2017 Summary Eighteen state parks (including one natural area and one recreation area) required deer reduction in 2017. The first two day hunt was held Nov. 13 and 14 and the second was held Nov. 27 and 28. A total of 1,158 deer were harvested with4,348 hunter efforts across two, two-day reductions. The mean 2017 H/E was 0.28, which is a slight increase over the 2016TH/E of 0.27. In 2017, Trine State Recreation Area (SRA)hosted its first reduction. Archery equipment was required and16 hunter efforts yielded two deer harvested, for a H/E of 0.13and a H/Mi2 of 6.9.
https://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/files/sp-DeerRMRR.pdf
https://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/files/sp-DeerRMRR.pdf