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Deer Firearm Season Begins On Saturday

Last updated on Friday, November 11, 2016

(UNDATED) - Deer firearm season begins on Saturday.

A new rifle law for deer hunting begins this year.

According to a release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, it's received questions about recent legislation that legalized certain rifles for deer hunting.

The release states most questions have to do with calibers and cartridges.

Earlier this year, the House Enrolled Act 1231 was passed by the Indiana General Assembly. It allows some additional rifle cartridges to be used only on private land during the firearms season.

The new legal cartridges include:

A hunter may not possess more than 10 such cartridges while in the field.

Rifles with pistol cartridges that have been allowed in previous years may still be used to hunt deer on both private and public land.

Additional cartridges that are legal:

DNR will submit an impact report to the Governor and the General Assembly when HEA 1231 expires. It's expected to expire after the 2020 deer season.

DNR law enforcement says you can help protect Indiana wildlife by turning in a poacher.

Call TIP if you see, hear or learn about poaching or another fish and wildlife rules violation.

If your "tip" leads to an arrest, you may receive as much as a $200 reward, and you can remain anonymous. call 1-800-TIP-IDNR, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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