Greene County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Greene County covers 546 square miles around Linton. Hunters took 2,158 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,053 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is down 1% from 2024. 5.6% of Greene County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (18,431 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 landGreene CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 349,349 acres (546 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 2,158 (1,053 antlered, 1,105 antlerless) |
| Public land | 5.6% (19,604 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 6 (18,432 acres inside Greene County) |
| Towns in and near it | Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Crane, Sandborn and Dugger |
How many deer are harvested in Greene County?
Hunters took 2,158 deer in Greene County in 2025: 1,053 antlered and 1,105 antlerless (51% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,158 | 1,053 | 1,105 |
| 2024 | 2,180 | 1,028 | 1,152 |
| 2023 | 2,040 | 969 | 1,071 |
| 2022 | 2,087 | 1,027 | 1,060 |
| 2021 | 1,980 | 1,007 | 973 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Greene County.
How much public land is in Greene County?
19,604 of Greene County's 349,349 acres are public land open to the public (5.6%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 18,431 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Greene County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 18,431 | 5.3% |
| State parks | 563 | 0.2% |
| Other DNR land | 292 | 0.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 168 | under 0.1% |
| County, city and regional land | 150 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 19,604 | 5.6% |
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 Greene County
Properties open to public hunting in Greene County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area: 9,018 acres
- Hillenbrand Fish and Wildlife Area: 3,612 acres
- Greene-Sullivan State Forest: 2,969 acres
- Martin State Forest: 2,324 acres
- Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area: 447 acres
- Ashcraft Wildlife Management Area: 62 acres
How do you get to Greene County?
Highways through it: I-69 (about 41 miles inside) and US 231 (about 24 miles inside). Towns inside: Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Lyons, Worthington and Newberry. Nearby: Crane (on the line), Sandborn (on the line), Dugger (on the line) and Elnora (2 miles).
Which counties border Greene County?
Greene County touches 8 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | 1,349 | 2025 | 1.2% |
| Knox County | 1,046 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Owen County | 2,277 | 2025 | 5.5% |
| Martin County | 991 | 2025 | 8.5% |
| Monroe County | 1,652 | 2025 | 22.5% |
| Daviess County | 1,385 | 2025 | 4% |
| Lawrence County | 2,381 | 2025 | 6.4% |
| Sullivan County | 1,952 | 2025 | 9.2% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Greene County in 2025?
2,158: 1,053 antlered and 1,105 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 2,180.
Is there public hunting land in Greene County?
19,604 acres, 5.6% 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) (18,431 acres). The DNR's map shows 6 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Greene 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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