Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area is 9,923 acres open to public hunting in Newton County, 2 miles from Morocco, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 1,166 deer in Newton 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 landLand trusts and other open landWillow Slough Fish and Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 9,923 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Newton County |
| Deer harvest unit | Newton County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Quail, Rabbit, Turkey, Pheasant, Squirrel, Deer, Dove, Woodcock, Duck, Raccoon and Fox |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Willow Slough FWA 219-285-2704 |
| On the property (DNR) | shooting range, archery range and camping |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required |
| Nearest towns | Morocco (2 mi), Lake Village (6 mi) and Brook (9 mi) |
What can you hunt on Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area?
In the DNR's words: Quail, rabbit, turkey, pheasant, squirrel, deer, snipe, dove, and woodcock. Put-and-take pheasant hunting (fee is charged). Duck hunting from blinds and open areas. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
What are the rules on Willow Slough 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 Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area?
Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area lies in Newton County. Hunters took 1,166 deer in Newton County in 2025, against 1,144 in 2024.
| County | Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | 9,922 | 1,166 | 1,144 | 945 |
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 Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Morocco (2 miles), Lake Village (6 miles), Brook (9 miles) and Sumava Resorts (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 41.
What other public land is near Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Kankakee Sands: 6,734 acres, next to it
- Conrad Savanna: 447 acres, 3.5 miles away
- LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area: 4,550 acres, 7.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area
Counting Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area itself, 16,126 of the 63,572 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (25.4%), 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) | 14,686 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,134 |
| Other DNR land | 306 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area?
In Newton County, 2 miles from Morocco.
What can you hunt on Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area?
The DNR lists: Quail, rabbit, turkey, pheasant, squirrel, deer, snipe, dove, and woodcock. Put-and-take pheasant hunting (fee is charged). Duck hunting from blinds and open areas. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
How much public land is around Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area?
16,126 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Willow Slough 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 Kankakee Sands (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Willow Slough 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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