Landowners or lessees, hunting on farmed land they own or lease, need to get a a Federal duck stamp when hunting waterfowl, and a free HIP registration number (call 1-86 for a HIP number). Additionally, anyone 16 years old or older must have a signed Federal duck stamp when hunting ducks and geese. Resident and non-resident youth age 17 or younger are exempt from needing a state migratory waterfowl stamp.Ĭommemorative (traditional) waterfowl stamps do not convey hunting privileges. Licenses and stamp privileges are available from retailers and most Department of Natural Resources properties throughout the state. A game bird habitat stamp also is required to hunt mourning doves. An Indiana waterfowl stamp privilege, purchased through a local retailer (see page 1), is also required for hunting ducks and geese.
By the use or aid of recorded or electrically amplified bird calls or sounds, or recorded or electrically amplified imitations of bird calls or sounds.Īnyone hunting migratory gamebirds (ducks, mergansers, coots, geese, doves, woodcock, sora, snipe) must have an Indiana hunting license and a HIP registration number.With a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler, incapable of removal without disassembling the gun, so its total capacity does not exceed three shells.The maximum federal penalties are: for hunting over bait: $15,000/6 months jail placing bait: $100,000/1 year jail. A baited area is considered to be baited for 10 days after complete removal of any bait. It is a separate offense to place or direct placement of bait on or adjacent to an area for the purpose of causing or allowing hunters to take or attempt to take birds by the aid of bait or over a baited area. Baiting includes the placing of corn, wheat or other grain, salt, or other feed to serve as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are attempting to take them. By the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area, if the person knows or reasonably should know that the area is baited.By driving, rallying or chasing birds with any motorized conveyance or any sail boat to put them in the range of the hunters.All live, tame or captive ducks and geese shall be removed for a period of 10 consecutive days prior to hunting, and confined within an enclosure which substantially reduces the audibility of their calls and totally conceals such tame birds from the sight of migratory waterfowl. From or with the aid or use of a car or other motor-driven land conveyance, or any aircraft, except that paraplegics and single or double amputees of the legs may take from any stationary motor vehicle or stationary motor-driven land conveyance.From a sink box (a low, floating device, having a depression affording the hunter a means of concealment beneath the surface of the water).With a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10 gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine gun, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive or stupefying substance.
No person shall take migratory game birds: Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with Indiana and other states. Migratory game bird and waterfowl hunting dates are set by U.S. Note: Either a game bird habitat stamp or waterfowl stamp is needed in addition to licenses. Migratory game birds and waterfowl include: 41 east along State Road 58 south along State Road 37 to Bedford and east along U.S. South: That part of Indiana south of a line extending east from the Illinois border along I-70 east along National Ave east along U.S. 224 south along State Road 5 and east along State Road 124 to the Ohio border.Ĭentral: That part of Indiana south of the North Zone boundary and north of the South Zone boundary. North: That part of Indiana north of a line extending east from the Illinois border along State Road 18 to U.S.