There have been several discussions about deer hunting and rifles on this blog lately so I thought I would list the types of rifles that can be used to deer hunt in Indiana.

According to the DNR you can use the following:

Rifles with pistol cartridges:

Rifles must fire a cartridge of .357 – inch diameter or larger; have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches; and have a maximum case length of 1.625 inches.

-These rifle cartridges can only be used during deer firearms season.

You can see the list of legal cartridges at:

http://www.in.gov/dnr/

I think  rifle hunting in Indiana Deer Firearms Season was introduced in 2007.  I was talking to a DNR officer at the Deer and Turkey Expo and he said it was a way to get more young hunters interested in hunting.

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Here is an 8-point “Big Buck” harvested by Mike Ferris. Mike says this is the largest buck he has ever taken.  He got the “Big Buck” in Brown County on opening weekend of firearms season.    Good job Mike!!!!!

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If you have a “Big Buck” and  need it mounted,  this guy might be for you.   I shot this video a few weeks ago at Boondock’s Farm in Knightstown.

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Russell Silver harvested this 8-point “Big Buck” in Rush county over the weekend. Way to go Russell!

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Amanda Silver harvested this “Big Buck” in Rush County over the weekend.  This is Amanda’s first deer.

It looks like she is following the lead of dad Russell, and brother Dillon.

Good job Amanda!

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