Reserved hunt applications now open

INDIANA – The hunts listed below can only be applied for online. No late entries will be accepted. Applicants must possess a valid hunting license for the hunt for which they apply. 

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 15. The website provides more specific hunt information for individual properties.   

Hunters will be selected through a random computerized drawing. When draws are completed, applicants will receive an email. They can view draw results online within two weeks of the application period closing.

Waterfowl hunts on Fish & Wildlife areas (FWAs): 

  • Hovey Lake FWA
  • Kankakee FWA
  • Kingsbury FWA
  • LaSalle FWA
  • Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area
  • Goose Pond FWA

 Deer hunts on FWAs:

  • Deer Creek FWA
  • Fairbanks Landing FWA

November Gamebird Area (GA) Hunts:

  • Reserved hunts on GAs in northern Indiana (Benton, Jasper, Newton, Warren, and White counties). Hunters may choose from a variety of hunt dates in November. Youth hunts will be offered. These hunts are not put/take pheasant hunts.

Indiana Private Land Access (IPLA) deer firearms hunts in the following counties:

  • LaPorte
  • Cass
  • Sullivan
  • Scott
  • Harrison
  • Bartholomew

IPLA waterfowl hunts in the following counties:

  • DeKalb
  • Sullivan
  • Bartholomew

IPLA gamebird hunts in the following counties:

  • Scott
  • Sullivan
  • DeKalb
  • Steuben
  • Greene
  • Pike

State Park Deer Reduction Hunts:

  • Pending regulatory approval, updates on reserved hunts at Indiana State Parks will be posted on the website sometime this fall. Please check the website for updates.

Please note that only one application per hunt is allowed. Once an application is submitted, no changes can be made.   

The application process is now consolidated into the online services website along with licenses, CheckIN Game, and HIP registration. An online account is not required to apply, but a Customer ID number is needed.   

In this system, hunts without a registration fee follow the same process as those with a fee. Applicants must add a hunt to their cart and place an order to submit their application. If the transaction total is $0, the applicant will not be asked to enter credit card information.

Applicants can log into their online services account or click “View hunt draw results” on the website to view draw results. 

The online method is the only way to apply. No late entries will be accepted. Applicants must possess a valid hunting license for the hunt for which they apply.

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 15. The website provides more specific hunt information for individual properties.

Hunters will be selected through a random computerized drawing. When draws are completed, applicants will receive an email. They can view draw results online within two weeks of the application period closing.