Mountain Tea State Forest: hunting and access
Mountain Tea State Forest is 1,225 acres open to public hunting in Brown County, 3 miles from Nashville, managed by the DNR's Division of Forestry. Hunters took 1,400 deer in Brown 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 landLand trusts and other open landMountain Tea State ForestCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,225 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Brown County |
| Deer harvest unit | Brown County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Squirrel, Deer, Turkey and Raccoon |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Forestry |
| DNR contact | Yellowwood SF 812-988-7945 |
| Nearest towns | Nashville (3 mi), Cordry Sweetwater Lakes (4 mi) and Harrison Lake (6 mi) |
What can you hunt on Mountain Tea State Forest?
In the DNR's words: Squirrel, deer, turkey. Night hunting for raccoon.
What are the rules on Mountain Tea State Forest?
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 Mountain Tea State Forest?
Mountain Tea State Forest lies in Brown County. Hunters took 1,400 deer in Brown County in 2025, against 1,490 in 2024.
| County | Mountain Tea State Forest acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | 1,225 | 1,400 | 1,490 | 1,343 |
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 Mountain Tea State Forest?
Nearest towns: Nashville (3 miles), Cordry Sweetwater Lakes (4 miles), Harrison Lake (6 miles) and Helmsburg (6 miles).
What other public land is near Mountain Tea State Forest?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Yellowwood State Forest: 24,360 acres, 3.7 miles away
- Hoosier National Forest: 202,389 acres, 8.2 miles away
- Grouse Ridge Public Fishing Area: 161 acres, 8.4 miles away
- Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area: 4,456 acres, 8.5 miles away
- Morgan-Monroe State Forest: 24,729 acres, 9.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Mountain Tea State Forest
Counting Mountain Tea State Forest itself, 2,830 of the 40,324 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (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) | 1,225 |
| Other DNR land | 902 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 703 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Mountain Tea State Forest?
In Brown County, 3 miles from Nashville.
What can you hunt on Mountain Tea State Forest?
The DNR lists: Squirrel, deer, turkey. Night hunting for raccoon.
How much public land is around Mountain Tea State Forest?
2,830 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Mountain Tea State Forest included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Yellowwood State Forest (3.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: 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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