20150715-IR-312150204ERA Temporarily amends 312 IAC 9-3-4 to govern hunting white-tailed deer in a designated county under an extra deer license by identifying counties for herd reduction. Effective September 1, 2015.

TITLE 312 NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION

Emergency Rule LSA Document #15-204(E)

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Temporarily amends 312 IAC 9-3-4 to govern hunting white-tailed deer in a designated county under an extra deer license by identifying counties for herd reduction. Effective September 1, 2015.

SECTION 1. (a) This SECTION supplements 312 IAC 9-3-4(g) and governs hunting deer under an extra deer license in a designated county.

(b) A person may take an antlerless deer under this SECTION of this document only if:

(1) issued a license to hunt deer with:

(A) a resident extra deer bonus antlerless license under IC 14-22-11-10(a) or IC 14-22-12-1(a)(18);

(B) a nonresident extra deer bonus antlerless license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(19);

(C) a resident youth consolidated hunting license under IC 14-22-11-10(b) or IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24);

(D) a nonresident youth extra deer bonus antlerless license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(32);

(E) an apprentice license of the types identified in clauses (A) through (D) under IC 14-22-12-1.7;

(F) a lifetime comprehensive hunting license under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(4) before its repeal; or

(G) a lifetime comprehensive hunting and fishing license under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(5) [before its repeal]; or

(2) before its repeal [sic] hunting deer without a license under IC 14-22-11-1 and 312 IAC 9-2-14.

(c) The season for hunting deer under this SECTION of this document is as follows:

(1) From September 26 through 27, 2015, with a bow and arrow, crossbow, firearm, or muzzleloading gun.

(2) From October 1, 2015, through January 3, 2016, with a bow and arrow or crossbow.

(3) From November 14, 2015, through November 29, 2015, with a firearm.

(4) From December 5, 2015, through December 20, 2015, with a muzzleloading gun.

(5) From December 26, 2015, through January 3, 2016, with a firearm or muzzleloading gun.

(d) The seasonal limit for hunting under this SECTION of this document is one (1) antlerless deer for each deer license issued under this SECTION of this document, with the exception of the resident youth consolidated hunting license and lifetime comprehensive hunting licenses listed in subsection (b).

(e) An individual who hunts under this SECTION of this document may use a bow and arrow, crossbow, or any firearm that may otherwise be lawfully used to take deer under 312 IAC 9-3.

(f) 312 IAC 9-3-2(b) through 312 IAC 9-3-2(d) and 312 IAC 9-3-2(m) through 312 IAC 9-3-2(z) apply to a license issued under this SECTION of this document.

(g) An individual must not exceed the county bag limit from each county as follows:

(1) Adams - 2.

(2) Allen - 4.

(3) Bartholomew - 8.

(4) Benton - A.

(5) Blackford - 1.

(6) Boone - 4.

(7) Brown - 4.

(8) Carroll - 3.

(9) Cass - 3.

(10) Clark - 8.

(11) Clay - 4.

(12) Clinton - 2.

(13) Crawford - 8.

(14) Daviess - 2.

(15) Dearborn - 4.

(16) Decatur - 3.

(17) Dekalb - 4.

(18) Delaware - 4.

(19) Dubois - 4.

(20) Elkhart - 4.

(21) Fayette - 4.

(22) Floyd - 8.

(23) Fountain - 8.

(24) Franklin - 8.

(25) Fulton - 4.

(26) Gibson - 4.

(27) Grant - 4.

(28) Greene - 3.

(29) Hamilton - 4.

(30) Hancock - 3.

(31) Harrison - 8.

(32) Hendricks - 8.

(33) Henry - 4.

(34) Howard - 3.

(35) Huntington - 3.

(36) Jackson - 4.

(37) Jasper - 8.

(38) Jay - 2.

(39) Jefferson - 8.

(40) Jennings - 8.

(41) Johnson - 8.

(42) Knox - 4.

(43) Kosciusko - 4.

(44) LaGrange - 3.

(45) Lake - 4.

(46) LaPorte - 4.

(47) Lawrence - 8.

(48) Madison - 4.

(49) Marion - 8.

(50) Marshall - 3.

(51) Martin - 4.

(52) Miami - 3.

(53) Monroe - 8.

(54) Montgomery - 4.

(55) Morgan - 4.

(56) Newton - 3.

