Dubois County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Dubois County covers 435 square miles around Jasper. Hunters took 2,018 deer here in the 2025 season, 865 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is down 2% from 2024. 4.4% of Dubois County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (10,788 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 forestNational wildlife refugesOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landDubois CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 278,633 acres (435 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 2,018 (865 antlered, 1,153 antlerless) |
| Public land | 4.4% (12,253 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 4 (10,788 acres inside Dubois County) |
| Towns in and near it | Jasper, Huntingburg, Ferdinand, Dale, French Lick and Alfordsville |
How many deer are harvested in Dubois County?
Hunters took 2,018 deer in Dubois County in 2025: 865 antlered and 1,153 antlerless (57% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,018 | 865 | 1,153 |
| 2024 | 2,067 | 885 | 1,182 |
| 2023 | 1,823 | 806 | 1,017 |
| 2022 | 1,922 | 854 | 1,068 |
| 2021 | 1,826 | 812 | 1,014 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Dubois County.
How much public land is in Dubois County?
12,253 of Dubois County's 278,633 acres are public land open to the public (4.4%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 10,788 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Dubois County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 10,788 | 3.9% |
| County, city and regional land | 670 | 0.2% |
| Other DNR land | 433 | 0.2% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 356 | 0.1% |
| National forest | 6 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 12,253 | 4.4% |
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 Dubois County
Properties open to public hunting in Dubois County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Patoka Lake: 6,032 acres
- Ferdinand State Forest: 4,141 acres
- Hoosier National Forest: 436 acres
- Barnes-Seng Wetland Conservation Area: 179 acres
How do you get to Dubois County?
Highways through it: US 231 (about 23 miles inside) and I-64 (about 8 miles inside). Towns inside: Jasper, Huntingburg, Ferdinand, Birdseye, Holland and Dubois. Nearby: Dale (on the line), French Lick (4 miles), Alfordsville (4 miles) and West Baden Springs (5 miles).
Which counties border Dubois County?
Dubois County touches 8 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County | 1,482 | 2025 | 9.5% |
| Perry County | 1,771 | 2025 | 26.6% |
| Martin County | 991 | 2025 | 8.5% |
| Orange County | 2,010 | 2025 | 18.7% |
| Daviess County | 1,385 | 2025 | 4% |
| Spencer County | 1,217 | 2025 | 3.1% |
| Warrick County | 1,254 | 2025 | 3.5% |
| Crawford County | 2,118 | 2025 | 20.2% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Dubois County in 2025?
2,018: 865 antlered and 1,153 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 2,067.
Is there public hunting land in Dubois County?
12,253 acres, 4.4% 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) (10,788 acres). The DNR's map shows 4 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Dubois 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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