Hunting in Indiana
18 game management units
Official agency resources
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish & Wildlife
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/licenses-and-permits/
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/hunting-and-trapping/hunting-trapping-guide/
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/hunting-and-trapping/reserved-hunts/
- GMU map ↗
https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/animals/white-tailed-deer/deer-reduction-zones
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/hunting-and-trapping/indiana-checkin-game
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.in.gov/dnr/law-enforcement/education/outdoor-education/
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Indiana, go straight to the issuing agency.
Indiana Department of Natural ResourcesLoading game management unit boundaries…
Game species in Indiana
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Game management units
18 units
- Unit Cordry-Sweetwater
Brown
- Unit Evansville
Vanderburgh
- Unit Fort Wayne
Allen
- Unit Griffy Lake Nature Preserve
Monroe
- Unit Indy Metro Boone County
Boone
- Unit Indy Metro Hamilton County
Hamilton
- Unit Indy Metro Hendricks County
Hendricks
- Unit Indy Metro Johnson County
Johnson
- Unit Indy Metro Marion County
Marion
- Unit Indy Metro Morgan County
Morgan
- Unit Lafayette
Tippecanoe
- Unit Lake County
Lake
- Unit Michigan City/LaPorte
LaPorte
- Unit Muncie
Delaware
- Unit Porter County
Porter
- Unit South Bend/Mishawaka/Elkhart
St Joseph
- Unit Warrick County
Warrick
- Unit Warsaw
Kosciusko
Huntable public lands in Indiana
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.