Indiana To Offer Youth Deer Hunting Sept. 27 & 28
September 17, 2008
Indiana, along with the rest of the nation, will celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 27.
Getting the right introduction to hunting and fishing ensures a quality experience and the start to a lifetime of enjoyment. Many of today’s hunters and anglers received their first introduction to the two sports from either family or friends as a tradition passed down from generation to generation. A young person’s memories of taking that first deer or landing the “big one” that didn’t get away last a lifetime.
To help create such memories, Indiana will celebrate this special day with a two-day event that provides young licensed hunters (age 15 years and younger) who are accompanied by an adult (18 years or older) the opportunity to take one antlerless deer in addition to all other tags for the remaining deer seasons.
Participants may use any legal equipment, including shotgun, rifle, muzzleloader, bow and arrow, or crossbow to harvest deer. Hunter orange must be worn, and the youth hunter must possess a legal license while hunting (either youth consolidated hunting license or apprentice license).
A youth consolidated license requires the youth to have passed the hunter education course; however, the new apprentice hunting license allows a hunter of any age the opportunity to purchase a license without taking hunter education. Individuals with an apprentice hunter license must hunt with a licensed hunter who is older than 18 years of age, and must stay in contact with the adult hunter at all times.
Indiana hunters are limited to three apprentice licenses during their lifetime. This allows plenty of time for a young hunter to decide if they are going to continue hunting. If so, he or she must take a hunter education course.
Nationally, hunters and anglers (34 million), through license fees and excise taxes, generate $100,000 every 30 minutes for fish, wildlife and habitat programs.
For hunting and fishing events in Indiana for youth, go to www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/12485.htm. For more information about National Hunting and Fishing Day go to nhfday.org.
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My husband an i was wondering if youth can hunt all season or is it just the 27th and 28th? Not for the special hunt we just need to know the law. thank you.
Asking about deer youth hunt on Sept. 27 & 28. Does my 11 year old grandson have to have a license if he is hunting on his dad’s land?
youth hunt- do u need a resident hunt and an archery like regular season or do i need consodated youth
Does my 9 year old daughter need a hunting license for the youth hunt this weekend? And do I need one to take her? Thanks, Jesse
I went to this camp when i was youger and it really hooked me into the sport. It is good for youths to go to because you always see something when you go. You don’t always get a shot but it is definently worth the trip.