IDNR v. WHITETAIL BLUFF, LLC

No. 31A04-1310-PL-502.

25 N.E.3d 218 (2015)

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, and Cameron F. Clark as Director of the Indiana Department Natural Resources, Appellants, v. WHITETAIL BLUFF, LLC, Rodney Bruce, Backwoods Preserve, Inc., Midwest Woodlots, LLC, and Shawn Taylor d/b/a T.C. Outdoors, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

February 2, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, David L. Steiner , Frances Barrow , Kyle Hunter , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Jon Laramore , Stephanie Boxell , Sarah Sharp , Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Indiana Wildlife Federation Indiana Chapter of the Wildlife Society, and Indiana Deer Hunters Association.

W. Douglas Lemon , Miner & Lemon LLP, Warsaw, IN, Attorney for Appellees Backwood Preserve, Inc., Midwest Woodlots, LLC, and Shawn Taylor d/b/a T.C. Outdoor.

Bryan H. Baab , Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Indianapolis, IN, William C. Moyer , Lorch & Naville, LLC, New Albany, IN, Attorneys for Appellees Whitetail Bluff LLC and Rodney Bruce.

Stephen J. Peters , William N. Ivers , Harrison & Moberly, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amici Curiae National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, The North American Deer Farmers Association, Indiana Deer and Elk Farmers Association and the Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation.


The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of Whitetail Bluff, LLC, Rodney Bruce, Backwoods Preserve, Inc., Midwest Woodlots, LLC, and Sean Taylor d/b/a T.C. Outdoors (Whitetail Bluff). The issue ultimately presented in this case is whether current Indiana statutory law prohibits...

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