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Yes. Landowners are encouraged to work with their district biologist to determine which species they would like to allow access to on their property. Biologists will help determine which species are viable for hunting on each landowner's property.

A large misconception about conservation officers is that officers can come into a person's house without a warrant and search what they want. Heidenreich says that is simply not true and those conservation officers have the same search-and-seizure power than any other police officer in the state of Indiana.

A fishing license and trout/salmon stamp are not required for: Indiana residents born before April 1, 1943. Such residents should carry their valid Indiana Driver's License or other identification to verify age and residency. Residents and nonresidents under age 18.

Exemptions: Landowners or lessees of farmland who farm that land and are residents of Indiana are not required to obtain a permit while hunting, fishing, or trapping on the land they own or lease. A license is also NOT required for the landowner's or lessee's spouse or children living with them.

Indiana residents who are at least 64 years old AND were born after March 31, 1943, need to purchase a senior fishing license to fish in Indiana. Both the Annual Senior Fishing and the Senior Fish-for-Life include the trout/salmon stamp. The Senior Fish-for-Life license is valid for the rest of the holder's life.

License Requirements Unless exempt (see License Information), an individual must have a signed or digital deer hunting, resident youth hunt/trap, lifetime comprehensive hunting, or lifetime comprehensive hunting/fishing license when hunting deer on public or private land.