I know a guy around Terre Haute, IN. that says he has some good whitetail deer hunting. I was just wondering if that area is good for big bucks. If I drive hundreds of miles to get there I want a chance at a good buck. It would not be a trip just for doe meat. Any of you guys got any good info and pointers about that area. I am a non resident and would have to get the 150 dollar license I think.
Any Good Deer Hunting In Indiana
- Thread starter BIGR
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It might be worth it. I hunt mostly the southern part of Indiana and there is getting to be fantastic deer hunting down there, one of my hunting buddies shot a 187 gross near columbus this last season. The Terre Haute area also has some good hunting, my friend grew up hunting Park county near there and his dad has a couple of 150's and a 190. If your buddy has private land it might be worth it. If he is taking you to a public FWA in the area, might not be worth it. He should be able to send you some pics, or have him put out a trailcam this summer to see if its really as good as he says.
Six Shooter Steve
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Jump at the chance. If you can hunt private land down there you should have some luck. With corn and beans everywhere, our bucks have some decent body size, and with the 1 buck rule their antler potential is getting better every year, been some mighty nice 150 to 180 bucks from down south the last few years.
tyrajam, thats the kind of buck, that I dream about. The mid west has alot better habitat and food sources than some of the areas I hunt. Its got me thinking real serious about trying it next fall or winter. Whats the rule on the legal rifles? Think I read where it has to be of a certain caliber and smaller. Looked like to me that the 30.06 or .300 mag. would be out of the question, I assume due to the flat terrain. Thanks for the great info guys, keept it coming.
Six Shooter Steve
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Indiana shotgun only on deer hunting. We can only use rifles on varmints kinda sucks but you do what you gotta do
You can use shotguns (rifled barrels and sabots are pretty accurate), or you can hunt with a muzzelloader or a pistol, so a T/C pistol shooting 30-06 is fine, but a '06 rifle is out. They also changed it last year to allow rifles firing handgun cartridges. Last year I bought a Ruger deerstalker in .44mag, very handy little gun. If you bowhunt, you will see alot of big bucks because you can hunt during the rut, Nov. 4,5, & 6 were the magic days for the last two years for me, but gun season doesn't start until the end of Nov. Hope this helps!
TYRAJAM DIDNT YOU GET THE MEMO? We only have small skinny dear in Indiana.
If your buddy has farm land to hunt, you should try it out. I live at the bottom of indiana. Our herd is growing bigger every year. I think i have a picture of one taken last year, it was a medium deer for what we are seeing.
It was 202lbs and I believe 11 point. couldnt find it. Here is my daughter and her first deer 2003. 168lbs-10point.
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As for guns, we are able to use shotguns,handguns,rifles .357-.50 in handgun cartrige as stated above.
If your buddy has farm land to hunt, you should try it out. I live at the bottom of indiana. Our herd is growing bigger every year. I think i have a picture of one taken last year, it was a medium deer for what we are seeing.
It was 202lbs and I believe 11 point. couldnt find it. Here is my daughter and her first deer 2003. 168lbs-10point.
As for guns, we are able to use shotguns,handguns,rifles .357-.50 in handgun cartrige as stated above.
We really dont mind sharing. Like i posted earlier "our herd is growing" The way I see it, If you want to pay for the tags and have permission you are welcome. With us being able to hunt deer for 4 months, and the amount of deer we have. I would give up if I couldnt fill my tags
