Customer Service Center
The DNR Customer Service Center can be reached by phone at 317-232-4200 or 877-463-6367, or by email at CSCinquiry@dnr.IN.gov, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Emergencies
For emergencies, contact the DNR Division of Law Enforcement Central Dispatch 812-837-9536.
The Division of Fish & Wildlife can be contacted via e-mail at dfw@dnr.IN.gov. Division staff strive to answer questions within three business days.
Mailing address
Division of Fish & Wildlife
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
402 W. Washington St. RM W273
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Deer Hotline
Call 812-334-3795, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday, or email INDeerHotline@dnr.IN.gov.
Contact a fish & wildlife health biologist
- North Region
Alysa Raleigh
Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife
402 W. Washington St., Rm W273
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2781
317-233-3293 - South Region
Michele Benavidez-Westrich
Bloomington Field Office
812-718-4113
5596 E State Road 46
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-822-3402
Contact a fisheries biologist
- District 1 - Northwestern Indiana
Benton, Carrol, Fulton, Jasper, La Porte, Lake, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke, Tippecanoe, Warren, White counties.
Tom Bacula
Kankakee FWA
4320 W. Toto Road
North Judson, IN 46366
574-896-3673 - District 2 - North, Northeastern Indiana
De Kalb, Elkhart, La Grange, St. Joseph, Steuben counties.
Matt Horsley
Fawn River State Fish Hatchery
6889 N. SR 327
Orland, IN 46776
260-829-6241 - District 3 - Northeastern Indiana
Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, Miami, Noble, Randolph, Tipton, Wabash, Wells, Whitely counties.
Tyler Delauder
Northeast Regional Office
1353 S. Governors Drive
Columbia City, IN 46725
260-244-7049 - District 4 - Central Indiana
Boone, Clinton, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Rush, Shelby, Union, Vermillion, Wayne counties.
Seth Bogue
Cikana State Fish Hatchery
2650 SR 44
Martinsville, IN 46151
765-342-5527 - District 5 - South Central Indiana
Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Greene, Jackson, Jennings, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen, Ripley, Sullivan, Vigo counties.
Dave Kittaka
Bloomington Field Office
5596 E. SR 46
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-287-8306 - District 6 - Southern Indiana
Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jefferson, Ohio, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Switzerland, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington counties.
Andy Bueltmann
Sugar Ridge FWA
2310 E SR 364
Winslow, IN 47598
812-817-0263 - Lake Michigan Office
Ben Dickinson
100 W. Water Street
Michigan City, IN 46360
219-874-6824 - Big Rivers Fisheries Program
Phil Kacmar
Sugar Ridge FWA
2310 E. SR 364
Winslow, IN 47598
812-817-0222 - Invasive Carp Unit
Craig Jansen
Sugar Ridge FWA
2310 E. SR 364
Winslow, IN 47598
812-827-2836 - Supervisors
Lake Michigan, Big Rivers, Research
Jeremy Price
Northeast Regional Office
1353 S. Governors Drive
Columbia City, IN 46725
260-244-6199Districts 1-6
Dan Carnahan
Sugar Ridge FWA
2310 E. SR 364
Winslow, IN 47598
812-789-2747
Contact a wildlife biologist
- District 1 - Northwestern Indiana
Benton, Fountain, Jasper, Lake, Montgomery, Newton, Parke, Porter, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren counties.
Mike Mycroft
Prophetstown State Park
4112 E State Rd. 225
West Lafayette, IN 47906
765-320-0516 - District 2 - Central Northwestern Indiana
Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fulton, Howard, LaPorte, Miami, Pulaski, Starke, Tipton, White counties.
Tony Carroll
Kankakee FWA
4320 W Toto Road
North Judson, IN 46366
574-896-3522 - District 3 - Northeastern Indiana
DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Whitely counties.
Lance Tresenriter
Pigeon River FWA
8310 E County Rd. 300 N / PO Box 71
Mongo, IN 46771
260-367-2186 - District 4 - East Central Indiana
Adams, Blackford, Boone, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison, Randolph, Wayne, Wells counties.
