Grant County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Grant County covers 415 square miles around Marion. Hunters took 1,220 deer here in the 2025 season, 643 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 14% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 0.7% of Grant County is public land open to the public, the largest share federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes (1,581 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.
Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landGrant CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 265,559 acres (415 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,220 (643 antlered, 577 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.7% (1,832 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Marion, Gas City, Upland, Converse, Shamrock Lakes and La Fontaine |
How many deer are harvested in Grant County?
Hunters took 1,220 deer in Grant County in 2025: 643 antlered and 577 antlerless (47% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,220 | 643 | 577 |
| 2024 | 1,067 | 536 | 531 |
| 2023 | 979 | 527 | 452 |
| 2022 | 1,062 | 522 | 540 |
| 2021 | 762 | 389 | 373 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Grant County.
How much public land is in Grant County?
1,832 of Grant County's 265,559 acres are public land open to the public (0.7%). The biggest share is federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes: 1,581 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Grant County |
|---|---|---|
| Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes | 1,581 | 0.6% |
| County, city and regional land | 251 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,832 | 0.7% |
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.
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Mississinewa Recreation Area (1,581 acres).
How do you get to Grant County?
Highways through it: I-69 (about 40 miles inside) and US 35 (about 31 miles inside). Towns inside: Marion, Gas City, Upland, Fairmount, Sweetser and Jonesboro. Nearby: Converse (on the line), Shamrock Lakes (on the line), La Fontaine (on the line) and Warren (3 miles).
Which counties border Grant County?
Grant County touches 9 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami County | 1,750 | 2025 | 0.9% |
| Wells County | 916 | 2025 | 1.2% |
| Howard County | 590 | 2025 | 0.7% |
| Tipton County | 213 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Wabash County | 1,638 | 2025 | 6.3% |
| Madison County | 715 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Delaware County | 1,049 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Blackford County | 602 | 2025 | 0% |
| Huntington County | 1,272 | 2025 | 6.8% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Grant County in 2025?
1,220: 643 antlered and 577 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,067.
Is there public hunting land in Grant County?
1,832 acres, 0.7% 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 federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes (1,581 acres).
What is the deer bag limit in Grant 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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