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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 21, 2011 12:11:53 GMT -5
NRC approves rule changes for 2012 deer season The Indiana Natural Resources Commission on Tuesday approved a package of changes to deer hunting rules that will go into effect in the 2012 season. None of the changes will be in effect this year. The final adoption vote came after preliminary approval by the NRC in January and a six-month public comment period that included hundreds of written comments and two public hearings. The rule changes include creating a crossbow license and authorizing its use during the entire archery season; extending the archery season without interruption from Oct. 1 through the first Sunday in January; extending the urban zone season from Sept. 15 through Jan. 31; requiring hunters in urban zones to harvest an antlerless deer before harvesting an antlered deer; establishing a special antlerless season from Dec. 26 through the first Sunday in January in designated counties; adding the non-resident youth licenses and a new deer license bundle; requiring display of hunter orange on occupied ground blinds; and extending the rifle cartridge length that can be used in the firearm season to 1.8 inches. These changes must still be approved by the Attorney General’s Office and Governor’s Office and published in the Indiana Register before taking effect. In other actions, the NRC: –Approved the dedication of four nature preserves at Fort Harrison State Park totaling approximately 670 acres or more than one-third of the park. The sites are named Bluffs of Fall Creek, Chinquapin Ridge, Lawrence Creek and Warbler Woods. –Authorized State Park Inns to increase lodging fees from Jan. 28 through Feb. 12 to coincide with the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. –Approved final adoption of rule amendments governing logjam removal from floodways and navigable waters. –Turned down a citizen’s petition to allow high-speed boating on Shipshewana Lake in LaGrange County. –Approved preliminary adoption of rules governing the sale, distribution and transportation of invasive aquatic plants, and a rule to regulate thousand cankers disease in walnut trees. –Removed the four-toed salamander from and added the plains leopard frog and mole salamander to the state endangered species list. |
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Post by throbak on Sept 21, 2011 12:31:48 GMT -5
Just got the e-mail from the DNR I think the fat lady has sung  to all who stated their point pro,s ann Cons now we can think about deer hunting |
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Post by hornharvester on Sept 21, 2011 12:45:49 GMT -5
Yes, thanks to all of you that helped stop the first proposal and made 2.0 a success and special thanks to Woody for being at the meeting yesterday to stop the last minute amendment on the crossbow season.
Deer hunting season is upon us so lets all get into the woods and enjoy the great outdoors. I hope all of you kill the biggest buck in your county! Be safe and happy hunting! h.h.
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Post by 76chevy on Sept 21, 2011 13:08:13 GMT -5
there is a process and it worked
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Post by huntingman on Sept 21, 2011 13:11:18 GMT -5
What new rifle cartridges are now allowed for deer hunting with the new rule?
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Post by jjas on Sept 21, 2011 13:46:11 GMT -5
Glad it's over and I'm looking forward to THIS deer season.
My 13 year old is going out this weekend for his first hunt and I can't wait!
Woody, thanks again for the work you put towards these issues and while there are some on other sites who disagree with your positions, I doubt they question your tenacity and drive.
Jim
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Post by HuntMeister on Sept 21, 2011 13:48:07 GMT -5
What new rifle cartridges are now allowed for deer hunting with the new rule? 450 Bushmaster, 460, and 50 Beowolf will be legal I believe. |
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Post by old3arrows on Sept 21, 2011 21:40:03 GMT -5
Don't forget about Rick Bramwell of The Anderson Herald Bulletin! He was all in favor of Prop 1 and wrote pointedly about how Prop 2 was so much worse for us all! If the overall goal of the IDNR is to reduce the deer herd how is shortening the seasons and moving the gun season out of the rut ever going to accomplish that? And if the IDNR is not trying to attain a trophy hunting agenda, shouldn't we be shooting bucks too? So why still the OBR?
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Post by tickman1961 on Sept 22, 2011 7:59:42 GMT -5
If they are really serious about deer reduction and not revenue, they should make the firearm tag eithter sex.
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Post by swilk on Sept 22, 2011 8:20:05 GMT -5
And they should release accurate herd numbers and what they want those numbers reduced to.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 22, 2011 8:20:37 GMT -5
If they are really serious about deer reduction and not revenue, they should make the firearm tag eithter sex.
