Urban deer zone - Vanderburgh County

[mcguyverkodiak]

Is there any state law that a conservation officer would be enforcing to prohibit archery hunting within the city limits of Evansville?
I understand there may be city ordinances that an EPD officer could enforce.

There is a story going around that a CO told a hunter last week that he could not hunt a certain property because it is within so many yards of the city limits.
These areas are bean fields and woods and not in the middle of any housing developments.

Thanks.

[morrison]

Our officers primarily enforce state statutes. However, as a courtesy, they would advise a hunter that he was within city limits. The ordinance would apply whether it was a housing division or a bean field based on the city ordinance. I would be upset if I was hunting in an area that an ordinance restricted and an officer did not inform me (if he knew) and then I received a citation from a city officer.