INDIANAPOLIS -- With deer hunting season well underway in the state, Indiana Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters to use their heads and follow the law when out in the woods.
To kick off firearms deer-hunting season Saturday, DNR re-shared a popular video recorded a few years ago that details some of the most common hunter violations and why they are important to follow.
Top 5 Hunting Violations According to DNR:
- Hunting/Tracking a deer from a vehicle
- Hunting on someone else’s private property
- Not wearing hunter orange
- Over-bagging and breaking the one buck rule
- Over-bagging any animal / killing more than the per-person limit
This laws are being carefully watched this year after an error in the law passed by the legislative session initially banned the use of rifles on state and federal property.
READ | Deer hunters CAN use rifles on state and federal property this year
The Department of Natural Resources issued an emergency state rule allowing hunters to use rifles during the 2017-18 season until they are able to update the law next year.
Despite a new law that expanded the firepower allowed for use on private land, Hoosier hunters harvested 120,000 deer during the 2016-17 hunting season, the lowest number since 2003.
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