Emergencies
For emergencies, trespassing, or to report fish- or wildlife-related violations, locate your DNR Law Enforcement district here or contact DNR Division of Law Enforcement Central Dispatch at ICODispatch@dnr.IN.gov or 812-837-9536.
Deer Hotline
For questions about equipment, regulations, or which license you need, use our Deer Hotline by emailing INDeerHotline@dnr.IN.gov or calling 812-334-3795, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. During the month of November, messages are monitored during evenings and weekends as well as regular business hours.
INHuntfish
For questions related to the CheckIN Game system, your online license system account, license-purchasing errors, or reserved hunts, email inhuntfish@dnr.IN.gov or call 317-232-4082. During deer season, messages are monitored during evenings and weekends as well as regular business hours.
General inquiries about fish and wildlife
For general inquiries related to fish and wildlife, email dfw@dnr.IN.gov or call 317-234-8440. Division staff strive to answer questions within three business days.
Permits
For questions about fish- and wildlife-related commercial licenses and permits (such as taxidermy, wildlife control, game breeders, wild animal possession, fishing guides, hunting guides, etc.), email wildlifepermits@dnr.IN.gov call 317-232-4200. Forms and regulations can be found here.
TIP Line
To report a poacher, call 1-800-TIP-IDNR (1-800-847-4367) or use this form.
General DNR inquiries
You can contact the DNR Customer Service Center at 317-232-4200, 877-463-6367, or CSCinquiry@dnr.IN.gov. The center’s hours are 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
Mailing address
Division of Fish & Wildlife
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
402 W. Washington St. RM W273
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Contact a fish & wildlife health biologist
- District 1
Janetta Kelly
Mammal and Deer Health Specialist
JKelly1@dnr.IN.gov
(317) 473-6693 - District 2
Alysa Raleigh
Fish, Reptile, and Amphibian Health Specialist
ARaleigh@dnr.IN.gov
(317) 233-3293 - District 3
Eli Fleace
Avian Health Specialist
EFleace@dnr.IN.gov
(812) 929-0753 - Health Program Supervisor
Michelle Benavidez Westrich
MBenavidezWestrich@dnr.IN.gov
(812) 569-6817
Contact a fisheries biologist
- District 1 - Northwestern Indiana
Benton, Carrol, Fulton, Jasper, LaPorte, 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
DeKalb, 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.
Nathan Klein
Cikana State Fish Hatchery
2650 SR 44
Martinsville, IN 46151
317-864-1642 - 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 - Fisheries Research
Fisheries Research North
Matthew Linn
Northeast Regional Office
1353 S. Governors Drive
Columbia City, IN 46725
260-244-6199
Fisheries Research South
Sandy Clark-Kolaks
Bloomington Field Office
5596 E. SR 46
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-287-8300 - 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
Rod Edgell
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, Hamilton, 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, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vigo, Warrick counties.
Morgan Oberly
Sugar Ridge FWA
2310 E State Rd. 364
Winslow, IN 47598
812-817-0206 - District 6 - Southwest Central Indiana
Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Hendricks, 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, Johnson, 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, Marion, Ohio, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union counties.
Bridget Sargent
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 - 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 Program
Deer, hunter harvest surveys, and deer disease surveillance.
State Deer Biologist
Joe N. Caudell, Ph.D.
812-822-3300Deer Research Biologist
Zack Delisle, Ph.D.
812-323-6283 - Furbearer and Turkey Program
Muskrats, minks, beavers, opossum, raccoons, skunks, weasels, river otters, coyotes, bobcats, red and gray foxes, turkey, bowhunter survey, and regulated trapping.
Furbearer and Turkey Program Lead
Geriann Albers
812-822-3304 - Waterfowl and Grassland Gamebird Program
Ducks, geese, swans, teal, sora, snipe, quail, pheasant, dove, and crow and woodcock hunting regulations.
Waterfowl Biologist & Program Lead
Adam Phelps
812-822-3306 - Herpetology Program (reptiles, amphibians)
Snakes, frogs, turtles, salamanders, lizards, and hellbenders.
Herpetologist
Nate Engbrecht
812-822-3403Assistant Herpetologist
Jason Mirtl
812-822-3404 - Mammalogy Program
Bats, badgers, Allegheny woodrats, weasels, swamp rabbits, Franklin’s ground squirrels, plains pocket gophers, cottontail rabbits, tree squirrels, and bear reports.
Mammalogist
Brad Westrich
812-822-3401Assistant Mammalogist
Tim Shier
812-822-3307 - Nongame Aquatic Program (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 - Ornithology Program (birds)
Eagles, whooping cranes, songbirds, migratory birds, owls, barn owls, grouse, nest boxes, nesting box cameras, woodcock surveys, and nuisance crows.
Ornithologist
Allisyn Gillet
812-822-3400Assistant Ornithologist
Amy Kearns
812-849-4586 - Supervisors
Scott Johnson
812-287-8302Theresa Bordenkecher
812-822-3408