Indian Creek Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Indian Creek Wildlife Area is 1,695 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Brown County, next to Fayetteville, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 3,023 deer in Brown County in 2025-26.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: ODNR's ODNR area open to hunting data, read 2026-10. Harvest: Division of Wildlife harvest reports, 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Land on ODNR's hunting mapOther state landIndian Creek Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,695 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Brown County |
| Deer harvest unit | Brown County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Fayetteville (next to it), St. Martin (2 mi) and Lake Lorelei (3 mi) |
What are the rules on Indian Creek Wildlife Area?
ODNR's land layer lists the area as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons and rules.
ODNR's hunting map for the area shows the boundaries, parking and any no-hunting zones.
Deer bag limits in Ohio are set by county; the Division's 2026-27 season list points to the bag limit map.
How many deer are taken around Indian Creek Wildlife Area?
Indian Creek Wildlife Area lies in Brown County. Hunters checked 3,023 deer in Brown County in 2025-26, against 2,719 in 2024-25.
| County | Indian Creek Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | 1,695 | 3,023 | 2,719 | 2,440 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the hunting area alone: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
How do you get to Indian Creek Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Fayetteville (next to it), St. Martin (2 miles), Lake Lorelei (3 miles) and Marathon (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 131, OH 286, OH 134, OH 251 and US 50.
What other public land is near Indian Creek Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Della Gates & Edward Charles Bott Wildlife Area: 168 acres, 5.3 miles away
- Stonelick State Park: 1,255 acres, 7.5 miles away
- Oldaker Wildlife Area: 140 acres, 7.7 miles away
- Grant Lake Wildlife Area: 416 acres, 9.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Indian Creek Wildlife Area
Counting Indian Creek Wildlife Area itself, 1,700 of the 33,511 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,695 |
| Other state land | 5 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Indian Creek Wildlife Area?
In Brown County, next to Fayetteville.
Can you hunt on Indian Creek Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Indian Creek Wildlife Area?
1,700 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Indian Creek Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Della Gates & Edward Charles Bott Wildlife Area (5.3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Indian Creek Wildlife Area; ODNR lands hunting status.
- Boundary and acres: ODNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status.
- Deer harvest: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
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