Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area is 4,456 acres open to public hunting in Johnson County, next to Nineveh, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 650 deer in Johnson County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's DNR property open to hunting data, read 2026-10. Harvest: Indiana DNR deer reports, 2021 to 2025.
Properties open to public hunting (DNR map)Other DNR landCounty, city and regional landAtterbury Fish and Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 4,456 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Johnson County |
| Deer harvest unit | Johnson County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Quail, Turkey, Rabbit, Dove, Deer, Squirrel, Woodcock, Pheasant, Duck, Goose, Raccoon and Fox |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Atterbury FWA 812-526-2051 |
| On the property (DNR) | shooting range and archery range |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required |
| Nearest towns | Nineveh (next to it), Edinburgh (2 mi) and Prince's Lakes (2 mi) |
What can you hunt on Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
In the DNR's words: Quail, turkey, rabbit, dove, deer, squirrel, woodcock. Put-and-take pheasant hunting (fee is charged). Duck hunting on ponds, small marshes. Goose hunting from designated areas. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
What are the rules on Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
Antlerless deer may not be taken with a firearm during the firearms season on DNR Fish and Wildlife properties and at Mississinewa, Patoka and Salamonie lakes (DNR).
Hunters must check in at the property; the DNR's property page says how.
Indiana's statewide bag limit is 1 antlered and 6 antlerless deer, within each county's antlerless limit (DNR).
How many deer are taken around Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area lies in Johnson County. Hunters took 650 deer in Johnson County in 2025, against 616 in 2024.
| County | Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | 4,456 | 650 | 616 | 624 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the property alone: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4).
How do you get to Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Nineveh (next to it), Edinburgh (2 miles), Prince's Lakes (2 miles) and Pleasant View Village (2 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-65 and US 31.
What other public land is near Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Mountain Tea State Forest: 1,225 acres, 8.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area
Counting Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area itself, 6,197 of the 51,182 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (12.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 4,456 |
| County, city and regional land | 877 |
| Other DNR land | 864 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
In Johnson County, next to Nineveh.
What can you hunt on Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
The DNR lists: Quail, turkey, rabbit, dove, deer, squirrel, woodcock. Put-and-take pheasant hunting (fee is charged). Duck hunting on ponds, small marshes. Goose hunting from designated areas. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
How much public land is around Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
6,197 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Mountain Tea State Forest (8.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area; Indiana DNR properties with public hunting (managed lands layer).
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries.
- Deer harvest: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4).
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