Approximately three miles southeast of the park is State Game Lands No. 43, administered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. These game lands consist of more than 1,800 acres of land and add considerably to the public land available to the hunters of the area. A public firing range is located at the end of Laurel Road. Hunting is prohibited on property belonging to Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. About 1,780 acres are available.
Common species are deer, rabbit, squirrel and waterfowl.
Because of the adjacent residential development and the many non-hunting visitors, special regulations apply to all hunting in the park. Hunting weapons are restricted to bows and arrows until the general small game season in late fall when shotgun and muzzleloader use are also permitted. Rifles and handguns can not be used in the park at any time. Hunting is prohibited during spring and summer and dog training is only permitted from the day following Labor Day to March 31 in designated hunting areas. Hunting woodchucks, also known as groundhogs, is prohibited.