Crawford County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Crawford County covers 309 square miles around English. Hunters took 2,118 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,052 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 6% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 20.2% of Crawford County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (38,038 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)National forestState parksOther DNR landLand trusts and other open landCrawford CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 197,618 acres (309 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 2,118 (1,052 antlered, 1,066 antlerless) |
| Public land | 20.2% (39,848 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 4 (38,038 acres inside Crawford County) |
| Towns in and near it | English, Milltown, Marengo, Birdseye, New Amsterdam and Palmyra |
How many deer are harvested in Crawford County?
Hunters took 2,118 deer in Crawford County in 2025: 1,052 antlered and 1,066 antlerless (50% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,118 | 1,052 | 1,066 |
| 2024 | 2,001 | 1,001 | 1,000 |
| 2023 | 1,756 | 883 | 873 |
| 2022 | 1,770 | 904 | 866 |
| 2021 | 1,633 | 832 | 801 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Crawford County.
How much public land is in Crawford County?
39,848 of Crawford County's 197,618 acres are public land open to the public (20.2%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 38,038 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Crawford County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 38,038 | 19.2% |
| Other DNR land | 947 | 0.5% |
| National forest | 738 | 0.4% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 69 | under 0.1% |
| State parks | 56 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 39,848 | 20.2% |
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 Crawford County
Properties open to public hunting in Crawford County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Hoosier National Forest: 23,913 acres
- Harrison-Crawford State Forest: 9,030 acres
- Patoka Lake: 5,056 acres
- Ferdinand State Forest: 39 acres
How do you get to Crawford County?
Highways through it: I-64 (about 34 miles inside). Towns inside: English, Milltown, Marengo, Leavenworth, Alton and Eckerty. Nearby: Birdseye (on the line), New Amsterdam (4 miles), Palmyra (7 miles) and Corydon (8 miles).
Which counties border Crawford County?
Crawford County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | 1,771 | 2025 | 26.6% |
| Dubois County | 2,018 | 2025 | 4.4% |
| Orange County | 2,010 | 2025 | 18.7% |
| Harrison County | 3,149 | 2025 | 7% |
| Washington County | 2,616 | 2025 | 5.8% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Crawford County in 2025?
2,118: 1,052 antlered and 1,066 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 2,001.
Is there public hunting land in Crawford County?
39,848 acres, 20.2% 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) (38,038 acres). The DNR's map shows 4 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Crawford 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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