Trine State Recreation Area will be closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 26-27, for a deer reduction.

Only hunters whose names were drawn will be allowed on the property during this time.

Nearby Pokagon State Park will remain open—it is not holding a deer reduction hunt this year.

The hunt at Trine SRA will be archery-only. Hunters are also limited on the number of deer they can harvest.

Indiana DNR biologists evaluate which state park properties require a deer reduction each year, based on habitat recovery and previous harvest rates at each park. The state parks are home to numerous natural communities that serve as significant habitat. The deer reductions help control browsing by deer to a level that ensures habitat for all plants and animals.

For more information on natural resource management in our state parks, visit stateparks.IN.gov/6288.htm.

Pokagon State Park (on.IN.gov/pokagonsp) is at 450 Lane 100 Lake James, Angola, 46703.

To view all DNR news releases, please see dnr.IN.gov.

Media contact: Nicky Ball, interpretive naturalist, Pokagon State Park/Trine SRA, niball@dnr.IN.gov.