The Beaglers Alliance has been doing a study on the restrictions that Indiana sporting dog owners already face on our state lands.
We are about 95% complete. The study was done by calling all the facilities listed on the IDNR website on where to hunt in
Indiana. The following are the results to date.
AREAS THAT TRAINING IS IN DESIGNATED DOG TRAINING AREAS ONLY
Dog training areas average less than 10% of the facility
• Atterbury Fish & Wildlife Area---------------- 6,029 acres ----restricted to designated dog training area only
• Blue Grass Fish & wildlife Area--------------2,500 acres---several different restrictions should see their flyer.
• Crosley Fish & Wildlife Area----------------- 4228 acres-----areas E-1 and E-2
• Glendale Fish & wildlife area---------------- 8,061 acres-------600 acres for dog training
• Greene-Sullivan State Forest----------8,900 acres----- designated dog training areas and nothing on the Dugger unit.
• Hillenbrand Fish & wildlife area------------ 3200 acres----- training by permit only Feb 15 thru Oct. 15.
• Jasper-Pulaski Fish & wildlife area------- 8000 acres---- area 12 only
• Kingsbury Fish & Wildlife area----------------- 5,062 acres---- area A-6 only
• LaSalle Fish & Wildlife Area----------------- ,643 acres---area 3 only
• Monroe Reservoir-------------------------------- 23,952 acres--- restricted from Feb 15 to Oct. 15
• Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area---------- 11,600 acres---area D only
• Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife Area------------ 7,300 acres--- 6 only
• Tri- County Fish & wildlife Area------------- 3,486 acres------ restricted to designated dog training area only
• Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area-------- 9,909 acres---areas 9 only
AREAS OF PUBLIC HUNTING WITH ABSOLUTELY NO DOG TRAINING PRIVILEGES ARE:
• Aukiki Areas----------------------------------650 acres
• Badal trust Area-----------------------------24 acres
• Barnes Conservation area--------------- 105 acres
• Beaver Dam Conservation Area------- 17.6 acres
• Brush Creek Fish & Wildlife area------1,902 acres
• Camp Atterbury (military area)--------- 27,000 acres
• Ceder swamp Conservation Area------ 863 acres
• Clark Sate Forest---------------------------- 25,126 acres
• Deniston Resource Area---------------- 300 acres
• Eagle lake area----------------------------137 acres
• Fish Lake area----------------------------- 240 acres
• Galena Conservation Area--------------165 acres
• Jemmerson lake-----------------------------70 acres
• Kankakee Sands--------------------------- 7,209 acres
• Lieber state Park---------------------------8,780 acres
• Mallard Roost-------------------------------760 acres
• Manitou Island Conservation Area-----460 acres
• Marsh lake conservation area----------800 acres
• Maxinkuckee -------------------------------76 acres
• Menominee Conservation Area--------835 acres
• Pike state Forest---------------------------3,089 acres
• Province Conservation Area------------- 410 acres
• Raccoon State Recreation area-------- 4,065 acres
• Rome City wetlands-----------------------50 acres
• Round Lake Conservation area---------140 acres
• Salamonie Small Game Management-840 acres
• Selmier State Forest---------------------- 355 acres
• Splinter Ridge Fish & Wildlife Area-----2,491 acres
There seems to be no areas that are completely open to dog training. Some are only restricted due to camping area, rifle ranges,
bow ranges, picnic areas, or other non dog compatible uses. Some areas have wildlife refuges, safety zones, buffer zones or other
reasons dogs are not allowed in those areas. By and large, it’s obvious that dog training in Indiana is severely restricted as it is. The
large amount of pressure that some IDNR employees want to claim is there is simply not true. Try this test. As you are driving
through the countryside, down the highways, or country roads, look at the cars and trucks that are parked on the side of the road.
Keep track of the number of dog boxes you see. There just are not that many. We have some state properties that have more
trainers than others, but there are few, if any, real problems with dog pressure on wildlife or wildlife areas.
