What do I need to apply?
- A valid hunting license for the species you intend to hunt for that season/equipment.
- Hunt applications are offered online through the Division of Fish & Wildlife Activity Hub at GoOutdoorsIN.com. All customers must log in through Access Indiana. Those with existing Access Indiana accounts will be able to log in without disruption. When logging into the new system for the first time, you will need to look yourself up in the system and verify your personal information. After that, in your next log-in, you will be taken directly to your account page.
Results
- Hunters will be selected through a random computerized drawing.
- An email will be sent to applicants who are drawn, as well as those who are not drawn, once the draw has been completed.
- Results are available within two weeks after the application period has closed.
2025 Reserved Hunts
Areas participating in reserved hunts are managed by various agencies and may have unique restrictions that each hunter must follow. Please read each area’s information packet carefully before pursuing a hunt.
- Deer
Hunters have the choice of applying for one hunt period at any of the participating areas. Hunt periods, area maps, and property specific restrictions are included in the hunter information PDF packets below. Informational packets for state park early deer reduction hunts will be added later.
Fish & Wildlife Areas (FWA) (Application period: 8/19 - 9/15/2024) EXPIRED
- Deer Creek
- Fairbanks Landing
National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) (Application period: 07/08 - 08/04/2024) EXPIRED
- Big Oaks archery
- Big Oaks primitive muzzleloader
- Big Oaks firearms
State Park Deer Management (Application period: 10/7 – 10/27/2024) EXPIRED
- General Information (Early)
- General Information (Late)
Participating Properties
- Brown County State Park
- Cave River Valley Natural Area
- Chain O’Lakes State Park
- Charlestown State Park
- Clifty Falls State Park (archery only)
- Fort Harrison State Park (archery only)
- Harmonie State Park
- Lincoln State Park
- McCormick’s Creek State Park
- O’Bannon Woods State Park
- Ouabache State Park
- Pokagon State Park
- Potato Creek State Park
- Prophetstown State Park
- Raccoon State Recreation Area
- Shades State Park
- Shakamak State Park
- Spring Mill State Park
- Summit Lake State Park
- Tippecanoe River State Park
- Trine State Recreation Area (archery only)
- Turkey Run State Park
- Versailles State Park
- Whitewater Memorial State Park
- Dove
Hunters have the choice of applying for one hunt period at any of the participating areas. Hunt periods, area maps, and property specific restrictions are included in the hunter information PDF packets below.
Atterbury FWA will only be able to honor those individuals who were drawn as guaranteed spots to hunt the day of the draw. This means that drawn hunters will not have a guaranteed spot for a hunting partner. Individuals who were not drawn but want to hunt on Sept. 1-2 can come to the standby drawing to fill any spots available those mornings. The number of standby spots will be determined by the number of reserved hunters that do not show. Standby drawing will occur immediately after all drawn hunters present have claimed their spot to hunt at 11 a.m. ET.
Fish & Wildlife Areas (FWA) (Application period: 07/08 - 08/04/2024) EXPIRED
- Atterbury
- Deer Creek
- Goose Pond
- Jasper-Pulaski
- Kingsbury
- Pigeon River
- Wilbur Wright
- Indiana Private Lands Access Program (IPLA)
Hunters have the choice of applying for a hunts at any of the participating private lands properties. Late applications will not be accepted. You must obtain a valid hunting license and Gamebird Habitat stamp for spring turkey hunting prior to applying. Youth hunters may apply if they are property licensed to hunt spring turkey. Drawn hunters will have access to PDF information packets outlining the details of each hunt.
Spring Turkey (Application period: 2/24 – 3/16/2025)
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew
- Cass
- Greene
- Harrison
- LaPorte
- Noble
- Scott
- Starke
- Sullivan
Deer Archery (Application period: 07/08 - 08/04/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (3 properties)
- Cass (1 property)
- Harrison (1 property)
- LaPorte (1 property)
- Scott (2 properties)
- Sullivan (2 properties)
Early Small Game Squirrel (Application period: 07/08 - 08/04/2024) EXPIRED
- General Information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (1 property)
- Harrison (1 property)
- Scott (2 properties)
Teal and Early Goose (Application period: 07/08 - 08/04/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Participating private lands by county:
- Batholomew (1 property)
- DeKalb (1 property)
- Sullivan (2 properties)
Youth Deer (Application period: 07/08 - 08/04/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (3 properties)
- Cass (1 property)
- Greene (1 property)
- Harrison (1 property)
- LaPorte (1 property)
- Scott (2 properties)
- Sullivan (2 properties)
Deer Firearms (Application period: 8/19 - 9/15/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (3 properties)
- Cass (1 property)
- Harrison (1 property)
- LaPorte (1 property)
- Scott (2 properties)
- Sullivan (2 properties)
Early Season Waterfowl (Application period: 8/19 - 9/15/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (1 property)
- DeKalb (1 property)
- Sullivan (2 properties)
Pheasant, Quail, and Woodcock (Application period: 8/19 - 9/15/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Participating private lands by county:
- DeKalb (1 property)
- Greene (2 properties)
- Noble (1 property)
- Pike (1 property)
- Scott (1 property)
- Steuben (2 properties)
- Sullivan (8 properties)
Goose Only (Application period: 10/7 – 10/27/2024) EXPIRED
- General Information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (1 property)
- DeKalb (1 property)
- Sullivan (2 properties)
Late season Deer Archery/Muzzleloader (Application period: 10/7 – 10/27/2024) EXPIRED
- General Information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (3 properties)
- Cass (1 property)
- Harrison (1 property)
- LaPorte (1 property)
- Scott (1 properties)
- Sullivan (2 properties)
Late Season Waterfowl (Application period: 10/7 – 10/27/2024) EXPIRED
- General Information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (1 property)
- DeKalb (1 property)
- Sullivan (2 properties)
Late Season Rabbit and Squirrel (Application period: 10/7 – 10/27/2024) EXPIRED
- General Information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (1 property)
- Harrison (1 property)
- Scott (2 properties)
- Sullivan (3 properties)
- Spring Turkey
Hunters have the choice of applying for two hunt periods at any of the participating areas. Late applications will not be accepted. You must obtain a valid hunting license and Gamebird Habitat stamp for spring turkey hunting prior to applying. Youth hunters may apply if they are properly licensed to hunt spring turkey Hunters may make changes to their application until the end of the application period.
