Clark State Forest: hunting and access
Clark State Forest is 24,804 acres open to public hunting in Clark, Scott and Washington counties, next to Henryville, managed by the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves and the DNR's Division of Forestry. Hunters took 1,238 deer in Clark 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 landLand trusts and other open landClark State ForestCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 24,804 acres in 8 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Clark County, Scott County and Washington County |
| Deer harvest unit | Clark County, Scott County, Washington County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Deer, Turkey and Raccoon |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves and the DNR's Division of Forestry |
| DNR contact | Clark SF 812-294-4306 |
| On the property (DNR) | shooting range and camping |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required: Shooting range check-in only |
| Nearest towns | Henryville (next to it), Underwood (next to it) and Borden (next to it) |
What can you hunt on Clark State Forest?
In the DNR's words: Quail, rabbit, squirrel, deer, and turkey. Night hunting for raccoon.
What are the rules on Clark State Forest?
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 Clark State Forest?
Clark State Forest lies in 3 counties. Hunters took 1,238 deer in Clark County in 2025, against 1,375 in 2024.
| County | Clark State Forest acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 14,146 | 1,238 | 1,375 | 1,127 |
| Scott County | 6,550 | 539 | 765 | 749 |
| Washington County | 4,108 | 2,616 | 2,445 | 2,278 |
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 Clark State Forest?
Nearest towns: Henryville (next to it), Underwood (next to it), Borden (next to it) and Memphis (2 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-65 and US 31.
What other public land is near Clark State Forest?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Jackson-Washington State Forest: 18,488 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Thomastown Bottoms Nature Preserve: 881 acres, 3.7 miles away
- Austin Bottoms Conservation Area: 4,535 acres, 3.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Clark State Forest
Counting Clark State Forest itself, 27,653 of the 152,413 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (18.1%), 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) | 25,854 |
| Other DNR land | 1,703 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 96 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Clark State Forest?
In Clark, Scott and Washington counties, next to Henryville.
What can you hunt on Clark State Forest?
The DNR lists: Quail, rabbit, squirrel, deer, and turkey. Night hunting for raccoon.
How much public land is around Clark State Forest?
27,653 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Clark State Forest included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Jackson-Washington State Forest (1.1 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Clark State Forest; 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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