Muzzleloader season runs from Dec. 3 – Dec. 18

INDIANA – Be sure to prepare for muzzleloader season, which runs from Dec. 3 – Dec.18.

Follow the regulations for firearms as you participate this year:

Muzzleloading rifle/shotgun

Barrel caliber: .44” minimum Bullet diameter: .357” minimum

  • powder and bullet loaded from muzzle and single bullet*
  • saboted bullets permitted 
  • multiple barreled guns permitted

* can have powder loaded from the breech end only during the youth and firearms seasons

Muzzleloading handgun

Barrel length: 12” minimum, measured from the base of the breech plug (excluding tangs and other projections to the end of the barrel, including the muzzle crown)

Barrel caliber: .50” minimum

Bullet diameter: .44” minimum
• loaded from muzzle and single shot