One-buck rule extension approved
Comet staff report

The rule to extend the onebuck rule for another five years will become law Aug. 9. It was approved by the Attorney General's Office and Governor's Office in July after being approved by the Natural Resources Commission in May.

The one-buck rule refers to current deer-hunting regulations that allow only one antlered deer to be taken per hunter per year with regular archery, firearm and muzzleloader licenses.

The current rule implemented in fall 2002 will not expire until Sept. 1, 2012. Before 2002, up to two bucks could be taken by a hunter each year.

These final rule proposals, as well as several others, can be viewed at http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/ about/rules.html