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Post by primitivejohn on Nov 6, 2021 9:40:24 GMT -5
I see we can kill a doe during firearms with firearms license with an antlerless bonus permit. My question is does one need to shoot a buck before we can use the permit or can you have firearms license and kill the doe before the buck?
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Post by deadeer on Nov 6, 2021 9:43:33 GMT -5
You dont need any other license to use a bonus antlerless license, anytime of the season.
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Post by stevein on Nov 6, 2021 11:51:09 GMT -5
Most F&W Areas do not permit the use of bonus tags. Some other public areas do not allow them either.
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Post by primitivejohn on Nov 6, 2021 12:09:59 GMT -5
So on private property I can blast a doe on first day of firearms with a muzzleloader with a bonus permit before I shoot a buck?
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Post by greghopper on Nov 6, 2021 12:22:07 GMT -5
So on private property I can blast a doe on first day of firearms with a muzzleloader with a bonus permit before I shoot a buck? Why do you think you need to shoot a buck first? |
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Post by firstwd on Nov 6, 2021 12:53:42 GMT -5
So on private property I can blast a doe on first day of firearms with a muzzleloader with a bonus permit before I shoot a buck? Yes. Bonus antlerless licenses are valid any time from October 1 on with whatever weapon is legal during the season you are hunting. |
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Post by greghopper on Nov 6, 2021 13:24:11 GMT -5
No where or time in Indiana you have to shot a buck first.
Reduction Zones you shoot a antlerless first if using that lic.
Happy Hunting..
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Post by stevein on Nov 6, 2021 14:33:24 GMT -5
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Post by genesis273 on Nov 6, 2021 14:40:43 GMT -5
Better ask a question if you don't quite understand how the regs are written. Good luck bagging your freezer queen!
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Post by 46382 on Nov 6, 2021 22:43:43 GMT -5
Better ask a question if you don't quite understand how the regs are written. Good luck bagging your freezer queen! Exactly! The word "bonus" in the regs does seem to imply "extra" or "after" something else ... like maybe killing a buck first. But like others have said, you can fill your doe quota first. |
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 7, 2021 8:01:10 GMT -5
Tags just need simplified. Saw a guy post he got a ticket for shooting 2 doe's in a 1 bonus antlerless County. Had bundle license and guess with bundle license all does have to be checked in as bonus antlerless. I've got a lifetime and am landowner but man our license structure and limits are complex.
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Post by titanium700 on Nov 7, 2021 8:05:59 GMT -5
I hear ya.
I am exactly same as you.
Lifetime license and landowner but I also hunt a friends farm too in another county.
My son just turned 18, in March when he gets his license it’s gonna be super confusing as I’ve not had to worry about this for like 20 years.
Lol.
I just go out and kill stuff and make sure I’m meeting quotas. Lol
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Nov 7, 2021 8:13:34 GMT -5
Tags just need simplified. Saw a guy post he got a ticket for shooting 2 doe's in a 1 bonus antlerless County. Had bundle license and guess with bundle license all does have to be checked in as bonus antlerless. I've got a lifetime and am landowner but man our license structure and limits are complex. First I’ve ever heard of the all does under the bundle must be marked as bonus anterless and don’t believe that to be true. I’ve never read that anywhere. Should be during firearms for sure and some other situations, but not always. His two doe kills could’ve been one bonus and one archery kill. |
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Post by 46382 on Nov 7, 2021 8:22:04 GMT -5
The fact that seasoned deer hunters like us disagree/discuss these rules is evidence that they need to be clearer.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Nov 7, 2021 8:45:49 GMT -5
From the dnr page:
Antlerless deer harvested using a deer bundle license may apply to the bonus antlerless county quota depending in which season you harvest the deer.
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Post by greghopper on Nov 7, 2021 8:55:07 GMT -5
Pretty sure when you checkin a antlerless they ask how you want to use it.
If someone got a ticket there is probably more to the story then being told.
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 7, 2021 9:03:09 GMT -5
The fact that seasoned deer hunters like us disagree/discuss these rules is evidence that they need to be clearer. BINGO.... exactly |
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 7, 2021 9:07:00 GMT -5
From the dnr page: Antlerless deer harvested using a deer bundle license may apply to the bonus antlerless county quota depending in which season you harvest the deer. In his case crossbow. Killed 2 does. 1 bonus antlerless county. Maybe 1 should have been checked archery , other bonus antlerless. Regardless he said a game warden came to house and wrote ticket. IDK |
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Post by ninepntr on Nov 7, 2021 9:27:09 GMT -5
From the dnr page: Antlerless deer harvested using a deer bundle license may apply to the bonus antlerless county quota depending in which season you harvest the deer. In his case crossbow. Killed 2 does. 1 bonus antlerless county. Maybe 1 should have been checked archery , other bonus antlerless. Regardless he said a game warden came to house and wrote ticket. IDK That’s B.S. The hunter never should have gotten a ticket. Warning yes, but if you make rules so hard to understand and ambiguous the dnr need to give a hunter leeway. The hunter paid to kill 3 deer. I don’t see a problem here! |
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Post by greghopper on Nov 7, 2021 9:41:42 GMT -5
In his case crossbow. Killed 2 does. 1 bonus antlerless county. Maybe 1 should have been checked archery , other bonus antlerless. Regardless he said a game warden came to house and wrote ticket. IDK That’s B.S. The hunter never should have gotten a ticket. Warning yes, but if you make rules so hard to understand and ambiguous the dnr need to give a hunter leeway. The hunter paid to kill 3 deer. I don’t see a problem here! How do we know he wasnt warned before or he did get a warning ticket....There more to the story then we know i bet IMO! DNR goal isn't to write tickets for honest mistakes. |
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