Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area is 6,611 acres open to public hunting in LaPorte County, next to Kingsbury, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 2,204 deer in LaPorte 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 landKingsbury Fish and Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 6,611 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | LaPorte County |
| Deer harvest unit | LaPorte County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Deer, Squirrel, Turkey, Rabbit, Pheasant, Dove, Waterfowl, Raccoon and Fox |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Kingsbury FWA 219-393-3612 |
| On the property (DNR) | shooting range and archery range |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required |
| Nearest towns | Kingsbury (next to it), South Center (next to it) and Kingsford Heights (next to it) |
What can you hunt on Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
In the DNR's words: Deer, squirrel, turkey, rabbit, pheasant, dove. Waterfowl hunting from blinds and jump shooting. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
What are the rules on Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area lies in LaPorte County. Hunters took 2,204 deer in LaPorte County in 2025, against 2,069 in 2024.
| County | Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaPorte County | 6,611 | 2,204 | 2,069 | 1,986 |
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 Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Kingsbury (next to it), South Center (next to it), Kingsford Heights (next to it) and Stillwell (2 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 35 and US 6.
What other public land is near Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Fish Lake Wetland Conservation Area: 239 acres, 2 miles away
- Kankakee Meanderlands Wetland Conservation Area: 176 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Dick Blythe Wetland Conservation Area: 194 acres, 5.2 miles away
- Turkey Foot Wetland Conservation Area: 148 acres, 6.4 miles away
- Koontz Lake Wetland Conservation Area: 57 acres, 6.5 miles away
- Bittern Bog Wetland Conservation Area: 72 acres, 9.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area
Counting Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area itself, 8,065 of the 71,250 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (11.3%), 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) | 6,882 |
| Other DNR land | 908 |
| County, city and regional land | 161 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 114 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
In LaPorte County, next to Kingsbury.
What can you hunt on Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
The DNR lists: Deer, squirrel, turkey, rabbit, pheasant, dove. Waterfowl hunting from blinds and jump shooting. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
How much public land is around Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area?
8,065 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Kingsbury 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 Fish Lake Wetland Conservation Area (2 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area; 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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