Game Bird Areas

• Interested hunters must send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Willow Slough FWA, 6312 W. 100 N., Morocco, IN, 47963 beginning July 15 each year. All entries must be received by 2 p.m. on Aug. 15.
• Hunters should indicate which date they are interested in hunting.
• Hunting days fall on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesdays. Hunt dates fall between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30.
• The drawing will be held on the first business day after Aug. 15 at 9 a.m. CT at Willow Slough FWA headquarters. The public is welcome to attend.
• One entry per hunter is allowed in the draw.
• Any hunts not claimed through the draw will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Hunters are allowed up to two hunts per season.
• Properties will be randomly assigned to chosen hunters.

• Interested hunters must send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Willow Slough FWA, 6312 W. 100 N., Morocco, IN, 47963 between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15 each year. Hunters should indicate which zone they are interested in hunting. Zones are listed below.
• One entry per hunter is allowed in the draw.
• The drawing will be held on the first business day after Oct. 15 at 9 a.m. CT at Willow Slough FWA headquarters. The public is welcome to attend.
• Any properties not claimed through the draw will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Zone 1: Newton County and Jasper County GBAs
Zone 2: White County GBAs
Zone 3: Benton County East GBAs (Deno, Falwell, Greenwood Ditch, Hawkins, McGinnis-Lauerman, Metro-60, Nickle Plate, and Pine Creek)
Zone 4: Warren County and Benton County West GBAs (Geswein, Goose Creek, Hawkins, Jefvert, Kirsch, Knobview, Mud Pine, Pointer Ridge, Raub, Vinegar Hill, and Watland)

• Interested hunters must send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Willow Slough FWA, 6312 W. 100 N., Morocco, IN, 47963 between March 1 and March 31 each year.
• Hunters should indicate which property they are interested in hunting during which season (youth or regular).
• One entry per hunter is allowed in the draw.
• The drawing will be held on the first business day after March 31 at 9 a.m. CT at Willow Slough FWA headquarters. The public is welcome to attend.
• Any GBAs not claimed through the draw will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Upland hunting is administered by online drawings through the Division of Fish & Wildlife reserved hunt system.
• Properties will be randomly assigned to chosen hunters.
• The application periods are typically late summer/early fall.

• Interested hunters must send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Willow Slough FWA, 6312 W. 100 N., Morocco, IN, 47963 between Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 each year.
• Hunters should indicate which property they are interested in hunting and which date.
• One entry per hunter is allowed in the draw.
• Hunting dates begin on the first day of either the teal or Canada goose season (whichever starts first in years when they do not align) and then follow an every-other-day rotation. There are times when neither goose nor teal season may be open.
• The drawing will be held on the first business day after Aug. 20 at 9 a.m. CT at Willow Slough FWA headquarters. The public is welcome to attend.
• Any hunt dates not claimed through the draw will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Hunters are allowed up to two hunts per season.

• Interested hunters must send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Willow Slough FWA, 6312 W. 100 N., Morocco, IN, 47963 between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30 each year.
• Hunters should indicate which property they are interested in hunting and which date.
• One entry per hunter is allowed in the draw.
• Waterfowl hunting days are Thursday and Sunday (excluding Nov. 1) through the end of the goose season.
• The drawing will be held on the first business day after Oct 1. at 9 a.m. CT at Willow Slough FWA headquarters. The public is welcome to attend.
• Any hunt dates not claimed through the draw will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Hunters are allowed up to two hunts per season.

• Wildlife viewing and birding is allowed from county roads at all the GBAs.
• Foot traffic is allowed on Pine Creek and Goose Creek GBAs. Please stay on mowed trails and access lanes. Foot traffic is allowed March-September.
• Pine Creek GBA is on the Indiana Birding Trail and offers wonderful opportunities to see a wide variety of grassland- and wetland-dependent bird species. An elevated parking lot overlooks a large marsh complex where more than 200 different bird species have been documented.

• Dogs are not allowed on any of the GBAs unless being used in the pursuit of game by a registered hunter.

• Foraging is allowed at Pine Creek and Goose Creek GBAs. Mushrooms, berries, shed antlers, and nuts may be gathered; however, a written permit is required to remove plants, animals, rocks, and fossils.
• Access is allowed March-September.

• Hiking or walking on mowed paths is allowed at Pine Creek and Goose Creek GBAs from March—September each year.
• Dogs are not allowed to accompany you on your walk through these properties. This helps minimize the impacts to wildlife on these small properties.

• Need a reason to get outside and move? You can volunteer alone or in small groups at these properties. Some possible opportunities are listed below:
  • Wildlife survey support: Assist staff with fall quail covey counts, pheasant crowing and marsh bird surveys, bird observations, etc.
  • Property Photographer: Help document what makes our game bird areas unique, from their plants and animals to the people who use them.
  • Land Stewards: Help maintain a portion of the property that you recreate in. Projects could include invasive species treatment/removal, seeding wildflowers, maintenance of trails, mowing, maintaining signage, etc.