Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area is 3,632 acres open to public hunting in Kosciusko and Noble counties, next to North Webster, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 2,718 deer in Kosciusko 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 landLand trusts and other open landTri-County Fish and Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,632 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Kosciusko County and Noble County |
| Deer harvest unit | Kosciusko County, Noble County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Dove, Turkey, Rabbit, Squirrel, Deer, Pheasant, Duck, Goose, Raccoon and Fox |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Tri-County FWA 574-834-4461 |
| On the property (DNR) | shooting range and archery range |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required |
| Nearest towns | North Webster (next to it), Enchanted Hills (2 mi) and Cromwell (3 mi) |
What can you hunt on Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area?
In the DNR's words: Dove, turkey, rabbit, squirrel, deer. Put-and-take pheasant hunting (fee is charged). Duck and goose hunting from non-blind locations at ponds and fields. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
What are the rules on Tri-County 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 Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area?
Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters took 2,718 deer in Kosciusko County in 2025, against 2,504 in 2024.
| County | Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko County | 2,855 | 2,718 | 2,504 | 2,639 |
| Noble County | 777 | 2,883 | 2,681 | 2,963 |
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 Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: North Webster (next to it), Enchanted Hills (2 miles), Cromwell (3 miles) and Barbee (3 miles).
What other public land is near Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Pisgah Wildlife Managment Area: 291 acres, 2 miles away
- Wawasee Wetlands Conservation Area: 59 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area: 518 acres, 2.5 miles away
- Whirledge Wetland Conservation Area: 39 acres, 6.1 miles away
- Deniston Natural Resource Area: 298 acres, 6.1 miles away
- Eagle Lake Nature Preserve: 142 acres, 6.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area
Counting Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area itself, 4,491 of the 43,648 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (10.3%), 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) | 4,129 |
| Other DNR land | 270 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 71 |
| County, city and regional land | 21 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area?
In Kosciusko and Noble counties, next to North Webster.
What can you hunt on Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area?
The DNR lists: Dove, turkey, rabbit, squirrel, deer. Put-and-take pheasant hunting (fee is charged). Duck and goose hunting from non-blind locations at ponds and fields. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
How much public land is around Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area?
4,491 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Tri-County 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 Pisgah Wildlife Managment Area (2 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Tri-County Fish and Wildlife 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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