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Benton County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land

Benton County covers 406 square miles around Fowler. Hunters took 183 deer here in the 2025 season, 113 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 5% from 2024. 0.6% of Benton County is public land open to the public, the largest share other DNR land (1,443 acres), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries.

Data updated October 2026. Harvest: the DNR's deer reports, 2021 to 2025. Land: PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property layer.

Map of Indiana's Benton County: public land by manager, the counties around it, highways US 52 and US 41; towns: Fowler, Earl Park, Boswell, Otterbein and Pine Village

Other DNR landCounty, city and regional landBenton CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway

Benton County at a glance
Size260,107 acres (406 square miles)
Deer taken, 2025183 (113 antlered, 70 antlerless)
Public land0.6% (1,468 acres)
Public hunting propertiesNone mapped
Towns in and near itFowler, Earl Park, Boswell, Otterbein, Pine Village and Goodland

How many deer are harvested in Benton County?

Hunters took 183 deer in Benton County in 2025: 113 antlered and 70 antlerless (38% antlerless).

SeasonDeer takenAntleredAntlerless
202518311370
202417411361
202318613254
202215510748
20211258639

Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Benton County.

How much public land is in Benton County?

1,468 of Benton County's 260,107 acres are public land open to the public (0.6%). The biggest share is other DNR land: 1,443 acres.

ManagerAcresShare of Benton County
Other DNR land1,4430.6%
County, city and regional land25under 0.1%
All public land open to the public1,4680.6%

Measured by FilledTag inside the county line from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. Hunting rules differ by manager: properties on the DNR's public hunting map are open under the DNR's rules for each; national forest is open; refuges follow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules; Corps of Engineers lake land is open in many places under each project's own rules; state parks hold only special hunts; city and county land sets its own rules.

How do you get to Benton County?

Highways through it: US 52 (about 52 miles inside) and US 41 (about 39 miles inside). Towns inside: Fowler, Earl Park, Boswell, Oxford, Ambia and Templeton. Nearby: Otterbein (on the line), Pine Village (2 miles), Goodland (2 miles) and Remington (2 miles).

Which counties border Benton County?

Benton County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:

CountyDeer harvestedYearPublic land
White County1,27520250.1%
Jasper County1,51920252%
Newton County1,16620259%
Warren County1,25520250.2%
Tippecanoe County1,32420251.6%

Questions hunters ask

How many deer were harvested in Benton County in 2025?

183: 113 antlered and 70 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 174.

Is there public hunting land in Benton County?

1,468 acres, 0.6% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries, the largest share other DNR land (1,443 acres).

What is the deer bag limit in Benton County?

Indiana's statewide limit is 1 antlered and 6 antlerless deer; each county has its own antlerless limit within that, on the DNR's county antlerless bag limit list.

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Where these numbers come from

FilledTag is not part of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Numbers are copied from the DNR and the federal sources above, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.

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