(57) Noble - 4.

(58) Ohio - 8.

(59) Orange - 4.

(60) Owen - 4.

(61) Parke - 8.

(62) Perry - 3.

(63) Pike - 3.

(64) Porter - 4.

(65) Posey - 3.

(66) Pulaski - 8.

(67) Putnam - 4.

(68) Randolph - 2.

(69) Ripley - 8.

(70) Rush - 1.

(71) St. Joseph - 4.

(72) Scott - 4.

(73) Shelby - 3.

(74) Spencer - 4.

(75) Starke - 8.

(76) Steuben - 3.

(77) Sullivan - 3.

(78) Switzerland - 4.

(79) Tippecanoe - 4.

(80) Tipton - A.

(81) Union - 3.

(82) Vanderburgh - 8.

(83) Vermillion - 4.

(84) Vigo - 8.

(85) Wabash - 3.

(86) Warren - 4.

(87) Warrick - 3.

(88) Washington - 8.

(89) Wayne - 3.

(90) Wells - A.

(91) White - 4.

(92) Whitley - 2.

A county bag limit of "A", as used in this subsection of this document, is one (1) antlerless deer. Notwithstanding subsection (c), a deer taken under this SECTION in a county with a bag limit of "A" must be taken only from November 26, 2015, through January 3, 2016.

SECTION 2. (a) This SECTION is supplemental to 312 IAC 9-3-4 and governs the activities of an individual who is hunting deer on the following department properties:

(1) Ade Muck Gamebird Area.

(2) Anspaugh Wetland Conservation Area.

(3) Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area.

(4) Aukiki Wetland Conservation Area.

(5) Badal Trust Area.

(6) Beaver Dam Wetland Conservation Area.

(7) Big Barbee Wetland Conservation Area.

(8) Bittern Bog Wetland Conservation Area.

(9) Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area.

(10) Bob Kern Nature Preserve.

(11) Boones Pond Public Fishing Area.

(12) Brouillette Gamebird Area.

(13) Brownstown Public Fishing Area.

(14) Bruch Creek Public Fishing Area.

(15) Carlson Gamebird Area.

(16) Cartmell Gamebird Area.

(17) Cattail Slough Gamebird Area.

(18) Cedar Swamp Wetland Conservation Area.

(19) Center Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(20) Chinook Fish and Wildlife Area.

(21) Chustak Public Fishing Area.

(22) Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area.

(23) C. Triplett Gamebird Area.

(24) Curtis Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(25) Cypress Lake Public Fishing Area.

(26) Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area.

(27) Deniston Resource Area.

(28) Deno Gamebird Area.

(29) Dick Blythe Wetland Conservation Area.

(30) Doak Wildlife Management Area.

(31) Donohue Gamebird Area.

(32) Driftwood Public Fishing Area.

(33) Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Areas.

(34) Eagle Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(35) Eller Pond Wetland Conservation Area.

(36) Elk Creek Public Fishing Area.

(37) Fairbanks Landing Fish and Wildlife Area.

(38) Falwell Gamebird Area.

(39) Fish Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(40) Flora Gamebird Area.

(41) Francis Slocum State Forest.

(42) Funcheon Gamebird Area.

(43) Galena Marsh Wetland Conservation Area.

(44) Geswein Gamebird Area.

(45) Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area.

(46) Glotzbach Gamebird Area.

(47) Goose Creek Gamebird Area.

(48) Goose Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(49) Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area.

(50) Greene-Sullivan State Forest.

(51) Green Valley Public Fishing Area.

(52) Greenwood Ditch Gamebird Area.

(53) Grouse Ridge Public Fishing Area.

(54) Hawkins Gamebird Area.

(55) Hillenbrand Fish and Wildlife Area.

(56) Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area.

(57) Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area.

(58) Howatt 80 Wildlife Management Area.

(59) Hufford Trust Area.

(60) Idaville Gamebird Area.

(61) Interlake State Recreation Area.

(62) Iroquois Gamebird Area.

(63) Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area.

(64) Jefvert Gamebird Area.

(65) Jimmerson Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(66) Judy Burton Nature Preserve.

(67) Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area.

(68) Kankakee Sands Gamebird Area.

(69) Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area.

(70) Kirsch Gamebird Area.

(71) Knob View Gamebird Area.

(72) Koontz Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(73) Knop Lake Public Fishing Area.

