Twin Swamps: hunting and access
Twin Swamps is 617 acres open to public hunting in Posey County, 9 miles from Mount Vernon, managed by the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves. Hunters took 1,273 deer in Posey 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 landTwin SwampsCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 617 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Posey County |
| Deer harvest unit | Posey County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Deer |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Nature Preserves |
| DNR contact | Hovey Lake FWA 812-838-2927 |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required |
| Nearest towns | Mount Vernon (9 mi), Parkers Settlement (21 mi) and New Harmony (21 mi) |
What can you hunt on Twin Swamps?
In the DNR's words: Deer only during the firearms season and the muzzleloader season. Bonus antlerless licenses will be permitted on this property.
What are the rules on Twin Swamps?
Part of the property is marked restricted access on the DNR's map.
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 Twin Swamps?
Twin Swamps lies in Posey County. Hunters took 1,273 deer in Posey County in 2025, against 1,388 in 2024.
| County | Twin Swamps acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey County | 617 | 1,273 | 1,388 | 1,301 |
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 Twin Swamps?
Nearest towns: Mount Vernon (9 miles), Parkers Settlement (21 miles), New Harmony (21 miles) and Blairsville (21 miles).
What other public land is near Twin Swamps?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area: 7,234 acres, next to it
- Section Six Flatwoods Nature Preserve: 464 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve: 430 acres, 2.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Twin Swamps
Counting Twin Swamps itself, 5,001 of the 26,261 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (19%), 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) | 4,989 |
| Other DNR land | 12 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Twin Swamps?
In Posey County, 9 miles from Mount Vernon.
What can you hunt on Twin Swamps?
The DNR lists: Deer only during the firearms season and the muzzleloader season. Bonus antlerless licenses will be permitted on this property.
How much public land is around Twin Swamps?
5,001 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Twin Swamps included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. The closest other public hunting property is Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area (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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