changes to Indiana hunting reg's 2014?

I wish I could agree with you Eli. However, ever since the state allowed rifles to be used for deer hunting they have added more and more legal calibers each year. Each caliber they add has a little more range than the previous calibers. I have a friend who has close connections with someone who attends the meetings when hunting regulations are discussed and hashed out. He says one of the hot topics for the last couple of years has been allowing long range rifles (specifically .223) to be used as a legal deer hunting weapon in the state of Indiana. He feels we are within a couple of years of this becoming a reality based on how the discussions have went. He says their seems to be a ton of support for it and very little opposition against it. He has been holding off buying an AR15 (.223) until he felt the law would get approved because he likes to only buy guns that he can use for more than just target shooting. He bought one earlier this spring That alone kind of tells me all I need to know. I guess we will wait and see but I hope our state officials choose safety over dollar signs. It has been said that one of the reasons our state is so interested in making this law is that it could provide a huge increase in non-resident license sales because a couple of our bordering states do not allow the use of .223's and owners of 223's are looking for opportunities to be able to use their weapon. However, I know in my area there are very few public places for non-resident hunters to hunt. Without places to hunt they won't sell licenses.