Hunting & Fishing in Indiana
Indiana offers Midwestern hunters a productive mix of farmland whitetail, public-land turkey, and waterfowl along its river bottoms and reservoirs. Hunting guides in Indiana work the agricultural country of the central and southern parts of the state, where corn and bean fields next to hardwood draws grow heavy-bodied bucks. The state's expanding turkey flock and managed wetlands give outfitters options well beyond the firearm deer season.
Fishing charters in Indiana have a surprising ace: the state's slice of Lake Michigan shoreline near Michigan City produces excellent salmon and steelhead. Inland, reservoirs like Monroe Lake and Patoka Lake hold largemouth, crappie, and bluegill, while the Ohio River along the southern border yields catfish and white bass. With public lands scattered statewide and accessible water, Indiana is an easy destination for traveling sportsmen.
Top Hunting & Fishing Regions
Southern Indiana Hill Country
Rugged forested hills around the Hoosier National Forest provide public-land deer and turkey hunting in the state's most rural terrain.
Lake Michigan Shoreline
The short stretch of coast near Michigan City supports a charter fleet targeting coho, king salmon, and steelhead.
Monroe Lake
Indiana's largest reservoir offers strong largemouth bass, crappie, and bluegill fishing along with surrounding public hunting ground.
Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area
A restored wetland complex in southwest Indiana that has become a premier destination for guided waterfowl hunting and birding.
Tips for Hunting in Indiana
- ✓Hunt the central farmland counties during the November rut for the best chance at a mature Indiana buck.
- ✓Book Lake Michigan salmon charters out of Michigan City for spring coho and late-summer king salmon runs.
- ✓Check Indiana Department of Natural Resources rules for the state's many fish and wildlife areas, which often have draw hunts.
- ✓Scout the Hoosier National Forest before season, as public-land deer require knowing the terrain to find pinch points.
Did you know? Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area was once drained farmland; its restoration created one of the Midwest's most important inland wetlands for migrating birds.
Season Dates
Indiana Deer Archery Opens
IN archery deer season opens.
Events & Expos
Indiana Hunter Education Course
Required for anyone born after 12/31/1986. Fully online for IN residents; score 80% on quizzes and final exam. Certificate printable immediately.
Indiana Boater Safety Course
Required for ages 15+ operating a motorboat/PWC without an IN driver's license. Minimum 6 hours of instruction.
Species in Indiana
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All Hunting & Fishing Listings in Indiana
193 guides, outfitters, charters, and outdoor businesses across Indiana.
Guide & Outfitter listings in Indiana (52)
- 8 Does A Dancin' — Nashville
- American Hunting Lease Association — Fishers
- Asana Lake Retreat — Morgantown
- Atterbury Fish & Wildlife Area — Edinburgh
- Backwoods Preserve Whitetails — Plymouth
- Big Timber River Cabins — Leavenworth
- Billie Creek Village — Rockville
- Blue Grass Fish & Wildlife Area — Elberfeld
- Brandt Land Management, LLC — Kokomo
- Brookville Lake Guide Service — Brookville
- Cabin Porch Paradise, LLC — Unionville
- Cabins & Candlelight — Colfax
- Conservation Officers Central Dispatch — Bloomington
- Cove On Patoka — Taswell
- Forefront Dermatology Salem, IN — Salem
- French Lick Farms — West Baden Springs
- Gills 'N' Bills — Columbia City
- Gordons Campground — Wolcottville
- Headrack Outdoors — Rockville
- Hunt Club Apartments — Fort Wayne
- Hurleys Hunting/Fishing Guide & Deer Recovery — Mishawaka
- Indian Springs Campground & Splash Springs Aqua Park — Garrett
- Indiana Trophy Whitetail Hunting — South Whitley
- Indiana Wildlife Federation
- Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area — Medaryville
- Linden Conservation Club — Romney
- Moving Water Outfitters — Zionsville
- Northern Whitetail Ranch — Angola
- Patoka River Whitetails — Dubois
- Penrod & Reel Guide Service — Warsaw
- Relaxation Station — Morgantown
- Ripple Guide Service — South Bend
- Santa's Cottages — Santa Claus
- Serenity Cabins — Taswell
- Sugar Creek Sporting Clays & Hunting Preserve — Mitchell
- Sweet Creek Fly Guides — Crawfordsville
Retailer listings in Indiana (41)
- Acme Sports Inc — Seymour
- AK's welding and Apparel — Auburn
- Armory 219 — Valparaiso
- Backcountry Hunting Supply LLC — Loogootee
- Bucks & Jakes Outfitters — Boonville
- Bud's — Huntington
- Caldwell And Company — Lebanon
- Complete Arms — Kendallville
- Double G Guns — Flat Rock
- Element Armament — Whiteland
- Ford Shooters — Logansport
- Front Toward Enemy Firearms — De Motte
- Full metal armory — Haubstadt
- Garrison's Guns — Clayton
