Follow up on my previous question on "Rifles and ammo"..

[Woody Williams]

Now they are asking another question. I've always thought that the new rifles ruling added last year had nothing to do with the previous rifle ruling on the so called "PCRs". IOW - A hunter toting a .44 mag rifle could still carry as many cartridges as he wanted to.

The gent over there brought up this when I posted you answer....

So, as written above, the ammunition restriction also applies to ALL rifles carried into the field?

So now the .357's and .44's are also limited to 10 rounds in the field?

This would be a new restriction on the old pistol calibers.

[morrison]

If an individual is hunting deer with a rifle during the deer firearms season, the individual must abide by the statute listed below. The issue is that when the legislation came out last year, everyone focused on the calibers and seemed to ignore the other 4 requirements stated under subsection b.



IC 14-22-2-8 Deer hunting; permitted firearms; required report
Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a hunting season beginning after June 30, 2016, and ending before January 1, 2020.
(b) A hunter may use a rifle during the firearms season to hunt deer subject to the following:
(1) The use of a rifle is permitted only on privately owned land.
(2) The rifle must have a barrel length of at least sixteen (16) inches.
(3) The rifle must be chambered for one (1) of the following cartridges:
(A) .243.
(B) .30-30.
(C) .300.
(D) .30-06.
(E) .308.
(4) A hunter may not possess more than ten (10) cartridges for the rifle while hunting deer under this section.
(5) The rifle must meet any other requirements established by the department.
(c) The use of a full metal jacketed bullet to hunt deer is unlawful.
(d) The department shall report on the impact of the use of rifles to hunt deer under this section to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, the general assembly before February 15,
2020.
(e) This section expires June 30, 2020.