2025 Hunting and Trapping Season
Welcome to the 2025 hunting and trapping season! We hope that this year brings more exciting opportunities to enjoy the abundant natural resources on Camp Atterbury. Our goal is to offer safe, enjoyable and sustainable recreation to all personnel authorized to hunt on Camp Atterbury. Camp Atterbury enforces all state hunting, fishing and trapping laws.
Camp Atterbury Hunting, Fishing & Trapping Guide
The Atterbury-Muscatatuck Hunting, Fishing & Trapping Guide provides a summary of Camp Atterbury hunting, fishing, and trapping policies and is designed as a summary only. Visitors must also read in its entirety the Atterbury-Muscatatuck Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Regulation (CA 210-1) which can be found at the Range Control Division and on the iSportsman portal. The guide includes information about season dates, bag limits, license requirements, approved hunting hours, approved hunting equipment and personnel authorized to hunt on Camp Atterbury. It also includes details about turkey hunting, mushroom hunting, small game/bird hunting, waterfowl hunting, trapping, and fishing. Thank you to all the hunters, anglers, and trappers on Camp Atterbury for your continued support of conservation and ethical hunting that makes hunting on post a success.
Best of luck in the coming season!
Atterbury-Muscatatuck Hunting, Fishing & Trapping Guide
Highlights
- All Camp Atterbury recreationists must register and purchase permits with iSportsman.
- All recreational users must carry a working cell phone at all times while on Camp Atterbury.
- All recreational users must have a valid hunting/fishing license in accordance with Indiana state law.
- Authorized and public hunters may enter a lottery for a Muzzleloader Hunt in December.
- All tree stands, blinds, trail cameras and other equipment used on Camp Atterbury must be tagged, using a weatherproof method, with your assigned iSportsman permit number.
- Trappers will check into Training Area 802 only and must submit a map of their trap locations to the hunting program email address.
- Camp Atterbury prohibits the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).
- Do not attempt to pick up any unexploded ordinance (bombs, ammunition, grenades, etc.)
If you have any questions or need any further information from us, please let us know.
Youth Spring Turkey Hunt
The application window for the 2025 Youth Spring Turkey Hunt on Camp Atterbury is now closed. You will be notified if your youth is accepted.
Enter for a chance to deer hunt at Camp Atterbury. Participants will be chosen via random lottery draw. Drawings will be held through iSportsman. Winners must complete the iSportsman account process and purchase permits. Hunters must have all applicable state licenses and tags.
Please contact us if there are any questions at ng.in.inarng.mbx.hunting-program@army.mil or 812-526-1499, Ext. 61375.
Events and Dates:
- Public Deer Archery Lottery
Grants chosen public hunters access to participate in the 2024 Archery Hunt.
Lottery open: 01 JU- 31 AUG 2024
Number of slots: 65
Hunt dates: 01 OCT- 13 DEC 2024 - INNG Invitation Hunt Public Lottery (Firearm Hunt)
Grants chosen public hunters access to participate in the 2024 INNG Invitation Hunt.
Lottery open: 01 AUG- 30 SEP 2024
Number of slots: 60
Hunt Dates: 22-23 NOV 2024 - Reservation Firearm Public Lottery (Firearm Hunt)
Grants chosen public hunters access to participate in the 2024 Reservation Firearm Hunt.
Lottery open: 1 AUG- 30 SEP 2024
Number of Slots: 200
Hunt Dates: 30 NOV- 01 DEC 2024 - Muzzleloader Hunt Public Lottery (Firearm Hunt)
Grants chosen authorized users access to participate in the 2024 Muzzleloader Hunt.
Lottery open: 1 AUG – 30 SEP 2024
Number of Slots: 40
Hunt Dates: 14-15 DEC 2024 - Public Spring Turkey Hunt Lottery
Grants chosen hunters access to participate in the 2025 Spring Turkey Hunt on Camp Atterbury.
Lottery open: 15 FEB – 01 APR 2025
Number of Slots: 10
Hunt Dates: 28 APR- 11 MAY 2025 {dates subject to change}
The Indiana Army National Guard (INARNG) Hunting Program Board coordinates hunting activities on INARNG lands to provide safe, high-quality hunting opportunities for youth, Wounded Heroes, military service members and the public when compatible with the military mission.
iSportsman Downloads (PDF):
The Camp Atterbury Hunting and Fishing program is accepting applications for qualified volunteers to support the Hunting Program. We are seeking Zone Leaders, Administrative Support on Hunt Day and Hunt Board Committee Members. The volunteer program is open to anyone who is interested.
Volunteers are vital to our ability to support service members and veterans from all branches and components who have served our nation, and to support management of natural resources through outdoor recreation events on Atterbury-Muscatatuck.
We are seeking volunteers for these upcoming programs:
- Wounded Hero Fall Deer Hunt (17-20 OCT24)
- INNG Invitation Hunt (22-23 NOV24)
- Reservation Hunt (30 NOV- 01 DEC24)
Volunteers may be granted access to recreational hunting, fishing and trapping, or participation in additional hunts at Atterbury-Muscatatuck.
Youth ages 6-17 have the opportunity to hunt at Camp Atterbury when sponsored by an authorized hunter.
Please contact us if there are any questions at ng.in.inarng.mbx.hunting-program@army.mil or 812-526-1499, Ext. 61375.
Youth Firearms Hunt
The application window for this event is now closed. Applicants who have been selected will be notified by email.
Hunter Selection: 16 September 2024
Hunt Date: 28-29 September 2024
