Deer Hunting Season Begins This Weekend in Indiana

STATEWIDE — It’s almost deer hunting season in Indiana.

With deer firearms season opening on Saturday, the Indiana DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife has a few reminders for hunters:

• Purchase your license in advance.
  • You can buy a license online or from a licensed vendor.
• Know the regulations.
  • Get familiar with the 2020-21 Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide.
• Prepare your equipment.
• Remember to CheckIN your harvest.
  • Register harvested deer within 48 hours using the CheckIN Game system.
• Safely field dress your deer.
  • Field dress and cool deer carcasses as soon as possible.
  • Wear disposable gloves, use clean cutting equipment, and minimize contact with the deer’s brain or spinal tissues.
  • Once finished, disinfect and clean all equipment and wash hands.
• Confirm with your processor.
  • Some Indiana deer processors may have adjusted their hours, may not be taking full carcasses, or may not be taking deer at all.
• Have deer tested for Chronic Wasting Disease.
  • The DNR is actively conducting surveillance to monitor for the disease.

Visit the Indiana DNR website for more information about deer hunting and hunting season.