Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve: hunting and access
Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve is 430 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 landWabash Lowlands Nature PreserveCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 430 acres |
|---|---|
| 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), New Harmony (19 mi) and Blairsville (21 mi) |
What can you hunt on Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve?
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 Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve?
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 Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve?
Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve lies in Posey County. Hunters took 1,273 deer in Posey County in 2025, against 1,388 in 2024.
| County | Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey County | 430 | 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 Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve?
Nearest towns: Mount Vernon (9 miles), New Harmony (19 miles), Blairsville (21 miles) and Wadesville (21 miles).
What other public land is near Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve?
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, next to it
- Twin Swamps: 617 acres, 2.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve
Counting Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve itself, 2,642 of the 26,629 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (9.9%), 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) | 2,570 |
| Other DNR land | 72 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve?
In Posey County, 9 miles from Mount Vernon.
What can you hunt on Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve?
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 Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve?
2,642 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve 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: DNR, Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve; 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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