On Thursday, December 6, 2012, there will be a public meeting at the Plainfield, IN Public Library to discuss proposed rule changes for 2013. In one section it reads that bowfishing is permitted with the use of illumination, but later in the proposal it reads in a section point 2 that you can only bowfish from dawn until dusk. No other information is proposed or mentioned in relation to bowfishing at night or flow rates of the water that determine legal night areas from day. In no section does it mention the legality of night bowfishing, so when it reads that bowfishing is allowed only dawn to dusk, we have a problem. Everything else that is proposed is the same and well defined. The idea of the legality of night bowfishing is less than clear, to say the least. Team HBC believes it's in the best interest of the bowfishing community here in Indiana to attend this meeting as representatives of our sport. We will be taking the day off to attend, but we believe that the wording, or lack there of, is very much a threat to bowfishing at night, so we will be there. Anyone that would like to meet up with us or join us there let Tim or me know. If anyone has any information on this or can help clarify the way the proposal reads to ensure that we aren't reading into it incorrectly let us know. Let's represent fellas and stand united and strong to ensure we are allowed to continue doing what we love to do.
Team HBC
Good luck brother... I never got a reply to my email, but the site said comments posted would be made public at the meeting so let me know.
Rob I will print out what you emailed me and take it with me.
Please if ANYONE want to write something up please do an send it to me and I'll print it off or email the link Rob posted earlier Thanks in advance...
Please if ANYONE want to write something up please do an send it to me and I'll print it off or email the link Rob posted earlier Thanks in advance...
TTT!!!!! The hearing is tomorrow boys!!!! I took the day off work tomorrow so I can go to the hearing. If you are in the surrounding area you should go...
I think you could make it!!!! 
it's only a 2 hour drive for ya. You could talk about the record breakin year... And other things!
it's only a 2 hour drive for ya. You could talk about the record breakin year... And other things!
please keep us posted on how the meeting goes unfortunately i am unable to go as well but all the people i bowfish with i work with and none of us could get off so as soon as someone knows something post it ..... Thanks
Just got out of the meeting. We have till 11:59 tonight to submit emails. HERE IS THE ADDRESS www.in.gov/nrc/2377.htm go there and scroll to the Fish and Wildlife technical amendments click on the link to comment on the rule. We ARE NOT in the clear yet as of right now the law is written for 2013!!!!! And THIS WILL MAKE IT ILLEGALTO BOWFISH AT NIGHT!!!! WE NEED YOUR COMMENTS MORE THAN EVER. yes its a miswording but its needs comments now... its on page 11 section M and section P line 2... I will be away from my computer please COMMENT!!!!!
Got the lawmakers to see the errors and the state rep assured Tim that his recommendation of amendments would be passed and adopted. The way we were informed was bowfishing would be legal again at night and on rivers. Where on rivers was still a little unclear. We don't know about the restricted areas at night from before because the wording was vague. Tim posted a response he got on here a while back.
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