New Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide

Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR): The new 2020-21 Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide is now available online. Printed copies will be available at local hunting license retailers and DNR properties soon, if not already.

Guide Highlights

Licenses & Fees

• How to Buy, Fees, Exemptions
• What license do I need?

Regulations

• Deer 
• Wild Turkey 
• Furbearers 
• Small Game 
• Waterfowl & Migratory Birds 
• Other Game Birds 

Resources
Ask an Expert: Wildlife Food Plots, Video, Purdue Extension – Forestry and Natural Resources Youtube channel
Handling Harvested Game: Episode 1, Field Dressing, Video
Handling Harvested Game: Episode 2, Hanging & Skinning, Video
Handling Harvested Game: Episode 3, Deboning, Video
Handling Harvested Game: Episode 4, Cutting, Grinding & Packaging, Video
Deer Harvest Data Collection, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension – Forestry and Natural Resources
Considerations for Trapping Nuisance Wildlife with Box Traps, Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center
Indiana Deer Hunting, Biology and Management Food Safety & Handling Take-Home Tips (80kb pdf), Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
Indiana Deer Harvest Data, IDNR

Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)