Reserved hunt application process is now consolidated into the online services website along with licenses, CheckIN Game and HIP registration.
Hunters can now apply for reserved hunts at on.IN.gov/reservedhunt.
The online method is the only way to apply for the hunts listed below. No late entries will be accepted. Applicants must possess a hunting license that’s valid for the hunt for which they apply.
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15. More specific hunt information for individual properties is available on the website.
Hunters will be selected through a random computerized drawing. An email will be sent to all applicants when draws have been completed. Applicants will be able to view draw results online within two weeks after the application period closes.
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:
• Updates on reserved hunts at Indiana State Parks will be posted on the website sometime this fall, pending regulatory approval. Check the website for updates. Note that only one application per hunt is allowed. No changes can be made once an application is submitted.
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 will 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.
To view draw results, applicants can log into their online services account or click “View hunt draw results” on the website.
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