Thanks for posting, but I'm still curious the legal standing for this. Indiana Law > DNA Regulation. The new Law is quite clear (in parts, anyways) and makes no allowance for the currently legal cartridges. It defines what is legal in a rifle. A letter from the DNR is nice, but does not (for me) completely resolve the legality of what is to be allowed afield this year. The language of HR 1231 does not include anything indicating that it is "on top of" what is already legal per DNR regulation. It says what is legal in a rifle, period.
Originally Posted By: biggen0_8Originally Posted By: yotehunter243I maybe wrong but thought I read that the previous 1.8" 358 and up chamberings are still legal.
Your correct, here is a letter that I picked off of another forum from a gentleman who contacted DNR.
House Bill 1231 was passed by the Indiana General Assembly this year and signed by the Governor. It was initiated by a state legislator and not the DNR. It allows the following high-powered rifles on private land only statewide, with a limit of no more than 10 cartridges (possessed in the field): .243, .30-30, .300, .30-06, and .308. All the cartridges presently legal are still legal on public and private land. All of these need to have a minimum case length of 1.16" and no full metal jacketed bullets can be used. These additional new cartridges are for private land only and all of the " in between" cartridges (270,etc) are not legal anywhere. We will have information in this year's DNR Hunting/Trapping Regulation guide, which will be available in late July. The bill language can be found on-line at:
https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1231
Michelle Cain,
Wildlife Information Specialist
Certified Fisheries Biologist
Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife
402 W. Washington St. Room W273
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317)234-8240
mcain@dnr.in.gov
Now to add another question to the list, is this part of the bill.
IC 14-22-2.9 Sec. 9.(b) in part Deer hunters can use a handgun the fires a commercially available 10mm bullet. and Sec. 9.(d) Requiring the DNR to change any necessary rule to comply with this new section
So does this mean 40S@W is legal, or only the 10MM cartridge?
Guess there is nothing to do but wait and see.
It just would have been nice if somebody would have sat down with some sportsmen and really put some effort into making this an intelligent, understandable piece of legislation