Sugar Creek Conservation Area: hunting and access
Sugar Creek Conservation Area is 1,338 acres open to public hunting in Parke County, 3 miles from Kingman, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife and the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves. Hunters took 2,557 deer in Parke 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 parksCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landSugar Creek Conservation AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,338 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Parke County |
| Deer harvest unit | Parke County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Deer, Squirrel, Turkey, Raccoon and Fox |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife and the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves |
| DNR contact | Deer Creek FWA 765-653-0453 |
| Nearest towns | Kingman (3 mi), Bloomingdale (4 mi) and Wallace (4 mi) |
What can you hunt on Sugar Creek Conservation Area?
In the DNR's words: Deer, squirrel, wild turkey. Night-time hunting for raccoon and fox.
What are the rules on Sugar Creek 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 Sugar Creek Conservation Area?
Sugar Creek Conservation Area lies in Parke County. Hunters took 2,557 deer in Parke County in 2025, against 2,442 in 2024.
| County | Sugar Creek Conservation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parke County | 1,338 | 2,557 | 2,442 | 2,185 |
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 Sugar Creek Conservation Area?
Nearest towns: Kingman (3 miles), Bloomingdale (4 miles), Wallace (4 miles) and Marshall (4 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 41, IN 234 and IN 47.
What other public land is near Sugar Creek Conservation Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Covered Bridge State Forest: 157 acres, next to it
- Wabash River Conservation Area: 1,698 acres, 7.9 miles away
- HRI Wabash River: 564 acres, 9.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Sugar Creek Conservation Area
Counting Sugar Creek Conservation Area itself, 6,685 of the 54,246 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (12.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State parks | 5,170 |
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 1,495 |
| County, city and regional land | 18 |
| Other DNR land | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Sugar Creek Conservation Area?
In Parke County, 3 miles from Kingman.
What can you hunt on Sugar Creek Conservation Area?
The DNR lists: Deer, squirrel, wild turkey. Night-time hunting for raccoon and fox.
How much public land is around Sugar Creek Conservation Area?
6,685 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Sugar Creek Conservation Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Covered Bridge State Forest (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Sugar Creek 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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