Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area is 447 acres open to public hunting in Greene County, 2 miles from Newberry, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 2,158 deer in Greene 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 landMorgan Bluff Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 447 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Greene County |
| Deer harvest unit | Greene County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Quail, Rabbit, Dove, Squirrel, Deer, Turkey, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Fox and Coyote |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Goose Pond FWA 812-659-9901 |
| Nearest towns | Newberry (2 mi), Elnora (2 mi) and Lyons (4 mi) |
What can you hunt on Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area?
In the DNR's words: Quail, rabbit, dove, squirrel, deer, turkey, woodcock, waterfowl. Night hunting for raccon, fox, and coyote.
What are the rules on Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management 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 Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area?
Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area lies in Greene County. Hunters took 2,158 deer in Greene County in 2025, against 2,180 in 2024.
| County | Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | 447 | 2,158 | 2,180 | 2,040 |
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 Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Newberry (2 miles), Elnora (2 miles), Lyons (4 miles) and Sandborn (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-69.
What other public land is near Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area: 9,018 acres, 4.1 miles away
- Martin State Forest: 9,745 acres, 6.6 miles away
- Greene-Sullivan State Forest: 7,821 acres, 7.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area
Counting Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area itself, 455 of the 25,943 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.8%), 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) | 447 |
| County, city and regional land | 6 |
| Other DNR land | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area?
In Greene County, 2 miles from Newberry.
What can you hunt on Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR lists: Quail, rabbit, dove, squirrel, deer, turkey, woodcock, waterfowl. Night hunting for raccon, fox, and coyote.
How much public land is around Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area?
455 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area (4.1 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management 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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