Indiana Muzzleloader Hunting Season | 2026

Updated as of 9/18/2026 - 

"Rifle/Shotgun:

• Barrel caliber: .40 inch minimum.
• Bullet diameter: .357 inch minimum.
• Single bullet loaded from the muzzle.
• Powder may be loaded from the breech end.
• Saboted bullets permitted.
• Multiple barreled guns permitted.

Handgun:

• Barrel caliber: .50 inch minimum.
• Bullet diameter: .44 inch minimum.
• Barrel length: 12 inch minimum, measured from base of the breech plug (excluding tangs and other projections to the end of the barrel, including the muzzle crown).
• Loaded from muzzle and single shot.

Legal Season: Youth, firearms, muzzleloader, deer reduction zone (beginning with start of firearms season where local ordinances allow).

Licenses for Use: Firearms (buck only), muzzleloader, multi-season antlerless, deer license bundle, youth hunt/trap, deer reduction zone, lifetime licenses, license exemptions."

INDIANA MUZZLELOADER HUNTING SEASONS

Muzzleloader Deer Hunts

INDIANA MUZZLELOADER HUNTING SEASON REGULATIONS   

• Muzzleloading rifles must be .44 caliber or larger
• Muzzleloaders must fire a single projectile
• For muzzleloading rifles bullets must be .357 caliber minimum
• Muzzleloaders must load from the muzzle only
• 209 primers are legal
• Pelletized powder is legal
• Muzzleloading handguns must be .50 caliber or larger
• For muzzleloading handguns bullets must be .44 caliber minimum
• Muzzleloading handguns must have a barrel 12 inches or longer

This information is subject to change, for more information visit: Indiana Hunting Regulations

 
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