Section 312IAC9-4-5. Geese

   (a) An individual may hunt the following species of geese in accordance with section 2(b) of this rule:

(1) Canada geese (Branta canadensis).

(2) Snow geese (Chen caerulescens).

(3) Greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons).

(4) Lesser white-fronted geese (Anser erythropus).

(5) Ross's geese (Chen rossii).

  (b) An individual must not possess more than the following number of shotgun shells while hunting geese from designated shooting units or sites within Atterbury, Hovey Lake, Kankakee, Jasper-Pulaski, or Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Areas:

(1) If the daily limit is one (1) goose, the individual may possess not more than four (4) shotgun shells.

(2) If the daily limit is two (2) geese, the individual may possess not more than eight (8) shotgun shells.

(3) If the daily limit is three (3) geese, the individual may possess not more than ten (10) shotgun shells.

(4) If the daily limit is four (4) geese, the individual may possess not more than twelve (12) shotgun shells.

(5) If the daily limit is five (5) geese, the individual may possess not more than fourteen (14) shotgun shells.

  (c) In addition to subsection (a), an individual may take a lesser snow goose (Anser caerulescens) or a Ross's goose (Anser rossii) as follows:

(1) From February 16 through March 31 in the following counties:

(A) Adams.

(B) Allen.

(C) Boone.

(D) Clay.

(E) Dekalb.

(F) Elkhart.

(G) Greene.

(H) Hamilton.

(I) Hancock.

(J) Hendricks.

(K) Huntington.

(L) Johnson.

(M) Kosciusko.

(N) LaGrange.

(O) LaPorte.

(P) Madison.

(Q) Marion.

(R) Marshall.

(S) Morgan.

(T) Noble.

(U) Parke.

(V) Shelby.

(W) Starke.

(X) Steuben.

(Y) St. Joseph.

(Z) Sullivan.

(AA) Vermillion.

(BB) Vigo.

(CC) Wells.

(DD) Whitley.

(2) From February 1 through March 31 in all other Indiana counties.

(3) In addition to the license requirements under section 2 of this rule, an individual must obtain a free permit from the department to take a lesser snow goose or Ross's goose under this subsection.

(4) Notwithstanding section 2 of this rule, an individual taking a lesser snow goose or Ross's goose in February or March is exempt from the requirements to register for and possess an identification number through the Harvest Information Program under section 2(d) of this rule.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-4-5; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2709; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Mar 12, 2010, 1:28 p.m.: 20100407-IR-312090479FRA; filed Mar 15, 2013, 2:33 p.m.: 20130410-IR-312120403FRA; readopted filed May 20, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA)