Bill moves forward in Indiana to allow breeding deer for the sole purpose of being hunted. [View all]

[RandySF]

The state Senate's top Republican has relaxed his hold on a bill that would legalize hunting of farm-raised captive deer in Indiana.

The Senate Natural Resources Committee will hear House Bill 1453 at 10 a.m. on Monday.

Last year, the committee overwhelmingly passed a similar bill. If that happens again on Monday, it sets the stage for a definitive vote in 2015 on whether the controversial practice of high-fence hunting will become officially legal in Indiana.

Last year's bill failed to advance in the full Senate by just one vote.

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/03/27/indiana-senate-president-moves-captive-deer-hunting-bill/70549006/