Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area: hunting and access
Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area is 860 acres open to public hunting in Noble County, next to Wawaka, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 2,883 deer in Noble 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 landMallard Roost Wetland Conservation AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 860 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Noble County |
| Deer harvest unit | Noble County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Rabbit, Squirrel, Waterfowl, Deer and Pheasant |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Tri-County FWA 574-834-4461 |
| Nearest towns | Wawaka (next to it), Kimmell (3 mi) and Ligonier (4 mi) |
What can you hunt on Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area?
In the DNR's words: Rabbit, squirrel, furbearers, waterfowl, deer, pheasant.
What are the rules on Mallard Roost 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 Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area?
Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area lies in Noble County. Hunters took 2,883 deer in Noble County in 2025, against 2,681 in 2024.
| County | Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble County | 860 | 2,883 | 2,681 | 2,963 |
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 Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area?
Nearest towns: Wawaka (next to it), Kimmell (3 miles), Ligonier (4 miles) and Albion (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 6 and US 33.
What other public land is near Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Mendenhall Wetland Conservation Area: 99 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Eagle Lake Nature Preserve: 142 acres, 0.8 miles away
- Whirledge Wetland Conservation Area: 39 acres, 2.4 miles away
- Curtis Wetland Conservation Area: 52 acres, 2.4 miles away
- Huston Ditch Wetland Conservation Area: 190 acres, 4.4 miles away
- Rome City Wetland Conservation Area: 51 acres, 4.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area
Counting Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area itself, 1,300 of the 31,116 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) | 1,191 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 86 |
| Other DNR land | 23 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area?
In Noble County, next to Wawaka.
What can you hunt on Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area?
The DNR lists: Rabbit, squirrel, furbearers, waterfowl, deer, pheasant.
How much public land is around Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area?
1,300 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Mallard Roost 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 Mendenhall Wetland Conservation Area (0.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Mallard Roost 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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