Is there a DNR officer in the house..........

[asquires2]

Im looking for a DNR officier for some clarification. Is it legal to hunt deer with a .243 in a pistol in the state of Indiana?

 

[42769vette]

im not a dnr but it is legal to hunt with a pistol with a bullet .243 or larger. i believe the only restriction is no semi auto pistols

 

[singlestacksig]

Deer Hunting
Handguns, other than muzzleloading,
must have a barrel at
least 4 inches long and must fire
a bullet of .243-inch diameter or
larger. The handgun cartridge
case, without the bullet, must
be at least 1.16 inches long. Full
metal-jacketed bullets are not
permitted.
Handguns are not permitted
on any military areas.
Some types of handgun
cartridges legal for deer hunting
include .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum,
.44 Magnum, .44 Special,
.45 Colt, .45 Long Colt, .45 Winchester
Magnum, .35 Remington
and .357 Herrett.
Some illegal handgun cartridges
for deer hunting are .38
Special, .38 Smith and Wesson,
.38 Colt New Police, .38/200,
.38 Long Colt, .38 Super, .38
ACP, .38 Colt Auto, .45 ACP, .45
Automatic and .45 Auto Rim. All
.25/.20, .32/.20 and .30 carbine
ammunition is prohibited.

http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-hg_generalinfo.pdf

 

[singlestacksig]

im not a dnr but it is legal to hunt with a pistol with a bullet .243 or larger. i believe the only restriction is no semi auto pistols

it just has to meet the length requirments..
a 5 inch deasert eagle is legal..

 

[asquires2]

A DNR officer came to my house about a deer I killed the first day of archery . While he was here I asked him about the .243 . He pulled a card out of his pocket to measure the round and said it was not legal. He measured the width of the bullet and the length of the case and told me it was not legal. He went to his truck and brought in a Reg Book , after he left I looked it up and it says different. " a bullet length of .243 or larger". I think he was trying to put me in a trick bag

 

[singlestacksig]

A DNR officer came to my house about a deer I killed the first day of archery . While he was here I asked him about the .243 . He pulled a card out of his pocket to measure the round and said it was not legal. He measured the width of the bullet and the length of the case and told me it was not legal. He went to his truck and brought in a Reg Book , after he left I looked it up and it says different. " a bullet length of .243 or larger". I think he was trying to put me in a trick bag

Did he reject it on bullet size or case length ?

 

[asquires2]

Did he reject it on bullet size or case length ?

Bullet width

 

[boman]

sounds to me like the officer didn't know his own regulations. I've had the same thing happen to me. different circumstance but the officer definitely didn't know the regs and I had to clear it up with the wildlife section downtown. It still cost me a ticket though.

Steve

 

[samot]

Could i use my HK51 ? its a .308 with 8" barrel ?

 

[asquires2]

sounds to me like the officer didn't know his own regulations. I've had the same thing happen to me. different circumstance but the officer definitely didn't know the regs and I had to clear it up with the wildlife section downtown. It still cost me a ticket though.

Steve

That sucks, depending on who you ask depends on the answer you will get. He pulled a 45 round out and measured it telling me that the bullet is legal but the case is illegal.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Could i use my HK51 ? its a .308 with 8" barrel ?

No, because it's not a handgun.

-J-

 

[samot]

No, because it's not a handgun.

-J-

UHmmm, Ya it is !!!!

 

[samot]

Can i deer hunt with a .308 pistol in the state of IN ?

 

[tenring]

Can i deer hunt with a .308 pistol in the state of IN ?

What does the regulation booklet say?

 

[samot]

What does the regulation booklet say?

Dont Know, thats why im asking ??

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Ahhh, again we see the Magic Bullet Theory of Indiana's hunting regs.

If you use a centerfire rifle round against deer, women, children and minorities will explode or burst into flame!

Using a centerfire rifle against squirrels, crows, or coyotes is perfectly safe.

*Edit: an INGO member just used a centerfire rifle to kill an oppossum. I wonder how many children exploded in flame when he did so?

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

UHmmm, Ya it is !!!!

I see!!

Well then... My next answer is "I don't know".

I do know that in handguns like the Contender / Encore... .308 is OK.

I know that revolvers are OK as long as the cartridge meets requirements...

I don't have any idea if a semi-auto handgun is deer legal or not.

-J-

 

[boman]

I don't have any idea if a semi-auto handgun is deer legal or not.

Question should be---Is It illegal?. I don't see where semi-auto handguns are specifically excluded in the regs so it is legal.

caveat---Some DNR Officers will get real confused on this one.

Steve

 

[samot]

Question should be---Is It illegal?. I don't see where semi-auto handguns are specifically excluded in the regs so it is legal.

caveat---Some DNR Officers will get real confused on this one.

Steve

Thank you Sir for your response, i will continue to do a little more research on it but i think your response is pretty accurate
Also i agree with this confusing some DNR officers, but the fact its a .308 "pistol" seems to confuse alot of people
I would probably use the 5 round mag so that it looks alittle more politically correct

 

[SSGSAD]

Im looking for a DNR officier for some clarification. Is it legal to hunt deer with a .243 in a pistol in the state of Indiana?

I printed this off of this web, I believe, Deer Hunting Equipment...........Handguns, other than muzzeloading, must have a barrel at least 4 inches long and must fire a bullet of .243 inch dia. or larger. The handgun cartridge case, w/o the bullet, must be at least 1.16 in., long..... A .30 carbine, case, is 1.27 in., long, and fires a bullet, .308, in dia., so is it legal, looks like it to me .....