I just finished a lengthy phone discussion with a individual who is well known within the DNR.... He feels that the centerfires are not really needed for herd management in this state, this has came about from petitions filed from gun hunting groups and the suggestions put forth last year....the "Higher ups" within the DNR are the ones who made this decision.... We also agreed on the fact that south of INDY is a huge difference in terrain vs the northern 1/3 and may be more suited to centerfires at least in a safety aspect where a round from a missed deer would go much further on the flat lands up here...as for the results on the herd, he says it may make a slight difference in an increase kill, but if it is a noticeable increase, the DNR would drop the late season Doe gun and lower the antlerless bonus even more rather than move/decrease the gun season length and dates....generally he's not overly enthusiastic about the change.....I as he feels it is a done deal, it is just the semantics that need to be finalized.... I strongly feel there should be at the very least counties that remain slug/ML's for safety concerns, maybe even the state North of I70 should remain slug/ML and let the southern portion have the centerfires... we shall see ....