2008-09 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide now available
The 2008-09 Hunting and Trapping guide is now available wildlife.IN.gov, then clicking on the hunting guide link on left side of the page.
Printed copies of the Hunting and Trapping Guide will be delivered to retailers around the state beginning mid-July.
This version of the guide includes striped-skunk hunting season changes, trap size changes and additional counties for the '09 fall turkey season. Sportsmen and women should check laws pertaining to given activity before going afield.
Apprentice Hunting Licenses now available
In an effort to help recruit new hunters, Indiana will allow individuals of any age to go hunting before taking a hunter education class, provided that they purchase an Apprentice Hunting License and are accompanied by a licensed adult while hunting. The licenses are currently on sale.
This initiative, which allows individuals to try hunting to see if it is a sport they wish to pursue, without having to first invest a lot of time and money, has been done in other states as part of a nationwide initiative to recruit new hunters.
Here is some basic information about the Indiana Apprentice Hunting License:
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Contact:
Linnea Petercheff
Operations Staff Specialist
Division of Fish and Wildlife
(317) 233-6527
lpetercheff@dnr.IN.gov
The 2008-09 Hunting and Trapping guide is now available wildlife.IN.gov, then clicking on the hunting guide link on left side of the page.
Printed copies of the Hunting and Trapping Guide will be delivered to retailers around the state beginning mid-July.
This version of the guide includes striped-skunk hunting season changes, trap size changes and additional counties for the '09 fall turkey season. Sportsmen and women should check laws pertaining to given activity before going afield.
Apprentice Hunting Licenses now available
In an effort to help recruit new hunters, Indiana will allow individuals of any age to go hunting before taking a hunter education class, provided that they purchase an Apprentice Hunting License and are accompanied by a licensed adult while hunting. The licenses are currently on sale.
This initiative, which allows individuals to try hunting to see if it is a sport they wish to pursue, without having to first invest a lot of time and money, has been done in other states as part of a nationwide initiative to recruit new hunters.
Here is some basic information about the Indiana Apprentice Hunting License:
- An apprentice hunter can be of any age.
- An apprentice hunter can be a resident or non-resident.
- An individual can purchase no more than three apprentice hunting licenses during his/her lifetime.
- An individual who is at least 18 years old and has a valid hunting license (or is exempt from needing a hunting license under state law) must be in close proximity and be able to communicate at all times with the apprentice hunter. The individual who accompanies the apprentice hunter cannot accompany more than two apprentice hunters at one time while in the field.
- All hunting license types will be available to purchase as an apprentice license.
- Apprentice hunting licenses fees will be established by the Natural Resources Commission in May, but are expected to be the same as for a regular hunting license of that type.
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Contact:
Linnea Petercheff
Operations Staff Specialist
Division of Fish and Wildlife
(317) 233-6527
lpetercheff@dnr.IN.gov
