Newton County, Indiana
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Waterfowl, Pheasant
- Group
- Northern Indiana
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,144
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. Waterfowl, Pheasant also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedNewton County in northwest Indiana occupies the low, flat landscape of the former Kankakee Marsh — once one of the largest wetland systems in the Midwest — and today hosts some of the best public waterfowl hunting in Indiana at Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area. The flat agricultural landscape also supports a remnant ring-necked pheasant population, one of the last in Indiana, making Newton a rare multi-species upland destination. Deer hunting is solid across the farm ground and Kankakee River corridor.
Extremely flat, low-lying glacial lake plain. Tile-drained agricultural fields stretch horizon to horizon with restored wetland basins at Willow Slough and LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Areas. Kankakee River provides a wooded corridor through the county.
Low to moderate for deer on farm ground; high at Willow Slough during peak waterfowl migration as hunters compete for blinds and spots.
Over-the-counter; standard Indiana deer license for all seasons.
Willow Slough is Indiana premier public waterfowl hunting area, drawing puddle ducks, diving ducks, and Canada geese during fall migration. Remnant ring-necked pheasant population persists in the agricultural fields — one of the few places in Indiana where pheasant hunting remains viable.
Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area is the top public waterfowl hunting destination in Indiana; remnant pheasant hunting in the flat northwest Indiana agricultural fields is a rare and regionally significant tradition.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: IDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.