Decatur County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Decatur County covers 373 square miles around Greensburg. Hunters took 593 deer here in the 2025 season, 271 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is down 10% from 2024, and the fewest in the 5 years shown. 0.1% of Decatur County is public land open to the public, the largest share county, city and regional land (133 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)Other DNR landCounty, city and regional landDecatur CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 238,970 acres (373 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 593 (271 antlered, 322 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.1% (273 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 1 (102 acres inside Decatur County) |
| Towns in and near it | Greensburg, Westport, Millhousen, Hartsville, Napoleon and Hope |
How many deer are harvested in Decatur County?
Hunters took 593 deer in Decatur County in 2025: 271 antlered and 322 antlerless (54% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 593 | 271 | 322 |
| 2024 | 661 | 294 | 367 |
| 2023 | 734 | 324 | 410 |
| 2022 | 685 | 266 | 419 |
| 2021 | 828 | 358 | 470 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Decatur County.
How much public land is in Decatur County?
273 of Decatur County's 238,970 acres are public land open to the public (0.1%). The biggest share is county, city and regional land: 133 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Decatur County |
|---|---|---|
| County, city and regional land | 133 | 0.1% |
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 102 | under 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 38 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 273 | 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.
Properties open to public hunting in Decatur County
Properties open to public hunting in Decatur County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Westerkamp Wildlife Management Area: 102 acres
How do you get to Decatur County?
Highways through it: I-74 (about 43 miles inside) and US 421 (about 31 miles inside). Towns inside: Greensburg, Westport, Millhousen, New Point, St. Paul and Lake Santee. Nearby: Hartsville (on the line), Napoleon (3 miles), Hope (4 miles) and Batesville (4 miles).
Which counties border Decatur County?
Decatur County touches 6 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush County | 426 | 2025 | 0% |
| Ripley County | 1,276 | 2025 | 11.1% |
| Shelby County | 567 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Franklin County | 2,108 | 2025 | 4.1% |
| Jennings County | 830 | 2025 | 7.7% |
| Bartholomew County | 850 | 2025 | 0.6% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Decatur County in 2025?
593: 271 antlered and 322 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 661.
Is there public hunting land in Decatur County?
273 acres, 0.1% 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 (133 acres). The DNR's map shows 1 property open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Decatur 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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