(74) Langeluttig Wetland Conservation Area.

(75) LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area.

(76) Little Chapman Wetland Conservation Area.

(77) Little Pigeon Wetland Conservation Area.

(78) Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area.

(79) Lyons Gamebird Area.

(80) Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area.

(81) Manitou Island Wetland Conservation Area.

(82) Maxincuckee [sic] Wetland Conservation Area.

(83) Marathon Rosedale Public Fishing Area.

(84) Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(85) Martindale Public Fishing Area.

(86) Martinsville Public Fishing Area.

(87) McGinnis Gamebird Area.

(88) McGinnis/Lauerman Gamebird Area.

(89) Mendenhall Wetland Conservation Area.

(90) Menominee Public Fishing Area.

(91) Menominee Wetland Conservation Area.

(92) Metro Sixty Gamebird Area.

(93) Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife Area.

(94) Mississinewa Lake (including adjacent lands administered by the department of natural resources).

(95) Modoc Wildlife Management Area.

(96) Nickel Plate Gamebird Area.

(97) Nipsco Beach Public Fishing Area.

(98) Norway Dam Public Fishing Area.

(99) Paragon Wildlife Management Area.

(100) Patoka Lake, except east of State Road 145 (in Orange County and Crawford County) and south of State Road 164 (in Dubois County and Crawford County).

(101) Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area.

(102) Pine Creek Gamebird Area.

(103) Pointer Ridge Gamebird Area.

(104) Port of Indiana Public Fishing Area.

(105) Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area.

(106) Prudential Gamebird Area.

(107) Randolph County Wildlife Management Area.

(108) Raub Gamebird Area.

(109) Roger McClellan Gamebird Area.

(110) Rome City Wetland Conservation Area.

(111) Ropchan Wetland Conservation Area.

(112) Round Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(113) Roush Lake Fish and Wildlife Area.

(114) Rowe Gamebird Area.

(115) Salamonie Lake (including adjacent lands administered by the department of natural resources).

(116) Salamonie River State Forest.

(117) Salt Creek Public Fishing Area.

(118) Sandy Ridge Gamebird Area.

(119) Scott Mill Pond Public Fishing Area.

(120) Sorenson Gamebird Area.

(121) Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area.

(122) Sprig Slough Wetland Conservation Area.

(123) Steiner Gamebird Area.

(124) Stucker Fork Fish and Wildlife Area.

(125) Sugar Creek Public Fishing Area.

(126) Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area.

(127) Trail Creek Public Fishing Area.

(128) Trail Creek Forks Public Fishing Area.

(129) Trail Creek Johonson [sic] Road Public Fishing Area.

(130) Trail Creek West Branch Public Fishing Area.

(131) Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area.

(132) Turkey Creek Wetland Conservation Area.

(133) Turkey Foot Wetland Conservation Area.

(134) Vinegar Hill Gamebird Area.

(135) Vinyard Gamebird Area.

(136) Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area.

(137) Wallpe Gamebird Area.

(138) Watland Gamebird Area.

(139) Wawasee Public Fishing Area.

(140) Wawasee Wetland Conservation Area.

(141) Westerkamp Wildlife Management Area.

(142) Whirledge Wetland Conservation Area.

(143) White County One Gamebird Area.

(144) White Oak Public Fishing Area.

(145) White River Bend Wildlife Management Area.

(146) Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area.

(147) Williams Dam Public Fishing Area.

(148) Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area.

(149) Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area.

(b) On the department properties listed in this SECTION of this document, an individual may take one (1) antlered deer and not more than one (1) antlerless deer during the special youth deer season in accordance with 312 IAC 9-3-4(b).

SECTION 3. (a) This SECTION is supplemental to 312 IAC 9-3-4 and governs the activities of an individual who is hunting deer on the following department properties:

(1) Ade Muck Gamebird Area.

(2) Anspaugh Wetland Conservation Area.

(3) Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area.

(4) Aukiki Wetland Conservation Area.

(5) Badal Trust Area.

(6) Beaver Dam Wetland Conservation Area.

(7) Big Barbee Wetland Conservation Area.

(8) Bittern Bog Wetland Conservation Area.

(9) Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area.

(10) Bob Kern Nature Preserve.

(11) Boones Pond Public Fishing Area.

(12) Brouillette Gamebird Area.

(13) Brownstown Public Fishing Area.

(14) Bruch Creek Public Fishing Area.

