Salamonie Lake - Hunting & Trapping
9214 West-Lost Bridge West
Andrews, IN 46702-9731
(260) 468-2125
Lost Bridge West SRA, Lost Bridge East SRA, Dora-New Holland SRA, Mount Etna SRA, Mount Hope SRA
Hunting and Trapping
The Salamonie Reservoir and Salamonie River State Forest offer something for everyone, with hunting opportunities for upland game, furbearers, waterfowl and whitetail deer. The Reservoir property offers approximately 8,000 acres of wildlife management area comprised of mixed cover varying from open fields and cropland to mature forest. Hunting is best for rabbits, fox squirrels, deer, wild turkeys and mourning doves. Numerous small ponds and marshes offer opportunities for waterfowl hunting, furbearer trapping and wildlife watching. The nearby Salamonie River State Forest consists of 850 acres of mostly mature woodland bordering the Salamonie River. Mature stands of mast trees provide food and shelter for wild turkeys, fox squirrels and furbearers. As an added bonus, the Salamonie River State Forest is listed as one of Indiana’s top ten bird watching hotspots.
For people who require wheelchair access to hunt, the Lost Bridge East SRA offers old roads that are closed to motor vehicle traffic and accessible by wheelchair. Hunters and wildlife watchers can expect to see deer, squirrels and wild turkeys along these abandoned roadsides.
Salamonie Lake does not allow use of the bonus county antlerless tags.
Dove hunting during the first two days of the season is reserved hunt only.
Trapping opportunities are available through a sealed bidding process for specific trapping units. Units range from 25-2500 acres and are leased for a 2-year period. Beaver, muskrat, and raccoon are common on all lease areas. Contact the property office in late summer for details on the trapping leases available.
All hunters must register and sign the waiver of liability at one of the seven hunter sign-in stations on the property. Hunter sign-in is mandatory, and failure to sign in and out properly may result in a fine. All game taken must be recorded on a required one-day hunter permit card that is carried with you as you hunt and turned in at the end of the day. At some properties, the card must be returned to the same hunter sign-in station where the waiver of liability was signed; please look for that requirement when you check-in. Take and use only one card per day. This system provides valuable wildlife management information.
