Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area is 3,953 acres open to public hunting in Sullivan County, next to Sullivan, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 1,952 deer in Sullivan 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)State parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landBusseron Creek Fish and Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,953 acres in 8 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Sullivan County |
| Deer harvest unit | Sullivan County |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| Nearest towns | Sullivan (next to it), Cass (next to it) and Dugger (3 mi) |
What are the rules on Busseron Creek 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).
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 Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area?
Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area lies in Sullivan County. Hunters took 1,952 deer in Sullivan County in 2025, against 1,902 in 2024.
| County | Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County | 3,953 | 1,952 | 1,902 | 1,726 |
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 Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Sullivan (next to it), Cass (next to it), Dugger (3 miles) and Paxton (4 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 150, US 41, IN 48 and IN 159.
What other public land is near Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Greene-Sullivan State Forest: 7,821 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Hillenbrand Fish and Wildlife Area: 3,612 acres, 2.4 miles away
- Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area: 9,018 acres, 7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area
Counting Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area itself, 17,282 of the 52,388 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (33%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Other DNR land | 10,215 |
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 5,645 |
| County, city and regional land | 1,274 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 83 |
| State parks | 65 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area?
In Sullivan County, next to Sullivan.
Who manages Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area?
The DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife, by the DNR's public hunting map.
How much public land is around Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area?
17,282 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Busseron Creek 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 Greene-Sullivan State Forest (0.5 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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