A complete and more organized list will be forthcoming
Thank you
Jack Hyden
Indiana Beagler's Alliance
We are about 95% complete. The study was done by calling all the facilities listed on the IDNR website on where to hunt in
Indiana. The following are the results to date.
AREAS THAT TRAINING IS IN DESIGNATED DOG TRAINING AREAS ONLY
Dog training areas average less than 10% of the facility
• Atterbury Fish & Wildlife Area---------------- 6,029 acres ----restricted to designated dog training area only
• Blue Grass Fish & wildlife Area--------------2,500 acres---several different restrictions should see their flyer.
• Crosley Fish & Wildlife Area----------------- 4228 acres-----areas E-1 and E-2
• Glendale Fish & wildlife area---------------- 8,061 acres-------600 acres for dog training
• Greene-Sullivan State Forest----------8,900 acres----- designated dog training areas and nothing on the Dugger unit.
• Hillenbrand Fish & wildlife area------------ 3200 acres----- training by permit only Feb 15 thru Oct. 15.
• Jasper-Pulaski Fish & wildlife area------- 8000 acres---- area 12 only
• Kingsbury Fish & Wildlife area----------------- 5,062 acres---- area A-6 only
• LaSalle Fish & Wildlife Area----------------- ,643 acres---area 3 only
• Monroe Reservoir-------------------------------- 23,952 acres--- restricted from Feb 15 to Oct. 15
• Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area---------- 11,600 acres---area D only
• Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife Area------------ 7,300 acres--- 6 only
• Tri- County Fish & wildlife Area------------- 3,486 acres------ restricted to designated dog training area only
• Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area-------- 9,909 acres---areas 9 only
AREAS OF PUBLIC HUNTING WITH ABSOLUTELY NO DOG TRAINING PRIVILEGES ARE:
• Aukiki Areas----------------------------------650 acres
• Badal trust Area-----------------------------24 acres
• Barnes Conservation area--------------- 105 acres
• Beaver Dam Conservation Area------- 17.6 acres
• Brush Creek Fish & Wildlife area------1,902 acres
• Camp Atterbury (military area)--------- 27,000 acres
• Ceder swamp Conservation Area------ 863 acres
• Clark Sate Forest---------------------------- 25,126 acres
• Deniston Resource Area---------------- 300 acres
• Eagle lake area----------------------------137 acres
• Fish Lake area----------------------------- 240 acres
• Galena Conservation Area--------------165 acres
• Jemmerson lake-----------------------------70 acres
• Kankakee Sands--------------------------- 7,209 acres
• Lieber state Park---------------------------8,780 acres
• Mallard Roost-------------------------------760 acres
• Manitou Island Conservation Area-----460 acres
• Marsh lake conservation area----------800 acres
• Maxinkuckee -------------------------------76 acres
• Menominee Conservation Area--------835 acres
• Pike state Forest---------------------------3,089 acres
• Province Conservation Area------------- 410 acres
• Raccoon State Recreation area-------- 4,065 acres
• Rome City wetlands-----------------------50 acres
• Round Lake Conservation area---------140 acres
• Salamonie Small Game Management-840 acres
• Selmier State Forest---------------------- 355 acres
• Splinter Ridge Fish & Wildlife Area-----2,491 acres
There seems to be no areas that are completely open to dog training. Some are only restricted due to camping area, rifle ranges,
bow ranges, picnic areas, or other non dog compatible uses. Some areas have wildlife refuges, safety zones, buffer zones or other
reasons dogs are not allowed in those areas. By and large, it’s obvious that dog training in Indiana is severely restricted as it is. The
large amount of pressure that some IDNR employees want to claim is there is simply not true. Try this test. As you are driving
through the countryside, down the highways, or country roads, look at the cars and trucks that are parked on the side of the road.
Keep track of the number of dog boxes you see. There just are not that many. We have some state properties that have more
trainers than others, but there are few, if any, real problems with dog pressure on wildlife or wildlife areas.
A complete and more organized list will be forthcoming
Thank you
Jack Hyden
Indiana Beagler's Alliance
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