Hunt periods, area maps, and property specific restrictions are included in the hunter information PDF packets below.
Fish & Wildlife Areas (FWA) (Application period: 2/24 – 3/16/2025)
- Atterbury
- Busseron
- Crosley
- Fairbanks
- Glendale
- Goose Pond
- Hillenbrand
- Hovey Lake
- J.E Roush Lake
- Jasper-Pulaski
- Kingsbury
- LaSalle
- Pigeon River
- Sugar Ridge
- Tri-County
- Willow Slough
- Winamac
Wetland Conservation Areas (Application period: 2/24 – 3/16/2025)
State Parks (Application period: 2/24 – 3/16/2025)
National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) (Application period: 2/24 – 3/16/2025)
- Waterfowl
Hunters have the choice of applying for five hunt periods at any of the participating areas. Hunt periods, area maps, and property specific restrictions are included in the hunter information PDF packets below.
Fish & Wildlife Areas (FWA) (Application period 8/19 - 9/15/2024) EXPIRED
- Goose Pond
- Hovey Lake
- Kankakee
- Kingsbury
- Lasalle
- Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area
- Youth Only
Youth age 17 or younger on the date of the hunt can apply but must be accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years of age when participating in a hunt. Youth hunters must be properly licensed prior to applying.
Spring Turkey
Fish & Wildlife Areas (FWA) (Application period: 2/24-3/16/2025)
State Parks (Application period: 2/24-3/16/2025)
National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) (Application period: 2/24- 3/16/2025)
Indiana Private Lands Access program (IPLA) (Application period: 2/24-3/16/2025)
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew
- Cass
- Green
- Harrison
- LaPorte
- Noble
- Ripley
- Scott
- Starke
- Steuben
- Sullivan
Deer
National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) (Application period: 07/08 - 08/04/2024) EXPIRED
- Muscatatuck
Indiana Private Lands Access program (IPLA) (Application period: 07/08 - 08/04/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Participating private lands by county:
- Bartholomew (3 properties)
- Cass (1 property)
- Greene (1 property)
- Harrison (1 property)
- LaPorte (1 property)
- Scott (2 properties)
- Sullivan (2 properties)
Game Birds
Youth Gamebird Habitat Areas (GHA) (Application period: 8/19 - 9/15/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Below are the names of participating Gamebird Habitat Areas.
(Areas are randomly assigned to drawn hunters. Maps and further information will be provided if the hunter is successfully drawn.)
- Carlson
- Cartmell
- Cattail Slough
- Deno
- Donohue
- Falwell
- Flora
- Geswein
- Goose Creek Unit 1
- Goose Creek Unit 2
- Goose Creek Unit 3
- Greenwood Ditch
- Hawkins
- Idaville
- Iroquois
- Jefvert
- Kirsch
- Knobview
- Lyons
- McGinnis-Lauerman
- Metro-60
- Mud Pine
- Nickel Plate
- Pine Creek #1
- Pine Creek #2
- Pine Creek #3
- Pine Creek #4
- Pine Creek #5
- Pine Creek #6
- Raub
- Roger McClellan
- Sandy Ridge
- Triplett
- Vinegar Hill
- Vinyard
- Watland
- White County One
- Willow Island
- Put and Take Pheasant
EXPIRED
Put and Take Pheasant hunts are by reservation only. Instructions for purchasing a reservation and other important details can be found in the PDF packet below.
- General information
Fish & Wildlife Areas (FWA)
- Atterbury
- Glendale
- J.E. Roush
- Pigeon River
- Tri County
- Willow Slough
- Winamac
- Gamebird Habitat Areas
Gamebird Habitat Areas (GHA) November (Application period: 8/19 - 9/15/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Gamebird Habitat Areas (GHA) December (Application period: 10/7 – 10/27/2024)
- General information
Youth Gamebird Habitat Areas (GHA) (Application period: 8/19 - 9/15/2024) EXPIRED
- General information
Below are the names of participating Gamebird Habitat Areas.
(Areas are randomly assigned to drawn hunters. Maps and further information will be provided if the hunter is successfully drawn.)
- Carlson
- Cartmell
- Cattail Slough
- Deno
- Donohue
- Falwell
- Flora
- Geswein
- Goose Creek Unit 1
- Goose Creek Unit 2
- Goose Creek Unit 3
- Greenwood Ditch
- Hawkins
- Idaville
- Iroquois
- Jefvert
- Kirsch
- Knobview
- Lyons
- McGinnis-Lauerman
- Metro-60
- Mud Pine
- Nickel Plate
- Pine Creek #1
- Pine Creek #2
- Pine Creek #3
- Pine Creek #4
- Pine Creek #5
- Pine Creek #6
- Raub
- Roger McClellan
- Sandy Ridge
- Triplett
- Vinegar Hill
- Vinyard
- Watland
- White County One
- Willow Island