Clark County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Clark County covers 376 square miles around Jeffersonville. Hunters took 1,238 deer here in the 2025 season, 605 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is down 10% from 2024. 8.9% of Clark County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (14,146 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.
Properties open to public hunting (DNR map)State parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landClark CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 240,884 acres (376 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,238 (605 antlered, 633 antlerless) |
| Public land | 8.9% (21,471 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 1 (14,146 acres inside Clark County) |
| Towns in and near it | Jeffersonville, Charlestown, Clarksville, New Pekin, New Albany and Greenville |
How many deer are harvested in Clark County?
Hunters took 1,238 deer in Clark County in 2025: 605 antlered and 633 antlerless (51% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,238 | 605 | 633 |
| 2024 | 1,375 | 671 | 704 |
| 2023 | 1,127 | 584 | 543 |
| 2022 | 1,340 | 673 | 667 |
| 2021 | 1,192 | 617 | 575 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Clark County.
How much public land is in Clark County?
21,471 of Clark County's 240,884 acres are public land open to the public (8.9%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 14,146 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Clark County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 14,146 | 5.9% |
| State parks | 5,292 | 2.2% |
| Other DNR land | 1,125 | 0.5% |
| County, city and regional land | 776 | 0.3% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 132 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 21,471 | 8.9% |
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.
Properties open to public hunting in Clark County
Properties open to public hunting in Clark County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Clark State Forest: 14,146 acres
How do you get to Clark County?
Highways through it: I-65 (about 48 miles inside) and US 31 (about 31 miles inside). Towns inside: Jeffersonville, Charlestown, Clarksville, Sellersburg, Borden and Utica. Nearby: New Pekin (on the line), New Albany (2 miles), Greenville (2 miles) and Scottsburg (6 miles).
Which counties border Clark County?
Clark County touches 4 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County | 726 | 2025 | 2.4% |
| Scott County | 539 | 2025 | 9.1% |
| Jefferson County | 1,219 | 2025 | 9.1% |
| Washington County | 2,616 | 2025 | 5.8% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Clark County in 2025?
1,238: 605 antlered and 633 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,375.
Is there public hunting land in Clark County?
21,471 acres, 8.9% 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 properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (14,146 acres). The DNR's map shows 1 property open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Clark 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
- Deer harvest: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries. DNR properties open to hunting: Indiana DNR properties with public hunting (managed lands layer).
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic county boundaries. Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
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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