Stupid landowner deer hunting question

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  • avboiler11

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    This past winter, my wife and I bought some land that meets the DNR license exemption requirements. As such, this fall will be my first time hunting in Indiana.

    I see the "Deer License Bundle" allows one to take up to three deer, two anterless and one either.

    Are bonus anterless deer, up to the county-specific quota, included in the landowner exemption?
     

    natdscott

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    Yes.

    No "license" bundle needed. All you need is a book every year to know how many you can kill, with what, and when.

    Fill out a "tag" on a post card with all the same information as a Tag, put it in a ziploc in your left rear pocket, and forget about the rest until you need to notch it and date it for a dead deer.

    -Nate
     

    ru44mag

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    This past winter, my wife and I bought some land that meets the DNR license exemption requirements. As such, this fall will be my first time hunting in Indiana.

    I see the "Deer License Bundle" allows one to take up to three deer, two anterless and one either.

    Are bonus anterless deer, up to the county-specific quota, included in the landowner exemption?

    What he said above.

    Basically being a landowner works the same as my lifetime license. I just make my own tags as instructed in the regulation book that you can easily pull up on the DNR website. It looks like Clark county has a bonus antlerless count of 8. If you bow hunt, and have a muzzle loader, you could legally take 11 antlerless deer and 1 antlered deer. Your wife could do the same. No purchase of a license is necessary. But you should read the regulations yourself to be safe.
     

    ghitch75

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    This past winter, my wife and I bought some land that meets the DNR license exemption requirements. As such, this fall will be my first time hunting in Indiana.

    I see the "Deer License Bundle" allows one to take up to three deer, two anterless and one either.

    Are bonus anterless deer, up to the county-specific quota, included in the landowner exemption?

    so you own the ground your hunting on....if so you don't need a license.....check here under "do i have to have a license to hunt on my own property"

    DNR: Customer Service
     

    avboiler11

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    Thanks folks.

    I knew I didn't need a license as a landowner...just didn't know if the bonus anterless deer quota applied to the landowner exemption too and figgered I'd ask the INGO brain trust!
     

    henktermaat

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    What if the land you own is forested, not "farmland"?
    Do I need a license to hunt on my property?If you meet the following exemptions, then you do not need a license to hunt your own property. Exemptions: Landowners or lessees of farmland who farm that land and are residents of Indiana are not required to obtain a permit while hunting, fishing, or trapping on the land they own or lease. A license is also NOT required for the landowner’s or lessee’s spouse or children living with them. This license exemption does not apply to land owned by a business, corporation or partnership unless the shareholders, partners, members or owners are comprised solely of the members of an immediate family who farm that land.
    http://www.in.gov/dnr/3247.htm
     

    henktermaat

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    Quick follow up to the landowner scenario:
    after the deer is shot and the tag is filled out, would a landowner have to haul the deer away to a check station if the intent was to process it on the same property it was harvested on?
     

    sugarcreekbrass

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    Quick follow up to the landowner scenario:
    after the deer is shot and the tag is filled out, would a landowner have to haul the deer away to a check station if the intent was to process it on the same property it was harvested on?
    I would say no. You just need to get it checked in by any method, then start cutting out them tasty back straps!
     

    henktermaat

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    I would say no. You just need to get it checked in by any method, then start cutting out them tasty back straps!
    Thanks!
    I called the DNR and they said you'd just check it in online. So, you're right. I also have it from the horse's mouth that a forested plot counts.
     

    two70

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    For those asking and answering questions, I've seen several incorrect anterless deer quotas mentioned here. The DNR reduced the quotas due to EHD and there are no counties with a quota higher than 2 this year. See this link for the updated totals.
     
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