Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area is 2,574 acres open to public hunting in Warrick County, 2 miles from Chandler, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 1,254 deer in Warrick 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)County, city and regional landBlue Grass Fish and Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,574 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Warrick County |
| Deer harvest unit | Warrick County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Deer, Quail, Dove, Waterfowl, Coyote and Turkey |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Sugar Ridge FWA 812-789-2724 |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required: self-serve |
| Nearest towns | Chandler (2 mi), Elberfeld (4 mi) and Melody Hill (4 mi) |
What can you hunt on Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area?
In the DNR's words: Deer, quail, dove (reserve draw), waterfowl, coyote, turkey.
What are the rules on Blue Grass 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 Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area?
Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area lies in Warrick County. Hunters took 1,254 deer in Warrick County in 2025, against 1,209 in 2024.
| County | Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick County | 2,574 | 1,254 | 1,209 | 1,322 |
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 Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Chandler (2 miles), Elberfeld (4 miles), Melody Hill (4 miles) and Highland (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-69, US 41 and I-64.
What other public land is near Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area: 385 acres, 5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area
Counting Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area itself, 2,727 of the 47,455 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.7%), 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) | 2,574 |
| County, city and regional land | 153 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area?
In Warrick County, 2 miles from Chandler.
What can you hunt on Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area?
The DNR lists: Deer, quail, dove (reserve draw), waterfowl, coyote, turkey.
How much public land is around Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area?
2,727 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Blue Grass 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 Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area (5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: 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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