says that their request is not about “heritage”, a “season of their own” or even “good deer management”. It is all about “buck hunting” for themselves. Please comment on that.
The inclusion of the crossbows this year have been a win-win for the state of Indiana. We are recruiting more hunters, retaining more older hunters, helping to manage the deer herd and has given a boost to the state’s economy. To step backwards would be a shame.
Please contact the NRC voicing you own opinions on that and the following -
THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGES URL
www.in.gov/nrc/files/misc_fw_rules.pdf
WHERE TO GIVE YOUR MUCH NEEDED INPUT
www.in.gov/nrc/2377.htm
DIRECT LINK TO THE COMMENT PAGE
b3.caspio.com/dp.asp?AppKey=311a1000151f62a54d414c3b81e3&ruleid=52
DEER REGULATION PROPOSED CHANGES
EARLY ARCHERY SEASON
312 IAC 9-3-4 Season dates and bag limits
(c) The archery deer season is from September 15 through the first Sunday in January.
312 IAC 9-3-3 Equipment for deer hunting
(b) During the archery season established in section 4(c) of this rule, an individual must hunt deer only with the following 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) From October 1 through the first Sunday in January with a crossbow with a valid license identified at section 2(g) of this rule.
PRIMITIVE MUZZLELOADER SEASON
(i)The primitive muzzleloader season is from the first Monday in January and continues for an
additional six (6) consecutive days. An individual must not take more than one (1) deer of either sex under this subsection and subsection 4(f) combine.
(f) During the primitive muzzleloader season established in section 4(i) of this rule, an individual
may hunt deer only with a muzzleloading long gun as follows:
(1) fire black powder or black powder substitute;
(2) have a traditional, external side-hammer design;
(3) be capable of being loaded only from the muzzle;
(4) have a caliber of at least.45;
(5) be loaded with a bullet at least four hundred forty thousandths (.440) of an inch
diameter;
(5) have an ignition system that is flintlock or caplock;
(6) use a lead round ball or lead conical bullet without plastic or other sabot;
(7) have traditional-style open sights (fixed or adjustable v-notched rear sight, buckhorn
rear sight, metallic rear peep sight, and post or blade front sight); and
(8) not have telescopic or other sights that incorporate glass or electronics
DO IT TODAY!!!
THANKS,
Woody Williams
They will be up for final adoption at the NRC January meeting at
January 15, 2013 (10:00 a.m., EST (9:00 a.m., CST), Ballroom, The Garrison, Fort Harrison State Park, Indianapolis.
PERSONAL OBSERVATION – I have heard from a very reliable source that folks will be asking the NRC to amend that request to a start date of November 1 to end at the start of the firearm season. That would basically remove legal, license buying crossbowers from a significant portion of their own season. IE, the pre-rut. Personally, to me that is anti-hunting.
That basically says that their request is not about “heritage”, a “season of their own” or even “good deer management”. It is all about “buck hunting” for themselves. Please comment on that.
The inclusion of the crossbows this year have been a win-win for the state of Indiana. We are recruiting more hunters, retaining more older hunters, helping to manage the deer herd and has given a boost to the state’s economy. To step backwards would be a shame.
Please contact the NRC voicing you own opinions on that and the following -
THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGES URL
www.in.gov/nrc/files/misc_fw_rules.pdf
WHERE TO GIVE YOUR MUCH NEEDED INPUT
www.in.gov/nrc/2377.htm
DIRECT LINK TO THE COMMENT PAGE
b3.caspio.com/dp.asp?AppKey=311a1000151f62a54d414c3b81e3&ruleid=52
DEER REGULATION PROPOSED CHANGES
EARLY ARCHERY SEASON
312 IAC 9-3-4 Season dates and bag limits
(c) The archery deer season is from September 15 through the first Sunday in January.
312 IAC 9-3-3 Equipment for deer hunting
(b) During the archery season established in section 4(c) of this rule, an individual must hunt deer only with the following 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) From October 1 through the first Sunday in January with a crossbow with a valid license identified at section 2(g) of this rule.
PRIMITIVE MUZZLELOADER SEASON
(i)The primitive muzzleloader season is from the first Monday in January and continues for an
additional six (6) consecutive days. An individual must not take more than one (1) deer of either sex under this subsection and subsection 4(f) combine.
(f) During the primitive muzzleloader season established in section 4(i) of this rule, an individual
may hunt deer only with a muzzleloading long gun as follows:
(1) fire black powder or black powder substitute;
(2) have a traditional, external side-hammer design;
(3) be capable of being loaded only from the muzzle;
(4) have a caliber of at least.45;
(5) be loaded with a bullet at least four hundred forty thousandths (.440) of an inch
diameter;
(5) have an ignition system that is flintlock or caplock;
(6) use a lead round ball or lead conical bullet without plastic or other sabot;
(7) have traditional-style open sights (fixed or adjustable v-notched rear sight, buckhorn
rear sight, metallic rear peep sight, and post or blade front sight); and
(8) not have telescopic or other sights that incorporate glass or electronics
DO IT TODAY!!!
THANKS,
Woody Williams
ed of hunters that bought $700 crossbows and got rid of there bows 
