Non hunting observers

[Woody Williams]

POSTING FOR A FRIEND..

Regs question: Actually 2 that will seem like the same.

1. Are you allowed to take non-licensed hunters along with you as long as they don’t carry a weapon? Reason behind ? Is that I have a son-in-law who residence is from another country but resides in TN with my daughter who is in school. He will not hunt but would like to tag along sometime.

2. My nephew (also from a different state) will be here to deer hunt (yes, he has license) and wants to tag along during our trap checks. Can he do so without a trapping license as long as he doesn’t help in any way?

Thanks

[morrison]

An individual who is actively hunting (pursue, chasing, taking, attempting to take) or trapping is required to have a license for the particular species being hunted or a trapping license. For example, a person can accompany me deer hunting without needing a license as long as they are not participating in any way. The same thing would apply to an individual who tags along to observe you tending your traps. However, the person, if over the age of twelve, cannot accompany me raccoon hunting because the chasing is a large portion of the hunt.

IC 14-22-11-1"Farmland"; license requirements and conditions; public use airport
manager reporting requirements

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "farmland" means agricultural land that is:

(1) devoted or best adaptable for the production of crops, fruits, timber, and the raising of livestock; or

(2) assessed as agricultural land for property tax purposes.

(b) An individual may not take or chase, with or without dogs, a wild animal without having a license, except as follows:

(1) An individual who is a resident or nonresident of Indiana while participating in a field trial that has been sanctioned by the director is not required to possess a license while participating in the trial.

(2) Subject to subsection (d), an owner of farmland located in Indiana who is a resident or nonresident of Indiana and the spouse and children living with the owner may hunt, fish, and trap without a license on the land that the owner owns.

(3) A lessee of farmland who farms that land and is a resident of Indiana and the spouse and children living with the lessee may hunt, fish, and trap without a license on the leased land. This subdivision does not apply to land that is:

(A) owned, leased, or controlled by; and

(B) leased from;

the department.

(4) An individual who:

(A) is less than thirteen (13) years of age;

(B) does not possess a bow or firearm; and

(C) is accompanying an individual who:

(i) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and

(ii) holds a valid license;

may chase a wild animal without having a license.