Ravinia State Forest: hunting and access
Ravinia State Forest is 1,422 acres open to public hunting in Morgan County, 2 miles from Paragon, managed by the DNR's Division of Forestry and the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves. Hunters took 1,701 deer in Morgan 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)Ravinia State ForestCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,422 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Morgan County |
| Deer harvest unit | Morgan County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Quail, Squirrel, Deer, Turkey and Raccoon |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Forestry and the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves |
| DNR contact | Morgan-Monroe SF 765-342-4026 |
| Nearest towns | Paragon (2 mi), Browns Crossing (2 mi) and Martinsville (5 mi) |
What can you hunt on Ravinia State Forest?
In the DNR's words: Quail, squirrel, deer, turkey. Night hunting for raccoon.
What are the rules on Ravinia 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 Ravinia State Forest?
Ravinia State Forest lies in Morgan County. Hunters took 1,701 deer in Morgan County in 2025, against 1,461 in 2024.
| County | Ravinia State Forest acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County | 1,422 | 1,701 | 1,461 | 1,387 |
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 Ravinia State Forest?
Nearest towns: Paragon (2 miles), Browns Crossing (2 miles), Martinsville (5 miles) and Eminence (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: IN 67.
What other public land is near Ravinia State Forest?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Morgan-Monroe State Forest: 24,729 acres, 4.9 miles away
- Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge: 7,710 acres, 8.7 miles away
- Yellowwood State Forest: 24,360 acres, 9.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Ravinia State Forest
Counting Ravinia State Forest itself, 1,424 of the 34,560 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.1%), 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) | 1,422 |
| Other DNR land | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Ravinia State Forest?
In Morgan County, 2 miles from Paragon.
What can you hunt on Ravinia State Forest?
The DNR lists: Quail, squirrel, deer, turkey. Night hunting for raccoon.
How much public land is around Ravinia State Forest?
1,424 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Ravinia State Forest included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Morgan-Monroe State Forest (4.9 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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