Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area: hunting and access
Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area is 678 acres open to public hunting in Steuben County, next to Fremont, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 3,571 deer in Steuben 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)State parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landMarsh Lake Wetland Conservation AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 678 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Steuben County |
| Deer harvest unit | Steuben County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Waterfowl, Deer, Woodcock, Pheasant, Rabbit, Squirrel, Fox, Coyote and Raccoon |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Pigeon River FWA 260-367-2164 |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required: self-serve |
| Nearest towns | Fremont (next to it), Snow Lake (2 mi) and Jimmerson Lake (3 mi) |
What can you hunt on Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
In the DNR's words: Waterfowl, deer, woodcock, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, fox, coyote, and raccoon. Waterfowl on opening day and weekends is by drawing only.
What are the rules on Marsh 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 Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area lies in Steuben County. Hunters took 3,571 deer in Steuben County in 2025, against 3,261 in 2024.
| County | Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steuben County | 678 | 3,571 | 3,261 | 3,451 |
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 Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
Nearest towns: Fremont (next to it), Snow Lake (2 miles), Jimmerson Lake (3 miles) and Angola (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-80, I-90, I-69 and US 27.
What other public land is near Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Cedar Swamp Wetland Conservation Area: 982 acres, 2.9 miles away
- Jimmerson Lake Wetland Conservation Area: 83 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area: 11,503 acres, 9.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area
Counting Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area itself, 2,375 of the 28,762 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (8.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State parks | 1,388 |
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 685 |
| Other DNR land | 217 |
| County, city and regional land | 83 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
In Steuben County, next to Fremont.
What can you hunt on Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
The DNR lists: Waterfowl, deer, woodcock, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, fox, coyote, and raccoon. Waterfowl on opening day and weekends is by drawing only.
How much public land is around Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation Area?
2,375 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Marsh 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 Cedar Swamp Wetland Conservation Area (2.9 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Marsh Lake 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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