Excluding Deer rifles on PUBLIC LAND for 5 yrs is Bogus Man!

[openwell]

Guys that hunt on private land pay the same deer license fee ;and income & sales taxes so why would hunters on public state and federal land be excluded? Is that legal? Is that fair? Who decides? and what do you think we can do about it? In 5 years I’m going to be too old to hunt. But I am not too old to vote? The legislature needs to hear from us and now. It's an election year, let's turn up the heat.

 

[BugI02]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/401290-your-first-world-problems.html

 

[Kirk Freeman]

1. All game animals belong to the State of Indiana.

2. The State of Indiana decides.

3. It is legal.

4. Fair is a children's word.

 

[mom45]

I would imagine this was done mainly for safety reasons since there are many people hunting public land at the same time and you have no way of knowing when someone else may be in your line of fire.

 

[openwell]

4. Fair is a children's word.

I disagree. Fair chase is a fundamental that all hunters should and do aspire!

 

[winchester]

buy your own land? you can use a high power rifle and you wont have to buy hunting license.

 

[phylodog]

buy your own land? you can use a high power rifle and you wont have to buy hunting license.

In which state?

 

[17 squirrel]

buy your own land? you can use a high power rifle and you wont have to buy hunting license.

Yep... Because having skin in the game, is just more fairer..or in Spanish.. More better..

 

[Timjoebillybob]

In which state?

Indiana. That is if your a resident owner/lessees of farmland that they farm.

License Exemptions |*Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide | eRegulations

License Exemptions

The following are exempt from license requirements:

• Residents or nonresidents participating in a DNR-licensed field trial.
• Resident owners of Indiana farmland or lessees of Indiana farmland who farm that land, their spouses and children living with them, while hunting, fishing or trapping on the farmland they own or lease. This 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 and farm that land.

I do not believe that applies to the federal gamebird/waterfowl stamp though.

Limits still apply along with reporting/tagging/season/equipment/etc requirements.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Yep... Because having skin in the game, is just more fairer..or in Spanish.. More better..

I don't have skin in the game for public land? Let's see I pay state income tax, buy hunting/fishing licenses, ammo tax. All of which help pay for that public land if I use it or not. I'd say I have skin in the game.

 

[17 squirrel]

I don't have skin in the game for public land? Let's see I pay state income tax, buy hunting/fishing licenses, ammo tax. All of which help pay for that public land if I use it or not. I'd say I have skin in the game.

Purple....

 

[phylodog]

Indiana. That is if your a resident owner/lessees of farmland that they farm.

I'm clear on the farming requirement but that's a bit more involved than just owning some land. Thought maybe something had changed.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

I'm clear on the farming requirement but that's a bit more involved than just owning some land. Thought maybe something had changed.

"Farming" can cover a lot of things. Including timber growth. So if you have 10 acres of woods, your farming it for firewood/lumber/etc.

 

[Leadeye]

Farming timber is what I do, on these hills and rocks, not much else will grow.

 

[HoughMade]

I disagree. Fair chase is a fundamental that all hunters should and do aspire!

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=define non sequitur

 

[seedubs1]

Nope.....so much nope.

If you don't have a safe line of fire where you know nobody is behind it, you should NOT be taking a shot.

And it's not about safety. Don't kid yourself. Guns kill. Doesn't matter if it's a 358 hoosier bullet or a 308 win bullet.

I would imagine this was done mainly for safety reasons since there are many people hunting public land at the same time and you have no way of knowing when someone else may be in your line of fire.

 

[seedubs1]

Glad we're back to medieval times where the king owns the game animals and rules over who may hunt and eat them. Just because something is law doesn't make it right, and doesn't mean you shouldn't complain about it and try to make it right.

1. All game animals belong to the State of Indiana.

2. The State of Indiana decides.

3. It is legal.

4. Fair is a children's word.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Just the new cartridges are disallowed on public land. All the previous "pistol cartridges" in rifles are still legal (e.g. .458 SOCOM).

Just because land is private instead of public there is no guarantee your land is clear of humans. "Be sure of your target and what's beyond it" still counts - public and private land.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Glad we're back to medieval times where the king owns the game animals and rules over who may hunt and eat them. Just because something is law doesn't make it right, and doesn't mean you shouldn't complain about it and try to make it right.

Seed, sorry, dude, that's the law.

I hate being the cold bucket of truth on INGO, but Title 14 clearly states that all game critters belong to the State of Indiana.

 

[seedubs1]

Yes, you're right. It is the law. I'm just stating that I don't think it's right (in a philosophical sense).

Seed, sorry, dude, that's the law.

I hate being the cold bucket of truth on INGO, but Title 14 clearly states that all game critters belong to the State of Indiana.