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Hunting Regulations
2016-17 Indiana Hunting Seasons
Furbearers
Hunting Dates
Limit
Red and Gray Fox
Oct. 15, 2016 – Feb. 28, 2017
No limit
Coyote, Striped Skunk
Oct. 15, 2016 – March 15, 2017
No limit
Raccoon, Opossum
Nov. 8, 2016 – Jan. 31, 2017
No limit
Dog Running (Raccoon, Opossum)
Feb. 1, 2016 – Oct. 25, 2016
Not applicable
Feb. 1, 2017 – Oct. 25, 2017
Woodland Game
Hunting Dates
Limit
Wild Turkey
Youth Spring
April 22 – 23, 2017
1 bearded or male turkey in spring
Spring
April 26 – May 14, 2017
Fall Archery (statewide)
Oct. 1 – Oct. 30, 2016
1 bird of either sex for the fall archery and firearm combined
Dec. 3, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017
Fall Firearm
Oct. 19 – 30, 2016
Deer
Reduction Zone *
Sept. 15, 2016 – Jan. 31, 2017
See deer season bag limits
Youth
Sept. 24 and 25, 2016
Archery
Oct. 1, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017
Firearms
Nov. 12 – 27, 2016
Muzzleloader
Dec. 3 – 18, 2016
Special Antlerless **
Dec. 26, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017
Squirrel (gray and fox)
Aug. 15, 2016 – Jan. 31, 2017
5 per day
The possession limit for woodland game (except deer and turkey) is two times the daily bag limit.
* Designated counties or portions of counties (formerly Urban Deer Zones)
** Special Antlerless Season only in counties with a bonus antlerless quota of 4 or more
Upland Game
Hunting Dates
Limit
Pheasant (thingy only)
Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, 2016
2 per day
Quail
North of Interstate 74*
Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, 2016
4 per day*
South of Interstate 74**
Nov. 1, 2016 – Jan. 10, 2017
8 per day**
Rabbit
Nov. 1, 2016 – Feb. 28, 2017
5 per day
The possession limit on upland game is two times the daily bag limit.
* 2 per day on North Zone fish & wildlife areas, Mississinewa Lake and Salamonie Lake
** 4 per day on South Zone fish & wildlife areas and Patoka Lake
Miscellaneous
Hunting Dates
Limit
Crow
July 1 – Aug. 15, 2016
No limit
Dec. 13, 2016 – March 1, 2017
Frog (bull and green only)
June 15, 2016 – April 30, 2017
25 per day
Game Turtles *
July 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017
4 per day
* Eastern snapping turtle, smooth softshell turtle, spiny softshell turtle
Welcome to the DNR’s
Hunting & Trapping Guide
Welcome to the 2016-17 DNR Hunting & Trapping Regulations Guide. We hope you find it helpful as you prepare for your hunting or trapping seasons.
Any corrections or updates to information published in this guide will be made to the online version at wildlife.IN.gov/2343.htm.
The guide provides a summary of Indiana hunting and trapping regulations and is designed as a summary of current regulations. If you need complete versions of Indiana rules and regulations for hunting and trapping, they can be found in Indiana Code, Title 14, Article 22 (https://iga.in.gov) or in Indiana Administrative Code, Title 312, Article 9, (www.in.gov/legislative/iac).
Information in the guide includes season dates, bag limits, license requirements and cost, legal hunting hours, approved hunting equipment and more.
New this year are the full waterfowl season dates that in previous years were unavailable until final approval in September by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
We also want to thank all hunters, anglers and trappers in Indiana for their continued support of conservation and the funding stream that makes it a success.
Every time you purchase an Indiana hunting or fishing license, all funds go directly back to conservation. Your license funds are used for programs such as wildlife management and research, habitat management and restoration, land acquisition, public access, shooting ranges, fish stocking, DNR law enforcement, and more.
So, thank you.
Finally, good luck in your 2016-17 hunting or trapping season. We hope it’s your best one yet.