Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area: hunting and access
Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area is 385 acres open to public hunting in Warrick County, 2 miles from Elberfeld, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 1,254 deer in Warrick 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 landLost Hill Wetland Conservation AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 385 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Warrick County |
| Deer harvest unit | Warrick County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Deer, Waterfowl, Turkey and Squirrel |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Sugar Ridge FWA 812-789-2724 |
| Nearest towns | Elberfeld (2 mi), Buckskin (2 mi) and Mackey (4 mi) |
What can you hunt on Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area?
In the DNR's words: Deer, waterfowl, turkey, squirrel.
What are the rules on Lost Hill 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).
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 Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area?
Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area lies in Warrick County. Hunters took 1,254 deer in Warrick County in 2025, against 1,209 in 2024.
| County | Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick County | 385 | 1,254 | 1,209 | 1,322 |
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 Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area?
Nearest towns: Elberfeld (2 miles), Buckskin (2 miles), Mackey (4 miles) and Lynnville (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-69 and I-64.
What other public land is near Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area: 2,574 acres, 5 miles away
- Interlake Off-Road State Recreation Area: 3,652 acres, 9.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area
Counting Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area itself, 434 of the 25,116 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.7%), 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) | 385 |
| Other DNR land | 46 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 3 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area?
In Warrick County, 2 miles from Elberfeld.
What can you hunt on Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area?
The DNR lists: Deer, waterfowl, turkey, squirrel.
How much public land is around Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area?
434 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lost Hill 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 Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area (5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Lost Hill Wetland Conservation 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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