Benefits for Youth Hunters

• In Indiana, youth hunters have a number of special opportunities to help them get outdoors.
• The list starts with a low-cost hunting license and special hunting dates set aside for them.
• The resident youth hunt/trap license is $7 for any Indiana resident age 17 or younger. It includes all hunting and trapping licenses and stamp privileges, including small game, deer, wild turkey, and waterfowl. No additional licenses are needed, unless a federal duck stamp is required (age 16 and older).
• The license also is available to nonresident youth (age 17 or younger) who have a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian who is an Indiana resident.
• Nonresident youth who don’t qualify for the $7 license can buy the appropriate nonresident youth license — annual hunting, deer, turkey, or trapping — at the same rate as a resident adult license, which is less than nonresident adult licenses.
• There also are special hunt dates for youth age 17 and younger, and many DNR-managed properties offer youth hunting events. For more details, check hunting.IN.gov



Youth Deer Season

• Youth age 17 or younger on the date of the hunt can participate but must be accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years of age.
• The youth hunter may harvest both antlered and antlerless deer. The antlered deer counts toward the statewide bag limit of one antlered deer. The number of antlerless deer harvested is determined by the bonus antlerless quota for the county hunted. A youth hunter can take only one antlerless deer in a county with a bonus antlerless quota of “A” during the special youth deer season.
• The youth hunter must possess a valid license for hunting deer (youth hunt/trap or other) while in the field unless exempt from needing a license. The youth’s adult partner must possess a valid hunting license of any type that is not an apprentice license.
• The youth hunter and adult partner must wear hunter orange.
• The youth hunter may use a legal firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow to take a deer.
• The adult partner cannot take a deer and may not possess a firearm, muzzleloader, bow and arrow, or crossbow while in the field with the youth hunter, except for a handgun carried lawfully.
• Only one antlerless deer may be taken on DNR-managed Fish & Wildlife Areas and some other DNR properties.
• The youth hunter must comply with all other deer hunting regulations.

Please note, there is a 50% non refundable deposit included with your payment when booking.