Fulton County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Fulton County covers 371 square miles around Rochester. Hunters took 1,665 deer here in the 2025 season, 790 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 15% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 0.4% of Fulton County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (744 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 landFulton CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 237,571 acres (371 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,665 (790 antlered, 875 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.4% (1,017 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 3 (743 acres inside Fulton County) |
| Towns in and near it | Rochester, Kewanna, Akron, Monterey, Mentone and Macy |
How many deer are harvested in Fulton County?
Hunters took 1,665 deer in Fulton County in 2025: 790 antlered and 875 antlerless (53% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,665 | 790 | 875 |
| 2024 | 1,451 | 652 | 799 |
| 2023 | 1,490 | 671 | 819 |
| 2022 | 1,546 | 728 | 818 |
| 2021 | 1,329 | 630 | 699 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Fulton County.
How much public land is in Fulton County?
1,017 of Fulton County's 237,571 acres are public land open to the public (0.4%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 744 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Fulton County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 744 | 0.3% |
| County, city and regional land | 220 | 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 53 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,017 | 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.
Properties open to public hunting in Fulton County
Properties open to public hunting in Fulton County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Manitou Islands Wetland Conservation Area: 449 acres
- Bob Kern Wetlands Nature Preserve: 166 acres
- Judy Burton Nature Preserve: 128 acres
How do you get to Fulton County?
Highways through it: US 31 (about 29 miles inside). Towns inside: Rochester, Kewanna, Akron, Fulton, Leiters Ford and Lake Bruce. Nearby: Monterey (on the line), Mentone (2 miles), Macy (2 miles) and Culver (3 miles).
Which counties border Fulton County?
Fulton County touches 7 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | 1,607 | 2025 | 0.3% |
| Miami County | 1,750 | 2025 | 0.9% |
| Starke County | 2,013 | 2025 | 2.2% |
| Wabash County | 1,638 | 2025 | 6.3% |
| Pulaski County | 2,273 | 2025 | 3.9% |
| Marshall County | 2,665 | 2025 | 0.5% |
| Kosciusko County | 2,718 | 2025 | 1.4% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Fulton County in 2025?
1,665: 790 antlered and 875 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,451.
Is there public hunting land in Fulton County?
1,017 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 properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (744 acres). The DNR's map shows 3 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Fulton 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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