Authority: IC 14-22-2-6

Affected: IC 14-22

Sec. 9. (a) An individual may hunt northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) only as follows:

1. (1) South of Interstate 74, from November 1 through January 10 of the following year.
2. (2) North of Interstate 74, from November 1 through December 15 of that calendar year.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the daily bag limit for bobwhite quail per day is as follows:

1. (1) Four (4) northern bobwhite quail north of Interstate 74.
2. (2) Eight (8) northern bobwhite quail south of Interstate 74.

(c) On a department fish and wildlife area, Salamonie Lake, Mississinewa Lake, and Patoka Lake, the daily bag limit is:

1. (1) two (2) northern bobwhite quail north of Interstate 74; and
2. (2) four (4) northern bobwhite quail south of Interstate 74.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-4-9; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2710; filed May 28, 1998, 5:14 p.m.: 21 IR 3715; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Mar 12, 2010, 1:28 p.m.: 20100407-IR-312090479FRA; filed Sep 13, 2013, 3:02 p.m.: 20131009-IR-312120670FRA; readopted filed May 20, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA; filed Jun 15, 2015, 3:43 p.m.: 20150715-IR-312140453FRA; readopted filed Sep 18, 2019, 1:16 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190325RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)