Fountain County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Fountain County covers 398 square miles around Veedersburg. Hunters took 1,533 deer here in the 2025 season, 771 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 4% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 0.4% of Fountain County is public land open to the public, the largest share other DNR land (455 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)State parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landFountain CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 254,675 acres (398 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,533 (771 antlered, 762 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.4% (945 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Veedersburg, Attica, Covington, Perrysville, Williamsport and Wingate |
How many deer are harvested in Fountain County?
Hunters took 1,533 deer in Fountain County in 2025: 771 antlered and 762 antlerless (50% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,533 | 771 | 762 |
| 2024 | 1,474 | 709 | 765 |
| 2023 | 1,297 | 640 | 657 |
| 2022 | 1,393 | 701 | 692 |
| 2021 | 1,323 | 669 | 654 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Fountain County.
How much public land is in Fountain County?
945 of Fountain County's 254,675 acres are public land open to the public (0.4%). The biggest share is other DNR land: 455 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Fountain County |
|---|---|---|
| Other DNR land | 455 | 0.2% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 260 | 0.1% |
| State parks | 132 | 0.1% |
| County, city and regional land | 98 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 945 | 0.4% |
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.
How do you get to Fountain County?
Highways through it: I-74 (about 34 miles inside), US 41 (about 27 miles inside) and US 136 (about 19 miles inside). Towns inside: Veedersburg, Attica, Covington, Kingman, Newtown and Mellott. Nearby: Perrysville (on the line), Williamsport (on the line), Wingate (on the line) and Waynetown (on the line).
Which counties border Fountain County?
Fountain County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parke County | 2,557 | 2025 | 3.2% |
| Warren County | 1,255 | 2025 | 0.2% |
| Montgomery County | 1,215 | 2025 | 1% |
| Tippecanoe County | 1,324 | 2025 | 1.6% |
| Vermillion County | 1,000 | 2025 | 0.7% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Fountain County in 2025?
1,533: 771 antlered and 762 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,474.
Is there public hunting land in Fountain County?
945 acres, 0.4% 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 other DNR land (455 acres).
What is the deer bag limit in Fountain 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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