Indiana Top 5 deer hunting misconceptions

1. I cannot harvest an antlerless deer in firearms season.

• FALSE—An antlerless deer can be harvested in firearms season with the proper license (such as a bonus antlerless license). A deer firearms license is valid for one antlered deer.

2. When hunting in an urban deer zone, I have to follow all urban deer zone regulations.
• TRUE and FALSE—If you're hunting in an urban deer zone, using an urban deer zone license and working towards those bag limits, you must follow those regulations (earn-a-buck). If you're hunting in an urban deer zone and working towards statewide bag limits (archery, firearms, muzzleloader, etc.), you would follow the statewide bag limits and regulations.

3. I need both a hunting and a deer license to hunt for deer.
• FALSE—A hunting license is not required to hunt deer. Only a deer license for the appropriate season is required.

4. There is an acreage requirement to qualify for the farmland license exemption.
• FALSE—There is no acreage requirement. To see if you qualify, check out the Hunting & Trapping Guide.

5. The license vendor is responsible for knowing what license I need.
• FALSE—It's always the hunter’s responsibility to have the right license for the right season.

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