Kent Hanauer
Wilbur Wright FWA
2239 N State Rd. 103
New Castle, IN 47362
765-529-6319 - District 5 - Southwestern Indiana
Dubois, Gibson, Know, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vigo, Warrick counties.
Vacant – Contact Travis Stoelting, District 6 biologist
Sugar Ridge FWA
2310 E State Rd. 364
Winslow, IN 47598
812-817-0206 - District 6 - Southwest Central Indiana
Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Putnam counties.
Travis Stoelting
Goose Pond FWA
13540 W County Rd. 400 S
Linton, IN 47441
812-512-9177 - District 7 - Southeast Central Indiana
Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jennings, Scott, Washington counties.
Shannon Winks
Driftwood State Fish Hatchery
4931 S County Rd. 250 W
Vallonia, IN 47281
812-358-2253 - District 8 - Southeastern Indiana
Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union counties.
Bridget Stancombe
Atterbury FWA
7970 S Rowe St.
Edinburgh, IN 46124
812-352-8486 - North Urban
Allen, Elkhart, St. Joseph counties.
Jessica Merkling
Northeast Regional Office
1353 S Governors Dr.
Columbia City, IN 46725
260-244-6805 - South Urban
Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion counties.
Vacant – Contact Zach Voyles, South Region Supervisor, 812-718-4113
- Grasslands for Gamebirds and Songbirds (GGS) Program
North GGS
Adam Delucenay
Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area
8310 E. 300 N.
P.O. Box 71
Mongo, IN 46771
260-788-0336South GGS
Nate Yazel
Crosley Fish & Wildlife Area
2010 S. State Hwy. 3
North Vernon, IN 47265
812-718-4117
Contact a wildlife scientist
- Deer Biologist
Deer, hunter harvest surveys, deer disease surveillance.
Deer Biologist
Joe N. Caudell, Ph.D.
812-822-3300 - Furbearer Biologist
Muskrats, minks, beavers, opossum, raccoons, skunks, weasels, river otters, coyotes, bobcats, red and gray foxes, bowhunter survey, regulated trapping.
Furbearer Biologist
Geriann Albers
812-822-3304 - Grouse/Turkey Biologist
Turkeys, grouse, wild pigs, turkey brood survey.
Grouse/Turkey Biologist
Vacant – Contact Scott Johnson - Small Game Biologist
Rabbits, doves, quail, squirrels, woodcock, and pheasants.
Small Game Biologist
Vacant- Contact Theresa Bordenkecher - Waterfowl Biologist
Ducks, geese, swans, teal, sora, and snipe.
Waterfowl Biologist
Adam Phelps
812-822-3306 - Herpetologists (reptiles, amphibians)
Snakes, frogs, turtles, salamanders, lizards, and hellbenders.
Herpetologist
Nate Engbrecht
812-822-3403Assistant Herpetologist
Jason Mirtl
812-822-3404 - Mammalogists
Bats, badgers, Allegheny woodrats, weasels, swamp rabbits, Franklin’s ground squirrels, plains pocket gophers, bear reports.
Mammalogist
Brad Westrich
812-822-3401Assistant Mammalogist
Tim Shier
812-822-3307 - Nongame Aquatic Biologists (mussels, endangered fish, etc.)
Freshwater mussels, nongame fish, crayfish, aquatic snails, freshwater jellyfish, and endangered aquatic species.
Nongame Aquatic Biologist
Brant Fisher
812-526-5816Assistant Nongame Aquatic Biologist
Jake Adams
812-526-2051 - Ornithologists (birds, raptors)
Eagles, whooping cranes, songbirds, migratory birds, owls, barn owls, nest boxes, and nesting box cameras.
Ornithologist
Allisyn Gillet
812-822-3400Assistant Ornithologist
Amy Kearns
812-849-4586 - Supervisors
Scott Johnson
812-287-8302Theresa Bordenkecher
812-822-3408