Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area is 4,885 acres open to public hunting in Pulaski County, 2 miles from Ora, managed by the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters took 2,273 deer in Pulaski 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)State parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landWinamac Fish and Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 4,885 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Pulaski County |
| Deer harvest unit | Pulaski County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Quail, Rabbit, Dove, Squirrel, Deer, Turkey, Woodcock, Pheasant, Raccoon and Fox |
| Managed by | the DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| DNR contact | Winamac FWA 574-946-4422 |
| On the property (DNR) | shooting range and archery range |
| Hunter check-in (DNR) | Required |
| Nearest towns | Ora (2 mi), Winamac (3 mi) and Bass Lake (4 mi) |
What can you hunt on Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area?
In the DNR's words: Quail, rabbit, dove, squirrel, deer, turkey woodcock. Put-and take pheasant hunting (fee charged). Jump shooting for ducks is limited by fall water levels. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
What are the rules on Winamac 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 Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area?
Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area lies in Pulaski County. Hunters took 2,273 deer in Pulaski County in 2025, against 2,182 in 2024.
| County | Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 4,885 | 2,273 | 2,182 | 1,907 |
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 Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Ora (2 miles), Winamac (3 miles), Bass Lake (4 miles) and Hartz Lake (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 35.
What other public land is near Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area?
Properties open to public hunting within 10 miles:
- Round Lake Wetland Nature Preserve: 138 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Round Lake Wetland Conservation Area: 47 acres, 4.9 miles away
- Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area: 4,673 acres, 9.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area
Counting Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area itself, 7,871 of the 49,654 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (15.9%), 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) | 4,885 |
| State parks | 2,894 |
| Other DNR land | 90 |
| County, city and regional land | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area?
In Pulaski County, 2 miles from Ora.
What can you hunt on Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area?
The DNR lists: Quail, rabbit, dove, squirrel, deer, turkey woodcock. Put-and take pheasant hunting (fee charged). Jump shooting for ducks is limited by fall water levels. Night hunting for raccoon and fox.
How much public land is around Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area?
7,871 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Winamac 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 Round Lake Wetland Nature Preserve (4.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Winamac 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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