Daviess County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Daviess County covers 437 square miles around Washington. Hunters took 1,385 deer here in the 2025 season, 552 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is down 3% from 2024. 4% of Daviess County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (9,169 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 wildlife refugesOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landDaviess CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 279,633 acres (437 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,385 (552 antlered, 833 antlerless) |
| Public land | 4% (11,123 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 5 (9,169 acres inside Daviess County) |
| Towns in and near it | Washington, Montgomery, Elnora, Crane, Edwardsport and Loogootee |
How many deer are harvested in Daviess County?
Hunters took 1,385 deer in Daviess County in 2025: 552 antlered and 833 antlerless (60% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,385 | 552 | 833 |
| 2024 | 1,425 | 580 | 845 |
| 2023 | 1,303 | 555 | 748 |
| 2022 | 1,198 | 523 | 675 |
| 2021 | 1,108 | 490 | 618 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Daviess County.
How much public land is in Daviess County?
11,123 of Daviess County's 279,633 acres are public land open to the public (4%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 9,169 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Daviess County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 9,169 | 3.3% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,247 | 0.4% |
| County, city and regional land | 671 | 0.2% |
| Other DNR land | 36 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 11,123 | 4% |
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 Daviess County
Properties open to public hunting in Daviess County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area: 8,116 acres
- White River Bend Wildlife Management Area: 696 acres
- Oxbow Bottoms Wildlife Management Area: 151 acres
- Veale Creek Wildlife Management Area: 142 acres
- Oak Grove Wildlife Management Area: 64 acres
How do you get to Daviess County?
Highways through it: I-69 (about 62 miles inside) and US 231 (about 6 miles inside). Towns inside: Washington, Montgomery, Elnora, Odon, Plainville and Cannelburg. Nearby: Crane (on the line), Edwardsport (on the line), Loogootee (on the line) and Newberry (on the line).
Which counties border Daviess County?
Daviess County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County | 1,046 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Pike County | 1,482 | 2025 | 9.5% |
| Dubois County | 2,018 | 2025 | 4.4% |
| Greene County | 2,158 | 2025 | 5.6% |
| Martin County | 991 | 2025 | 8.5% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Daviess County in 2025?
1,385: 552 antlered and 833 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,425.
Is there public hunting land in Daviess County?
11,123 acres, 4% 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) (9,169 acres). The DNR's map shows 5 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Daviess 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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