With just more than two percent of the state publicly-owned, Indiana isn’t known for its access. But the state does offer some solid public hunting opportunities.
Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area
• More than 12,000 acres
• 17 miles of river, 266 acres of lakes, 263 acres of impoundments offer good fishing options
• Good hunting for deer; put-and-take pheasant hunting
• 8,062 acres
• Good deer hunting; draw hunts for waterfowl and doves
• Gravel pit fishing for warm-water species; boat launches available
• 24,000 acres
• Forest includes seven lakes with boat launches for small boats on five of those (electric motors only)
• Hunting options include deer, turkeys, small game and grouse
• 4,444 acres
• Fishing in the Patoka River for warm-water species
• Deer, turkey and small game hunting options
• 9,000 acres
• 120 lakes contained within the forest offer excellent warm-water fishing
• Hunting options include whitetails, turkeys and small game
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Find more public land access opportunities with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Hunt Planner.
Photo: Greene-Sullivan State Forest
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