BINGO!! Give the man a CEEEGGGAAARRR!
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 22, 2011 8:27:34 GMT -5
And they should release accurate herd numbers and what they want those numbers reduced to. Agreed.... ANY plan should state where we are at and where we want to be when. Other than that it is just guesswork if and when we arrive. |
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Post by dadfsr on Sept 22, 2011 8:30:40 GMT -5
If they are really serious about deer reduction and not revenue, they should make the firearm tag eithter sex.
BINGO!! Give the man a CEEEGGGAAARRR!
AND allow muzzleloader during firearms season without having to get a separate tag!!!!!! |
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Post by dadfsr on Sept 22, 2011 8:34:41 GMT -5
Is the hunter orange on ground blinds just during deer season?? or will it be required during spring turkey season too?
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Post by swilk on Sept 22, 2011 8:37:33 GMT -5
BINGO!! Give the man a CEEEGGGAAARRR!
AND allow muzzleloader during firearms season without having to get a separate tag!!!!!! You lost me on that one. Been a long time since I had to buy a deer tag but a firearms tag is good during firearms season no matter what type of "goes bang" device you use isnt it? |
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 22, 2011 8:37:59 GMT -5
Is the hunter orange on ground blinds just during deer season?? or will it be required during spring turkey season too? As I understand it, it is required for any season that hunter orange is required for that particular type of hunting. |
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Post by dadfsr on Sept 22, 2011 8:48:20 GMT -5
Is the hunter orange on ground blinds just during deer season?? or will it be required during spring turkey season too? As I understand it, it is required for any season that hunter orange is required for that particular type of hunting. Thanks Woody. That would be the most common sense approach but after working for a state institution for over 25 years my skepticism level just keeps going higher  |
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Post by 629powerport on Sept 22, 2011 12:50:19 GMT -5
BINGO!! Give the man a CEEEGGGAAARRR!
Firearms: Shotguns, handguns, rifles with legal cartridges, muzzleloading long guns and muzzleloading handguns are legal during the firearm season. Only muzzleloading firearms are legal during the muzzleloader season. It is illegal to have a silencer while hunting. Laser sights are legal for hunting deer. Hunters may carry more than one type of
legal firearm when hunting during the firearm
season only.Shotguns must be 10-, 12-, 16- or 20- gauge or .410 bore loaded with slugs or saboted bullets. Rifled slug barrels are permitted. Combination rifle-shotguns are not allowed. Muzzleloading firearms must be .44 caliber or larger, loaded with a single bullet of at least .357 caliber. Saboted bullets are allowed, provided the bullet is .357 caliber or larger. A muzzleloading firearm must be loaded from the muzzle. Multiple-barrel muzzleloading long guns are allowed. Rifles with cartridges that fire a bullet of .357-inch diameter or larger; have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches; and have a maximum case length of 1.625 inches are legal to use only during the deer firearm season. Some cartridges legal for deer hunting include the .357 Magnum, .38-.40 Winchester, .41 Magnum, .41 Special, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, .44-.40 Winchester, .45 Colt, .454 Casull, .458 SOCOM, .475 Linebaugh, .480 Ruger, .50 Action Express, and .500 S&W. |
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 22, 2011 13:07:16 GMT -5
I "think" what dadsfr was talking about is that a muzzleloader tag should be good for both firearm and muzzleloader season.. As it is now IF one hunts with just a muzzleloader they must buy a general firearm tag for firearm and then for again for muzzleloader.
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Post by dadfsr on Sept 22, 2011 13:50:59 GMT -5
I "think" what dadsfr was talking about is that a muzzleloader tag should be good for both firearm and muzzleloader season.. As it is now IF one hunts with just a muzzleloader they must buy a general firearm tag for firearm and then for again for muzzleloader. Correct Woody! It wasn't that long ago that just a muzzleloader tag was good for both firearms and muzzleloader season-I think this got changed when OBR hit??? I used to go ahead and buy an MZ tag just to support even though I have always been able to check mine in under the landowner status if I wanted to. Now I just don't bother to buy a tag since it was changed so the DNR kind of lost a few $$ from me when they made that change. |
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