Clay County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Clay County covers 360 square miles around Brazil. Hunters took 1,349 deer here in the 2025 season, 700 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 2% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 1.2% of Clay County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (2,181 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 landClay CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 230,606 acres (360 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,349 (700 antlered, 649 antlerless) |
| Public land | 1.2% (2,672 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 1 (2,181 acres inside Clay County) |
| Towns in and near it | Brazil, Knightsville, Harmony, Jasonville, Seelyville and Hymera |
How many deer are harvested in Clay County?
Hunters took 1,349 deer in Clay County in 2025: 700 antlered and 649 antlerless (48% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,349 | 700 | 649 |
| 2024 | 1,323 | 658 | 665 |
| 2023 | 1,209 | 599 | 610 |
| 2022 | 1,251 | 603 | 648 |
| 2021 | 1,201 | 587 | 614 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Clay County.
How much public land is in Clay County?
2,672 of Clay County's 230,606 acres are public land open to the public (1.2%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 2,181 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Clay County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 2,181 | 0.9% |
| State parks | 358 | 0.2% |
| County, city and regional land | 113 | under 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 20 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 2,672 | 1.2% |
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 Clay County
Properties open to public hunting in Clay County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Chinook Fish and Wildlife Area: 2,181 acres
How do you get to Clay County?
Highways through it: I-70 (about 25 miles inside), US 40 (about 20 miles inside), IN 46 (about 16 miles inside), IN 59 (about 12 miles inside) and IN 246 (about 12 miles inside). Towns inside: Brazil, Knightsville, Harmony, Center Point, Clay City and Staunton. Nearby: Jasonville (on the line), Seelyville (on the line), Hymera (3 miles) and Riley (3 miles).
Which counties border Clay County?
Clay County touches 6 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen County | 2,277 | 2025 | 5.5% |
| Vigo County | 1,685 | 2025 | 3.9% |
| Parke County | 2,557 | 2025 | 3.2% |
| Greene County | 2,158 | 2025 | 5.6% |
| Putnam County | 2,721 | 2025 | 2.7% |
| Sullivan County | 1,952 | 2025 | 9.2% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Clay County in 2025?
1,349: 700 antlered and 649 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,323.
Is there public hunting land in Clay County?
2,672 acres, 1.2% 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) (2,181 acres). The DNR's map shows 1 property open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Clay 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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