Conrad Savanna: hunting and access
Conrad Savanna is 447 acres open to public hunting in Newton County, 2 miles from Lake Village, managed by the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves. Hunters took 1,166 deer in Newton 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 landLand trusts and other open landConrad SavannaCounty lineHighway
| Size | 447 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Newton County |
| Deer harvest unit | Newton County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Deer |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves |
| DNR contact | LaSalle FWA 219-992-3019 |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required |
| Nearest towns | Lake Village (2 mi), Sumava Resorts (4 mi) and Schneider (6 mi) |
What can you hunt on Conrad Savanna?
In the DNR's words: Deer. See LaSalle FWA website for hunt dates and regulations.
What are the rules on Conrad Savanna?
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 Conrad Savanna?
Conrad Savanna lies in Newton County. Hunters took 1,166 deer in Newton County in 2025, against 1,144 in 2024.
| County | Conrad Savanna acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | 447 | 1,166 | 1,144 | 945 |
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 Conrad Savanna?
Nearest towns: Lake Village (2 miles), Sumava Resorts (4 miles), Schneider (6 miles) and Thayer (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 41.
What other public land is near Conrad Savanna?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Kankakee Sands: 6,734 acres, 0.5 miles away
- LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area: 4,550 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area: 9,923 acres, 3.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Conrad Savanna
Counting Conrad Savanna itself, 5,546 of the 25,597 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (21.7%), 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) | 4,011 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 873 |
| Other DNR land | 662 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Conrad Savanna?
In Newton County, 2 miles from Lake Village.
What can you hunt on Conrad Savanna?
The DNR lists: Deer. See LaSalle FWA website for hunt dates and regulations.
How much public land is around Conrad Savanna?
5,546 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Conrad Savanna included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Kankakee Sands (0.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Conrad Savanna; 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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