Versailles, IN — Several Indiana State Parks will be closed today and tomorrow for deer management hunts. Hunters applied and were drawn to participate earlier this year. The properties that are a part of the management hunts in 2020 include Brown County, Versailles, and Whitewater Memorial State Parks. These state park properties will re-open the morning after each two-day hunt.
Indiana DNR biologists evaluate which state park properties require a deer management hunt each year based on habitat recovery and previous harvest rates at each park property. The state park properties are home to numerous natural communities that serve as significant habitat. The deer management hunts help control browsing by deer to a level that ensures habitat for native plants and animals.
