Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide

2025-2026 Hunting & Trapping Guide

This guide provides a summary of Indiana hunting and trapping regulations. This guide is not intended to be a complete digest of regulations. If you need complete versions of Indiana rules and regulations for hunting, they can be found in Indiana Code or in Indiana Administrative Code Title 312. See changes to Deer Regulations below.

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• Hunting & Trapping Seasons

Licenses & Fees

• How to Buy, Fees, Exemptions

• What license do I need?

Regulations

• Deer

  • County antlerless bag limits have replaced season antlerless bag limits and bonus antlerless quotas. The statewide antlerless bag limit has been set at 6 across all deer seasons.

  • The multi-season antlerless license has replaced the bonus antlerless license and can be used in youth, archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons.

  • The use of crossbow equipment is now allowed with an archery license.

  • Hunters can now use rifles with a centerfire cartridge that has a bullet diameter of .219 inches (5.56 mm) or larger on BOTH public and private lands.

• Wild Turkey

• Furbearers

  • The inaugural bobcat trapping season will be held in select counties from Nov. 8, 2025 - Jan. 31, 2026 or until the season quota is met.

• Small Game

• Waterfowl & Migratory Birds

• Other Game Birds

Source Link: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/hunting-and-trapping/hunting-trapping-guide/