Youth hunt- Muzzleloader ok?

[hardwood]

When I was reading the regulations about youth hunt it states:

“The youth hunter may use a legal firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow to take a deer. The adult partner cannot take a deer and may not possess a firearm, muzzleloader, bow and arrow, or crossbow while in the field with the youth hunter, except for a handgun carried lawfully.”

For the youth it says firearms are allowed but does not mention muzzleloader. I thought since firearms are allowed then so would muzzleloader, but because it separately lists firearms and muzzleloader as prohibited in possession of the adult but does not list them separately as allowed for the youth I want to double check- is the youth permitted to take a deer with a muzzleloader during youth hunt weekend?

[morrison]

Yes, a youth may use a muzzleloader long gun during the youth season. See the Indiana Administrative Code below.


312 IAC 9-3-3 Equipment for deer hunting
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22; IC 35-47-1-6
Sec. 3. (a) During the youth special deer season established in section 4(b) of this rule, a youth hunter must hunt deer only with the following equipment:
(1) A bow and arrow as described in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(5).
(2) A crossbow as defined in 312 IAC 9-1-5.3.
(3) A shotgun as described in subsection (d)(1).
(4) A muzzleloading long gun as described in subsection (d)(3).
(5) A rifle, with the use of cartridges described in subsection (d)(4).