17 Indiana state parks closing for 4 days of deer hunts
Turkey Run State Park. (John Maxwell)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seventeen Indiana state park sites will be closing their gates to visitors for a pair of two-day deer hunts later this month.
The hunts are scheduled for Nov. 15-16 and Nov. 29-30. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says wildlife biologists determine where the hunts are needed to ensure healthy habitats for native plants and animals.
Those parks closing for hunts are:
- Chain O’Lakes
- Clifty Falls
- Fort Harrison
- Indiana Dunes
- Lincoln
- Ouabache
- Pokagon
- Potato Creek
- Shakamak
- Spring Mill
- Summit Lake
- Tippecanoe River
- Turkey Run
- Versailles
- Whitewater Memorial
- Cave River Valley
- Trine
The agency reported that 1,243 deer were killed during last year’s state park hunts.