Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge is situated on approximately 50,000 acres in southeastern Indiana. Big Oaks NWR is the largest of the 3 national wildlife refuges in Indiana. Other refuges in Indiana include Muscatatuck NWR and Patoka Lake NWR.
Big Oaks NWR encompasses 50,000 acres in 3 counties (Jefferson, Jennings, and Ripley) and overlays that portion of the former Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG) that lies north of the historic firing line. The Indiana Air National Guard operates an air-to-ground bombing range on the remaining 1,033 acres of the former proving ground north of the firing line and this property is surrounded by but not designated as part of the refuge.

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[skacat330]

@HellBound8492 there is depleted uranium areas on the refuge. I used to work there.

[KentuckyLake1]

Big Oaks is a great place.

The deer population is way lower now than it was, They have over hunted Big Oaks, I used to see 50 or more deer per day driving around Big Oaks.

I used to drive up East Perimiter Road, and I could count up to 100 deer each evenining, Good luck doing that now.LOL

Big Oaks used to be Jefferson Proving Ground, when it was a military base, I think the wildlife had a more untouched ecosystem to live in.

[HellBound8492]

I heard/read somewhere that the area where the shells landed are radioactive due to the Uranium rounds they shot.