Fenced Hunting Ban Approved

New state regulations could force a business near Pierceton to stop allowing so-called canned hunting within the next couple months. Yesterday, a state commission gave final approval to new regulations that would ban the hunting of deer inside fenced areas. State law allows Hoosiers to own, breed and sell white-tailed deer… but the director of the Department of Natural Resources says that law does not permit the hunting of such animals. The new regulations probably won’t take effect for about 60 days… and there’s a chance that a court could issue a restraining order that would block enforcement of the new regulations.