- Geneo's Hunting And Fishing — Lafayette
- Hoosier Armory — Noblesville
- Impoc Guns — Evansville
- Liberty Bell Firearms — Bluffton
- M & J Firearms — Fortville
- Marksman Shooting Sports — Westfield
- Marshall Arms — Bloomington
- Midwest Farm & Pet, L.L.C. — Bremen
- Orvis Carmel — Carmel
- Out Back Gun Part Inc — New Albany
- Pelcher Outdoors — Griffith
- Pinnacle Firearms — Carmel
- Rt. 262 Outdoors — Dillsboro
- Self Reliance Outfitters — Indianapolis
- Six H Outfitters — Haubstadt
- Sportsman's Den-Cedar Lake — Cedar Lake
- Student of War Customs LLC — North Judson
- T & Z Armory — South Bend
- The 2nd Right — Anderson
- The Great Outdoors of Indiana, Inc. — Jasper
- Thunder Lakes | Guns • Ammo • Archery — Angola
- Top Guns — Terre Haute
Boats & Vehicles listings in Indiana (36)
- 7 Lakes Marina — Warsaw
- Adventure Rentals — Attica
- Aloha Boat Rental LLC — Cromwell
- B. Coleman Aviation — Gary
- Camp Timber Lake — Huntington
- Chartwell Luxury Travel — Mooresville
- Culver Marina — Culver
- Fay's Marina — La Porte
- Fish Lake Family Resort — Fremont
- Fisherman Cove Resort — North Webster
- Frank's Paddlesports Livery — Indianapolis
- Geist Marina — Indianapolis
- Gilligan's Boats — Birdseye
- Hamilton Outfitters — Hamilton
- Harbor Country Adventures — Michigan City
- Hoosier Hills Marina — Celestine
- Lake Lemon Marina — Unionville
- Miller's Marine — Portage
- Old Mill Canoe Rental - Blue River Canoe, Kayak, Camp — Fredericksburg
- Old World Gondoliers — Indianapolis
- Patoka Lake Marina & Lodging — Birdseye
- Patoka Station — Birdseye
- Performance Powersports of Indiana — Whitestown
- Quakertown Marina — Liberty
- Riverside Rentals — Winamac
- Service 1 Marine — La Porte
- Splendor Boats of Warsaw — Warsaw
- Sugar Valley Canoe Trip Ltd — Marshall
- Tigon Golf Carts — South Bend
- Tippecanoe Boat Company Inc. — Leesburg
- Turkey Run Canoe & Camping — Bloomingdale
- Vacation Pontoon Rental — Angola
- West Lakes Boat Mart Sales — Kendallville
- White River Canoe Company — Noblesville
- Whitewater Canoe Rental — Brookville
- Whitewater Canoe Rental — Cedar Grove
Gun Dog Trainer listings in Indiana (20)
- Almaroad Kennel — Madison
- Applied Canine Behaviors, LLC — Bloomington
- Bradley Phifer Dog Training — Fairland
- Central Indiana Golden Retrievers — Upland
- DogDayz — Noblesville
- Hot Diggity Dog — Columbus
- Indys Dogs — Indianapolis
- Just like Home — Cloverdale
- Kasten's Dog Training Inc — Bristol
- Kingdom Bully Kennels — Indianapolis
- Kryder Kritter Hotel — Granger
- Pets and Vets as Partners — West Lafayette
- Schweikhardt Doug DVM — Knightstown
- Scout's Honor — Bloomington
- Shotgun Farm Bird Dog Training and German Shorthaired Pointers. — Shelbyville
- The Dam Lodge Bloodhounds — Greencastle
- The Golden Family Retrievers — Decatur
- Watsons Kennels — Fortville
- White River Kennels — Shoals
- White River Rottweilers and French bulldogs — Lyons
Shooting Range listings in Indiana (20)
- American Arms Gun Shop & Indoor Range — Bedford
- Atterbury Shooting Complex — Edinburgh
- Bass And Bucks Inc — Wabash
- Briggs Core Dynamics — Fowler
- Deb's Gun Range — Hammond
- Gunslingers Gun Shop & Indoor Shooting Range — Anderson
- Highsmith Guns — Greenfield
- Hillside Shooting Sports — Roanoke
- Hillside Shooting Sports - Outdoor Range — Roanoke
- Indiana Metal Madness, LLC — Huntington
- Indy Arms Company — Indianapolis
- Kodiak Firing Range & Training Facility, Inc — South Bend
- Kosko Shotgun Sports Complex — Warsaw
- LaserPrecision Marksmanship Club — Indianapolis
- Likens Shooting Academy — Elizabeth
- Lost Creek Conservation Club — Terre Haute
- Midwest Shooting Center — Fort Wayne
- Oakwood Gun Club — Wheatfield
- Parabellum Firearms & Indoor Range — Avon
- The X Count — Fort Wayne
Education listings in Indiana (10)
- Carry Connection — Decatur
- Counter Violence USA — Madison
- Defensive Solutions LLC — South Bend
- MTAC-Muncie — Muncie
- Plymate - Uniform & Mat Rental Services — Shelbyville
- Proeliator LLC — Newburgh
- Wildman — Fort Wayne
- Wildman — Griffith
- Wildman — South Bend
- Wildman — Warsaw
Taxidermy listings in Indiana (8)
- A. Roe Taxidermy — Tipton
- American Natural Resources Inc — Griffith
- Bloomington Meats - Bloomington, Wisconsin — Bloomington
- Holy Cow Wagyu — Elkhart
- Realistic Taxidermy — Lowell
- Red Eye Mounts — Chandler
- Rescued Remains Taxidermy LLC — Goshen
- Taylor Studio of Taxidermy — Ossian
Fishing Charter listings in Indiana (3)
- Ice Predator Outdoors — North Webster
- Indy Fly Guide Service — Anderson
- On Point Guide Service — South Bend
Accommodation listings in Indiana (2)
- Antler Log Cabins - Brown County Cabins Nashville Cabin Rentals — Unionville
- Little Colorado Ranch — Dugger
Game Processor listings in Indiana (1)
- Bangel Deer Processing LLC — Crawfordsville
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