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Post by morrison on Apr 14, 2023 10:48:29 GMT -5
AN individual born before March 31, 1943 are exempt from needing a fishing license.
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Post by morrison on Mar 27, 2023 13:10:16 GMT -5
If you were not aware, Hunting-Indiana has a forum called "Ask a Conservation Officer." You can post a question to that forum and it will only be answered by an Indiana Conservation Officer. I have had the privilege of answering the various questions submitted for a period of time. While you may not have received the answer you wanted, you received an accurate and legal answer. However, I have things changing in my life and I am passing the torch.
Lt. Brian Bailey and Lt. Andy Hagerty will be answering the questions submitted in the very near future. Lt. Bailey is assigned to our Central Dispatch Center in Monroe County. Prior to being promoted to Lt., he served in Operational District 6 in various counties and positions. Lt. Hagerty is the Outdoor Education Section Commander and works out of Division Headquarters in Indianapolis. Lt. Hagerty served in Operational District 9 prior to being promoted. They are both extremely knowledgeable and will provide the accurate answers needed to dispel the rumors or false guidance provided by social media lawyers.
Please do not post your questions randomly on the internet. For the correct and legal answer, "ASK A CONSERVATION OFFICER."
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Post by morrison on Feb 17, 2023 10:52:42 GMT -5
Indiana does not prohibit a person from cleaning fish on the water. However, you cannot dispose of the "remains" in the water. The "remains" of a fish that has been cleaned must be disposed of in a sanitary manner that does not pollute the water or result in a public health concern.
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Post by morrison on Jan 5, 2023 13:43:27 GMT -5
The statute specifically prohibits a person from utilizing a UAV as an aid in “taking” the wild animal. Please refer to the definition of take provided in the statute below. It has been determined that utilizing a UAV to track a DEAD deer would not constitute a violation of the statute. Since the animal is already dead, the act of “take” is already complete. The UAV cannot be used in taking a deer but it can be used in an effort to find a deer that has already been taken. Many of you would be quick to point out that often, when a hunter shoots a deer and does not find it, they do not “know for sure” that the deer is dead. In a situation where a UAV was used to track a deer that had been shot but the deer is found to still be alive, the hunter could not legally utilize information gained from the UAV to go to the area and finish the deer off. To do so would violate the provision of the statute that prohibits the use of a UAV to assist the individual in the “taking” of a deer. However, a clear violation would be to utilize the location provided by the UAV to immediately pursue the deer. Exiting the area and then checking on the location some time later to determine if the deer expired would be a better scenario that I think all of us could agree is legal.
IC 14-22-6-16 Use of unmanned aerial vehicles to aid hunting Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) The department or the department's designee. (2) Employees or agents of a governmental entity while performing official duties. (3) Employees or agents of an educational or research institution acting for bona fide educational or scientific purposes. (4) Use of an unmanned aerial vehicle to assist, provide care for, or provide veterinary treatment to a specific wild animal. (5) Use of an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor areas of agricultural production or to monitor nuisance wild animals. (b) As used in this section, "take" means to: (1) kill, shoot, spear, harm, catch for the purpose of killing, trap for the purpose of killing, or pursue for the purpose of killing a wild animal; or (2) attempt to engage in conduct under subdivision (1). (c) During the period: (1) beginning fourteen (14) days before the hunting season for a particular wild animal species; and (2) ending upon the expiration of legal hunting hours on the last day of the hunting season; a person may not knowingly use an unmanned aerial vehicle (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-342.3) to search for, scout, locate, or detect a wild animal to which the hunting season applies as an aid to take the wild animal.
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Post by morrison on Jan 5, 2023 13:33:33 GMT -5
All DNR properties require bicycles, regardless of propulsion, to only be used on trails designated for such a purpose. A person would have to check with the individual property to confirm if the property has trails designated for bicycles.
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Post by morrison on Jan 5, 2023 13:25:41 GMT -5
Yes. Another person can transport a deer for you as long as the temporary or permanent transportation tag is attached.
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Post by morrison on Dec 20, 2022 11:03:52 GMT -5
Yes. The part of the baiting statute most people overlook is the restriction to "place". If the item is grown, a person did not "place" it. Any form of manipulation after it grows (piling, raking, shelling, moving, etc.) has now made a perfectly legal situation illegal. Through the manipulation, however so slight, the person has "placed" the bait because it is not where it originated.
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Post by morrison on Dec 20, 2022 10:52:09 GMT -5
Skipjack and Shad are not exempted species. A person is prohibited from selling them unless the individual has a permit or a commercial fishing license. Please see the statutes posted below.
312 IAC 9-6-10 Exempted fish Authority: IC 14-22-2-6 Affected: IC 14-22 Sec. 10. Any fish not defined in section 1 or 9 of this rule is an exempted wild animal.
312 IAC 9-6-1 Definitions pertaining to fish and fishing activities Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6 Affected: IC 14-22-16; IC 14-22-34-12 Sec. 1. In addition to the definitions in 312 IAC 9-1, the following definitions apply throughout this rule and 312 IAC 9-7 through 312 IAC 9-10: (85) "Shad" means the following genera: (A) Alosa. (B) Dorosoma
(The Skipjack Herring (Alosa chrysochloris)
312 IAC 9-7-14 Sunfish, crappie, and other species of fish Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6 Affected: IC 14-22 Sec. 14. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 16(g) of this rule, an individual may take or possess not more than twenty-five (25) crappies per day and an unlimited number of yellow bass per day. (b) A crappie taken at Dogwood Lake in Daviess County and Hardy Lake in Scott County must be at least nine (9) inches long. (c) Except on the Ohio River, an individual may take or possess not more than twenty-five (25) redear sunfish per day. (d) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e), there is no bag limit, possession limit, or size limit for the following: (1) Alewife. (2) American eel. (3) Bluegill. (4) Bowfin. (5) Buffalo. (6) Bullhead. (7) Carp. (8) Chain pickerel. (9) Chub. (10) Gar. (11) Gizzard shad. (12) Lake herring. (13) Shad. (14) Smelt. (15) Sucker. (16) Yellow bass. (17) Redear sunfish. (18) Crappie.
