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Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide INDIANA & TRAPPING GUIDE 2018-2019 REGULATIONS GUIDE YEAR of theBIRD INSIDE • 4 easy ways to buy hunting licenses • Complete waterfowl season dates • New gamebird program • 3 counties added to Fall Turkey Firearms Season Indiana Department of Natural Resources INDIANA Table of & TRAPPING GUIDE MORE PUBLIC Contents C CCCC CCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCC CCLAND CCCC Features CCCCCC ACRES85 GAMEBIRD AREAS 547 NEW ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND IN 292ACRES WABASH RIVER 2017 CONSERVATION AREA ACRES170 FISH & WILDLIFE AREAS Lifetime License Holders, The Nature Conservancy, Environmental License Plate Holders (IHT), Bicentennial our partners: Nature Trust, Game Bird Habitat Stamp Holders, Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, National Wild Turkey Federation, Hunters & Shooters (WSFR) and The Conservation Fund 19 30 34 Public Lands Expand Bonus Deer Waterfowl Dates A colorful infographic details the number of Check out the new bonus antlerless deer This year’s guide, just as last year’s, includes acres the DNR acquired in 2017. quota for your county. the full waterfowl season dates. Departments Hunting seasons, bag limits .......................................................... 4 Private land permission form ...................................................... 33 Important updates ......................................................................... 6 Migratory birds, waterfowl ..........................................................34 Keep the tradition of hunting alive ............................................... 6 Hunters fund conservation and recreation ................................. 36 License information and fees ........................................................ 8 Game bird regulations ................................................................. 38 Youth hunting information ......................................................... 14 Wild turkey regulations ...............................................................40 Feature story ................................................................................ 16 Furbearer hunting .......................................................................42 Tree stand safety ...........................................................................20 Furbearer trapping ...................................................................... 43 Two new surveys for deer hunters ................................................22 Gray fox ......................................................................................... 45 Deer regulations ........................................................................... 23 Non-native wild pigs ..................................................................... 45 Deer seasons, licenses, bag limits chart ...................................... 28 DNR Fish & Wildlife Areas/HRI Areas map ............................. 46 Bonus antlerless deer information .............................................30 State Reservoirs/State Forests map ............................................. 46 Deer disease information .............................................................31 Public shooting ranges .................................................................47 Small game regulations ............................................................... 32 DNR Law Enforcement districts ..................................................47 The Hunting & Trapping Governor: This is a summary of Guide is a publication of Eric J. Holcomb Indiana hunting and the Indiana Department of trapping regulations. It is DNR Director: Natural Resources. Paid designed as a service to Cameron F. Clark advertisements that appear sportsmen and women in this guide do not imply Fish & Wildlife Director: and is not intended to endorsement by the DNR or Mark Reiter be a complete digest of by the State of Indiana for Photographers: all hunting and trapping the businesses or products Frank Oliver, John Maxwell regulations. Most advertised. The Department regulations are subject to is not responsible for Writers: change by administrative any advertising claims Geriann Albers, Steve Backs, rule. Contact the Division contained herein. Jack Basiger, Joe Caudell, of Fish & Wildlife before Julie Kempf, Travis Stoelting, Nick Werner reproducing any part of On the Cover: Project Coordinators: this booklet. A Northern bobwhite quail perches on a stump Sam Jordan and Seth Peters in Gibson County. Photographed by – Steve Gifford 2018-2019 INDIANA HUNTING & TRAPPING GUIDE 1 MESSAGES There’s a lot of discussion about cultural diversity these days. But I’d like to talk about a different type of diversity, wildlife habitat. The existence of wildlife, whether it is hunted or not, is made possible