The key word here is farm. I had a conversation a few years ago with a CO about this. Defining a farm is the key. Do you have a tax exempt number for a farm? Can you show you are trying to make money from the land? Is listed as tree farm on you your property card? You get the idea.The DNR website says below. I feel it’s a bit open to interpretation.
https://www.in.gov/dnr/3247.htm
Do I need a license to hunt on my property?
[FONT=&]“If you meet the following exemptions, then you do not need a license to hunt your own property. 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. This license exemption does not apply to land owned by a business, corporation or partnership unless the shareholders, partners, members or owners are comprised solely of the members of an immediate family who farm that land.”
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As for tagging them. I just used the online check in when I shot a doe during early archery. And under license type you select landowner.
The key word here is farm. I had a conversation a few years ago with a CO about this. Defining a farm is the key. Do you have a tax exempt number for a farm? Can you show you are trying to make money from the land? Is listed as tree farm on you your property card? You get the idea.
Just owning land does not exempt you from needing a license to hunt it. At least according to the ICO I spoke with.
The key word here is farm. I had a conversation a few years ago with a CO about this. Defining a farm is the key. Do you have a tax exempt number for a farm? Can you show you are trying to make money from the land? Is listed as tree farm on you your property card? You get the idea.
Just owning land does not exempt you from needing a license to hunt it. At least according to the ICO I spoke with.
Ironically, I just had this conversation with my neighbor. He said he & I don't need a license to hunt on our own land. I said that I always get a license because my land is not listed as a farm or agricultural. He said I was wrong and that if you own land you don't need a license. He also allows a lot of his "friends" to hunt his land. I told him that his "friends" also needed a license because they were not immediate family members of his. He said I was wrong. I said do what you want, I'm not arguing with you. I'm still gonna get a license like I always do to hunt my property. But I think my neighbor and his "friends" are misinterpreting and breaking the law.
You and your neighbor certainly can hunt your own property without a license. His “friends” need to have appropriate license.