IC 14-22-9-7 Sale of fish Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to the sale of fish produced in private ponds for sale or for breeding and stocking purposes, or for roe bearing species listed in IC 14-22-13-2.5(a), if the owner obtains a permit from the director under the rules adopted by the department and conditions provided in the permit. (b) A person may not sell, barter, or exchange, offer to sell, barter, or exchange, or purchase or offer to purchase fish protected by law, whether taken in Indiana, the boundary waters of the state, or some other state and brought into Indiana, except as otherwise provided in this article. Restaurants, hotels, boardinghouses, or eating houses may prepare and serve during the open season to: (1) a guest, patron, or boarder; and (2) the family of the guest, patron, or boarder; fish legally taken in open season in Indiana by the guest, patron, or boarder. (c) Except for roe bearing species listed in IC 14-22-13-2.5(a) or as specifically prohibited by law, a person may sell a species of hatchery reared fish or fish legally taken outside Indiana under a valid commercial fishing license or regulation, dead or alive, dressed or undressed, or partly dressed under the rules that the department and the state department of health prescribe if the fish are tagged or labeled in a manner that specifically identifies the following: (1) The name and address of the seller. (2) The hatchery. (3) The commercial fishing license or regulation. (d) A person may not import and sell a live species of fish that has not been approved by the director without a permit from the director for this activity. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-5-7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.155-2015, SEC.11.
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Post by morrison on Nov 29, 2022 10:55:48 GMT -5
I apologize for not seeing this in time to provide an adequate answer. Hopefully, you were able to participate without issue.
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Post by morrison on Nov 7, 2022 16:16:04 GMT -5
Not all DNR property is open to hunting. If DNR property is landlocked, access to the property can only be obtained through an easement provided by the DNR or through private property with permission from the landowner.
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Post by morrison on Nov 7, 2022 16:13:17 GMT -5
No. A landowner is not required to have the Indiana Hunting License or the Indiana Waterfowl Stamp
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Post by morrison on Oct 31, 2022 10:54:56 GMT -5
That is a good rule of thumb.
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Post by morrison on Oct 26, 2022 15:58:09 GMT -5
I am not familiar with the area you are talking about. I have spoken to the District Commander and he has requested your contact information and he will reach out to you. If you could send me the information in a message, I will forward the information to him. Thanks
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Post by morrison on Oct 25, 2022 13:06:10 GMT -5
A youth hunter must be accompanied by an adult who holds a valid hunting license. The accompanying adult does not need a stamp or HIP number.
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Post by morrison on Oct 14, 2022 9:43:38 GMT -5
A person can hunt a navigable waterway by floating the waterway. A person would need permission from the owner of the land, in order to retrieve the waterfowl if the waterfowl was outside the normal high water mark of the navigable waterway.
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Post by morrison on Oct 14, 2022 9:38:35 GMT -5
Yes. You can use ANY FIREARM to hunt a state park reduction hunt that is legal to hunt deer on public land in Indiana. Handguns are considered a firearm. However, the restrictions on handguns for deer hunting would apply.
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Post by morrison on Oct 10, 2022 11:22:55 GMT -5
A harvested deer must be checked in within 48 hours. A deer may NOT be processed until after it is checked in. The head must remain attached to the carcass until the deer is checked in. The confirmation number of the deer being checked in needs to be with deer until processing begins.
in order to accomplish what you are requesting, you would need to check the deer in utilizing the electronic process, obtain a confirmation number, and then the processing can be begin with the deer being quartered.
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Post by morrison on Sept 27, 2022 11:05:54 GMT -5
The exemption would apply to land owned by both parents, if they have joint custody. However, if the child is emancipated,the exemption would not apply to property owned by either parent.
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Post by morrison on Sept 27, 2022 11:00:49 GMT -5
A person needing to hunt from a stationary motorized conveyance can contact the Division of Fish and Wildlife and obtain such a permit. They can be contacted through the Division of Fish and Wildlife website at www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/
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Post by morrison on Sept 19, 2022 11:32:15 GMT -5
The hunter orange requirement on ground blinds would apply to the Primos Surroundview blind. A ground blind is anything made by natural or synthetic material that conceals the hunter from one or more sides. While the blind allows for visibility looking out of the blind, it limits the hunter being seen from outside the blind. The regulations would apply to these types of blinds. The applicable Indiana Administrative Codes are posted below.
312 IAC 9-1-7.6 "Ground blind" defined Authority:IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6 Affected:IC 14-22 Sec. 7.6. "Ground blind" means a structure or visual screen of any type that is located on or within four (4) feet of the ground that includes manmade or synthetic materials and results in concealing a hunter so that the hunter orange worn by the hunter may not be visible from one (1) or more directions.
312 IAC 9-2-15 General requirements for hunter orange on ground blinds Authority:IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6 Affected:IC 14-22-38-7 Sec. 15. An occupied ground blind must have at least one hundred forty-four (144) square inches of hunter orange that is visible on each side of the blind from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset when the hunter is required to wear hunter orange in accordance with IC 14-22-38-7 or 312 IAC 9-3-2(t).
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