Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area: hunting and access
Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area is 518 acres open to public hunting in Kosciusko County, 2 miles from Barbee, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 2,718 deer in Kosciusko 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 landDurham Lake Wetland Conservation AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 518 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Kosciusko County |
| Deer harvest unit | Kosciusko County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Rabbit, Squirrel, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Woodcock, Raccoon, Coyote and Fox |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Tri-County FWA 574-834-4461 |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required: Contact property for details |
| Nearest towns | Barbee (2 mi), North Webster (3 mi) and Pierceton (5 mi) |
What can you hunt on Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
In the DNR's words: Rabbit, squirrel, deer, turkey, waterfowl, woodcock. Night hunting for raccoon, coyote and fox.
What are the rules on Durham Lake Wetland Conservation 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 Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area lies in Kosciusko County. Hunters took 2,718 deer in Kosciusko County in 2025, against 2,504 in 2024.
| County | Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko County | 518 | 2,718 | 2,504 | 2,639 |
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 Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
Nearest towns: Barbee (2 miles), North Webster (3 miles), Pierceton (5 miles) and Wooster (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 30.
What other public land is near Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Pisgah Wildlife Managment Area: 291 acres, next to it
- Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area: 3,632 acres, 2.5 miles away
- Deniston Natural Resource Area: 298 acres, 2.6 miles away
- Goose Lake Wetland Conservation Area: 41 acres, 5.6 miles away
- Wawasee Wetlands Conservation Area: 59 acres, 8.3 miles away
- Center Lake Wetland Conservation Area: 29 acres, 8.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area
Counting Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area itself, 1,225 of the 28,886 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.2%), 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) | 1,063 |
| Other DNR land | 161 |
| County, city and regional land | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
In Kosciusko County, 2 miles from Barbee.
What can you hunt on Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
The DNR lists: Rabbit, squirrel, deer, turkey, waterfowl, woodcock. Night hunting for raccoon, coyote and fox.
How much public land is around Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
1,225 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Pisgah Wildlife Managment Area (next to it).
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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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