Clinton County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Clinton County covers 405 square miles around Frankfort. Hunters took 557 deer here in the 2025 season, 297 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is about the same as 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. Almost none of Clinton County is public land (USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting property boundaries), so most hunting here is on private land with permission.
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.
Other DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landClinton CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 259,363 acres (405 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 557 (297 antlered, 260 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0% (112 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, Kempton, Clarks Hill and Russiaville |
How many deer are harvested in Clinton County?
Hunters took 557 deer in Clinton County in 2025: 297 antlered and 260 antlerless (47% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 557 | 297 | 260 |
| 2024 | 555 | 271 | 284 |
| 2023 | 456 | 239 | 217 |
| 2022 | 542 | 275 | 267 |
| 2021 | 391 | 185 | 206 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Clinton County.
How much public land is in Clinton County?
112 of Clinton County's 259,363 acres are public land open to the public (0%). The biggest share is county, city and regional land: 82 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Clinton County |
|---|---|---|
| County, city and regional land | 82 | under 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 30 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 112 | under 0.1% |
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 Clinton County?
Highways through it: US 421 (about 26 miles inside), I-65 (about 21 miles inside) and US 52 (about 13 miles inside). Towns inside: Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, Kirklin, Colfax and Michigantown. Nearby: Kempton (on the line), Clarks Hill (2 miles), Russiaville (2 miles) and Thorntown (3 miles).
Which counties border Clinton County?
Clinton County touches 7 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | 552 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Howard County | 590 | 2025 | 0.7% |
| Tipton County | 213 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Carroll County | 1,281 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Hamilton County | 626 | 2025 | 2% |
| Montgomery County | 1,215 | 2025 | 1% |
| Tippecanoe County | 1,324 | 2025 | 1.6% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Clinton County in 2025?
557: 297 antlered and 260 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 555.
Is there public hunting land in Clinton County?
112 acres, 0% 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 county, city and regional land (82 acres).
What is the deer bag limit in Clinton 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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