Fish and Wildlife: Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide
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Archived: 2026-04-23 17:13
Fish and Wildlife: Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide
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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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What license do I need?
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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
Deer Hunting
Deer Processing
Monitoring Chronic Wasting Disease
Avian Influenza Surveillance
New Bobcat Season
The
Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide
is available on eRegulations, a third party online service. The guide is a summary of Indiana hunting regulations. It is designed as a service to hunters and is not intended to be a complete digest of all hunting and trapping regulations. Most regulations are subject to change by administrative rule. New editions of the guide appear in mid-August. The eRegulations website has different privacy and security policies and contains advertising. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources neither endorses products or services listed or claims made; nor accepts any liability arising from the use of products or services listed.
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Close Menu
Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide
DNR
Fish & Wildlife
Hunting & Trapping
Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide
Online Version
PDF Version
Hunting Licenses
Hunting Information
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.
Online Version
PDF Version
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
Deer Hunting
Deer Processing
Monitoring Chronic Wasting Disease
Avian Influenza Surveillance
New Bobcat Season
The
Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide
is available on eRegulations, a third party online service. The guide is a summary of Indiana hunting regulations. It is designed as a service to hunters and is not intended to be a complete digest of all hunting and trapping regulations. Most regulations are subject to change by administrative rule. New editions of the guide appear in mid-August. The eRegulations website has different privacy and security policies and contains advertising. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources neither endorses products or services listed or claims made; nor accepts any liability arising from the use of products or services listed.
Deer
Wild Turkey
Waterfowl & Migratory Birds
Where to Hunt
Properties
Reserved Hunts
Fishing
Recreation
Upcoming Events
More Events
Top FAQs
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Online Services
Buy a hunting or fishing license
Buy a license gift certificate
Check game online
Find your customer ID
Obtain a Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program Number
Register for a reserved hunt
Reprint your license
More IN.gov Online Services
IN.gov Subscriber Center
I Want To
Donate to the Indiana Nongame Wildlife Fund
Find out where to recreate
Get help for an orphaned/injured animal
Get help with a nuisance animal
Report a dead or sick animal
Report a poacher
Everyone Welcome
Plan Your Visit to a DNR Property
Accessibility in the Outdoors
Social Media
YouTube
Calendar
Copyright © 2026 State of Indiana - All rights reserved.