Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area is 8,907 acres open to public hunting in Pike and Warrick counties, next to Stendal, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 1,482 deer in Pike 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)National wildlife refugesOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landSugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 8,907 acres in 8 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Pike County and Warrick County |
| Deer harvest unit | Pike County, Warrick County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Deer, Turkey, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Raccoon and Fox |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Sugar Ridge FWA 812-789-2724 |
| On the property (DNR) | shooting range and archery range |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required: self-serve |
| Nearest towns | Stendal (next to it), Arthur (next to it) and Winslow (next to it) |
What can you hunt on Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area?
In the DNR's words: Quail, rabbit, squirrel, deer, turkey (reserve draw), woodcock. Very limited waterfowl hunting. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
What are the rules on Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife 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 Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area?
Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters took 1,482 deer in Pike County in 2025, against 1,477 in 2024.
| County | Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County | 6,897 | 1,482 | 1,477 | 1,590 |
| Warrick County | 2,010 | 1,254 | 1,209 | 1,322 |
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 Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Stendal (next to it), Arthur (next to it), Winslow (next to it) and Glezen (2 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-64 and I-69.
What other public land is near Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Pike State Forest: 5,033 acres, next to it
- Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge: 9,041 acres, next to it
- Interlake Off-Road State Recreation Area: 3,652 acres, next to it
- Little Pigeon Creek Wetland Conservation Area: 1,945 acres, 8.2 miles away
- Oxbow Bottoms Wildlife Management Area: 151 acres, 9.8 miles away
- Straight Line Slough Wildlife Management Area: 179 acres, 9.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area
Counting Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area itself, 22,579 of the 109,934 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (20.5%), 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) | 22,022 |
| National wildlife refuges | 459 |
| Other DNR land | 98 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area?
In Pike and Warrick counties, next to Stendal.
What can you hunt on Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area?
The DNR lists: Quail, rabbit, squirrel, deer, turkey (reserve draw), woodcock. Very limited waterfowl hunting. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
How much public land is around Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area?
22,579 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Pike State Forest (next to it).
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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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