(15) Carlson Gamebird Area.

(16) Cartmell Gamebird Area.

(17) Cattail Slough Gamebird Area.

(18) Cedar Swamp Wetland Conservation Area.

(19) Center Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(20) Chinook Fish and Wildlife Area.

(21) Chustak Public Fishing Area.

(22) Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area.

(23) C. Triplett Gamebird Area.

(24) Curtis Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(25) Cypress Lake Public Fishing Area.

(26) Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area.

(27) Deniston Resource Area.

(28) Deno Gamebird Area.

(29) Dick Blythe Wetland Conservation Area.

(30) Doak Wildlife Management Area.

(31) Donohue Gamebird Area.

(32) Driftwood Public Fishing Area.

(33) Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Areas.

(34) Eagle Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(35) Eller Pond Wetland Conservation Area.

(36) Elk Creek Public Fishing Area.

(37) Fairbanks Landing Fish and Wildlife Area.

(38) Falwell Gamebird Area.

(39) Fish Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(40) Flora Gamebird Area.

(41) Francis Slocum State Forest.

(42) Funcheon Gamebird Area.

(43) Galena Marsh Wetland Conservation Area.

(44) Geswein Gamebird Area.

(45) Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area.

(46) Glotzbach Gamebird Area.

(47) Goose Creek Gamebird Area.

(48) Goose Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(49) Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area.

(50) Green Valley Public Fishing Area.

(51) Greenwood Ditch Gamebird Area.

(52) Grouse Ridge Public Fishing Area.

(53) Hawkins Gamebird Area.

(54) Hillenbrand Fish and Wildlife Area.

(55) Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area.

(56) Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area.

(57) Howatt 80 Wildlife Management Area.

(58) Hufford Trust Area.

(59) Idaville Gamebird Area.

(60) Interlake State Recreation Area.

(61) Iroquois Gamebird Area.

(62) Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area.

(63) Jefvert Gamebird Area.

(64) Jimmerson Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(65) Judy Burton Nature Preserve.

(66) Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area.

(67) Kankakee Sands Gamebird Area.

(68) Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area.

(69) Kirsch Gamebird Area.

(70) Knob View Gamebird Area.

(71) Koontz Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(72) Knop Lake Public Fishing Area.

(73) Langeluttig Wetland Conservation Area.

(74) LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area.

(75) Little Chapman Wetland Conservation Area.

(76) Little Pigeon Wetland Conservation Area.

(77) Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area.

(78) Lyons Gamebird Area.

(79) Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area.

(80) Manitou Island Wetland Conservation Area.

(81) Maxincuckee [sic] Wetland Conservation Area.

(82) Marathon Rosedale Public Fishing Area.

(83) Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(84) Martindale Public Fishing Area.

(85) Martinsville Public Fishing Area.

(86) McGinnis Gamebird Area.

(87) McGinnis/Lauerman Gamebird Area.

(88) Mendenhall Wetland Conservation Area.

(89) Menominee Public Fishing Area.

(90) Menominee Wetland Conservation Area.

(91) Metro Sixty Gamebird Area.

(92) Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife Area.

(93) Mississinewa Lake (including adjacent lands administered by the department of natural resources).

(94) Modoc Wildlife Management Area.

(95) Nickel Plate Gamebird Area.

(96) Nipsco Beach Public Fishing Area.

(97) Norway Dam Public Fishing Area.

(98) Paragon Wildlife Management Area.

(99) Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area.

(100) Pine Creek Gamebird Area.

(101) Pointer Ridge Gamebird Area.

(102) Port of Indiana Public Fishing Area.

(103) Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area.

(104) Prudential Gamebird Area.

(105) Randolph County Wildlife Management Area.

(106) Raub Gamebird Area.

(107) Roger McClellan Gamebird Area.

(108) Rome City Wetland Conservation Area.

(109) Ropchan Wetland Conservation Area.

(110) Round Lake Wetland Conservation Area.

(111) Roush Lake Fish and Wildlife Area.

(112) Rowe Gamebird Area.

(113) Salamonie Lake (including adjacent lands administered by the department of natural resources).

(114) Salamonie River State Forest.

(115) Salt Creek Public Fishing Area.

(116) Sandy Ridge Gamebird Area.

(117) Scott Mill Pond Public Fishing Area.

(118) Sorenson Gamebird Area.

(119) Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area.