by having a diversity of habitats for various species with differing needs. For a number of reasons, wildlife habitat diversity—especially that of Indiana grasslands and prairie—has dwindled in the past few decades. Hunters know that a dearth of grasslands and prairie means a decline in gamebirds like bobwhite quail. But it also results in a decline in song- birds and pollinators, a fact worth sharing with conservation-minded people who don’t hunt. Williamstown, MA | Birmingham, AL The DNR preserves and restores various habitats on public land, but 96 percent of Indiana land is privately owned. To make a true difference, private land needs to be involved. That’s the goal of two DNR private-land conservation initiatives that also address land access for hunters. Both are described in detail in this guide. New this year, the Grasslands for Gamebirds & Songbirds Initiative (GGS) provides financial and technical assistance to private landowners to develop grassland habitat. APPLE (Access Program Providing Land Enhancements), which is in its second year, provides for some habitat About This Guide development, but focuses on providing incentives to willing participants to allow limited public hunting opportunities on their land. If you have had to travel out of state to hunt gamebirds in prior years, this news may rival the This high-quality guide is offered to you sweet sound of any songbird you’ll hear in such grasslands. by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources through its unique partnership with J.F. Griffin Publishing, LLC. The revenue generated through ad sales significantly lowers production costs and Cameron F. Clark generates savings. These savings translate Director, Department of Natural Resources into additional funds for other important agency programs. If you have any feedback or are inter- ested in advertising, please contact us at The DNR and the public share the responsibility of managing the Hoosier 413.884.1001 or at www.JFGriffin.com state’s fish and wildlife resources. As hunters and trappers, you probably know that a large part of what Graphic Design: we do at the Division of Fish & Wildlife involves promoting and enhanc- Jon Gulley, Dane Fay, John Corey, ing specific habitats and the species that thrive in them. Evelyn Haddad, Chris Sobolowski We need your help to fulfill that stewardship mission. It takes partner- ships to create, promote and enhance habitat. If you already play a part, thank you. If you are not involved yet, consider this an invitation to help improve and protect the resources you enjoy that are becoming far too scarce. DNR is charged with being the professional stewards of wildlife resources, but we can’t do it alone. If you are genuinely interested in wildlife resources, being a steward is your responsibility, too. The first way to get involved is individually. When meetings related to habitat issues are held in your area, attend and make sure a hunter or trapper’s voice is heard. Keep tabs on such meet- ings by subscribing to Wild Bulletin at wildlife.IN.gov/5704.htm. Second, there are tons of conservation groups out there. Those and other groups are powerful voices for habitat stewardship. Consider joining one or another one. Become part of this movement today. Help us create and maintain wildlife habitat. If you’re already playing a part, consider recruiting people to help us grow our population of habitat- minded people. You owe it yourself and future generations who will benefit greatly from the resources you helped preserve. Mark Reiter Director, DNR Fish & Wildlife This guide is also available online at 2 2018-2019 INDIANA HUNTING & TRAPPING GUIDE ALL-TERRAIN. ALL- ELECTRIC THE ULTIMATE OFF-ROAD ELECTRIC BIKE FOR DETAILS OR DEALER INQUIRIES:970.328.2399 | .COM HUNTING REGULATIONS 2018-19 INDIANA HUNTING SEASONS Welcome to the DNR’s Furbearers Hunting Dates Limit Hunting & Trapping Guide Red and Gray Fox Oct. 15, 2018 - Feb. 28, 2019 No limit Welcome to the 2018-19 DNR Hunting & Trapping Regulations Guide. We hope you Coyote, Striped Skunk Oct. 15, 2018 - March 15, 2019 No limit find it helpful as you prepare for your hunting Raccoon, Opossum Nov. 8, 2018 - Jan. 31, 2019 No limit or trapping seasons. Feb. 1, 2018 - Oct. 25, 2018 Any corrections or updates to information Dog Running (Raccoon, Opossum) Not applicable published in this guide will be made to the Feb. 1, 2019 - Oct. 25, 2019 online version at wildlife.IN.gov/2343.htm The guide provides a summary of Indi- Woodland Game Hunting Dates Limit ana hunting and trapping regulations and is Wild Turkey designed as a summary of current regulations. If Youth Spring April 20-21, 2019 1 bearded or male you need complete versions of Indiana rules and regulations for hunting and trapping, they can Spring April 24 - May 12, 2019 turkey in spring be found in Indiana Code, Title 14,
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