Huntington County, Indiana
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Northern Indiana
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,120
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
Sign in to contributeHuntington County in northeastern Indiana benefits significantly from J. Edward Roush Lake, a Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Little River arm of the Wabash that provides several thousand acres of public hunting in a region where access is otherwise scarce. White-tailed deer, wild turkey, and waterfowl all use the reservoir corridor and surrounding farmland, making this a genuinely multi-species public-land county. The Salamonie River corridor adds additional wooded habitat and the county stands out as one of the better-access hunting destinations in the northeast quadrant of the state.
Flat to gently rolling northeast Indiana farmland; J. Edward Roush Lake (Huntington Lake) is a major Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Little River arm of the Wabash; the Salamonie River also runs through the county creating additional wooded drainages.
J. Edward Roush Lake managed by the Corps of Engineers provides several thousand acres of public hunting surrounding the reservoir; one of the stronger public-access options in northeastern Indiana.
Moderate; Corps land draws hunters regionally but the lake footprint disperses pressure; less-accessible corners of the reservoir see substantially lighter hunting than road-adjacent areas.
OTC statewide license; Indiana standard antler restriction applies.
Wild turkey are found in the wooded ridges and hollows around the reservoir and river corridors; J. Edward Roush Lake creates waterfowl hunting opportunity for ducks and Canada geese during fall migration.
J. Edward Roush Lake is one of the premier public-land hunting destinations in northeastern Indiana for deer, turkey, and waterfowl; the Wabash River corridor below the dam provides additional habitat and hunting diversity.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Huntington County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
Nothing posted yet about Huntington County.
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Boundaries: IDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 106d ago.