(120) Sprig Slough Wetland Conservation Area.

(121) Steiner Gamebird Area.

(122) Stucker Fork Fish and Wildlife Area.

(123) Sugar Creek Public Fishing Area.

(124) Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area.

(125) Trail Creek Public Fishing Area.

(126) Trail Creek Forks Public Fishing Area.

(127) Trail Creek Johonson [sic] Road Public Fishing Area.

(128) Trail Creek West Branch Public Fishing Area.

(129) Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area.

(130) Turkey Creek Wetland Conservation Area.

(131) Turkey Foot Wetland Conservation Area.

(132) Vinegar Hill Gamebird Area.

(133) Vinyard Gamebird Area.

(134) Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area.

(135) Wallpe Gamebird Area.

(136) Watland Gamebird Area.

(137) Wawasee Public Fishing Area.

(138) Wawasee Wetland Conservation Area.

(139) Westerkamp Wildlife Management Area.

(140) Whirledge Wetland Conservation Area.

(141) White County One Gamebird Area.

(142) White Oak Public Fishing Area.

(143) White River Bend Wildlife Management Area.

(144) Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area.

(145) Williams Dam Public Fishing Area.

(146) Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area.

(147) Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area.

(b) On the department properties listed in this SECTION of this document, an individual may take not more than:

(1) two (2) antlerless deer with archery equipment authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-3(b) during the archery season in accordance with 312 IAC 9-3-4(c) with a license type authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-2(f);

(2) one (1) antlerless deer with a muzzleloading gun authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-3(e) during the muzzleloader season in accordance with 312 IAC 9-3-4(f) with a license type authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-2(i);

(3) one (1) antlerless on November 21, 2015, in a designated area on Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area in accordance with SECTION 1 of this document and approval from the property manager;

(4) one (1) antlerless deer on November 21, 2015, on Roush Lake Fish and Wildlife Area in accordance with SECTION 1 of this document and approval from the property manager.

(c) An individual may not take an antlerless deer on these properties from September 26, 2015, through January 3, 2016, except as authorized in subsection (b) and SECTION 2 of this document.

SECTION 4. (a) This SECTION is supplemental to 312 IAC 9-3-4 and governs the activities of an individual who is hunting deer on Patoka Lake, except east of State Road 145 (in Orange County and Crawford County) and south of State Road 164 (in Dubois County and Crawford County).

(b) On the department property listed in this SECTION of this document, an individual may take not more than:

(1) two (2) antlerless deer with archery equipment authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-3(b) during the archery season in accordance with 312 IAC 9-3-4(c) with a license type authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-2(f);

(2) one (1) antlerless deer with a muzzleloading gun authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-3(e) during the muzzleloader season in accordance with 312 IAC 9-3-4(f) with a license type authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-2(i); and

(3) one (1) antlerless deer with a firearm in accordance with SECTION 1 of this document and 312 IAC 9-3-4(h) from December 26, 2015, through January 3, 2016.

(c) An individual may not take an antlerless deer on the property listed in subsection (a) from September 26, 2015, through January 3, 2016, except as authorized in subsection (b) and SECTION 2 of this document.

SECTION 5. (a) This SECTION is supplemental to 312 IAC 9-3-4 and governs the activities of an individual who is hunting deer on Greene-Sullivan State Forest.

(b) On the department property listed in this SECTION of this document, an individual may take not more than:

(1) two (2) antlerless deer with archery equipment authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-3(b) during the archery season in accordance with 312 IAC 9-3-4(c) with a license type authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-2(f);

(2) one (1) antlerless deer with a muzzleloading gun authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-3(e) during the muzzleloader season in accordance with 312 IAC 9-3-4(f) with a license type authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-2(i); and

(3) the number of antlerless deer authorized in that county in accordance with SECTION 1 of this document from September 26, 2015, through November 13, 2015, and from December 5, 2015, through January 3, 2016, with bows and arrows or crossbows.

SECTION 6. SECTIONS 1 through 5 [of this document] take effect September 1, 2015.

SECTION 7. SECTIONS 1 through 5 of this document expire on February 1, 2016.

LSA Document #15-204(E)

Filed with Publisher: July 8, 2015, 11:43 a.m.

Posted: 07/15/2015 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20150715-IR-312150204ERA

Composed: Nov 01,2016 2:03:00AM EDT

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