Hendricks County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Hendricks County covers 409 square miles around Plainfield. Hunters took 802 deer here in the 2025 season, 429 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 4% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 0.7% of Hendricks County is public land open to the public, the largest share county, city and regional land (1,492 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.
County, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landHendricks CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 261,589 acres (409 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 802 (429 antlered, 373 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.7% (1,714 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Plainfield, Avon, Brownsburg, Clermont, Jamestown and Monrovia |
How many deer are harvested in Hendricks County?
Hunters took 802 deer in Hendricks County in 2025: 429 antlered and 373 antlerless (47% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 802 | 429 | 373 |
| 2024 | 769 | 437 | 332 |
| 2023 | 712 | 413 | 299 |
| 2022 | 702 | 379 | 323 |
| 2021 | 607 | 324 | 283 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Hendricks County.
How much public land is in Hendricks County?
1,714 of Hendricks County's 261,589 acres are public land open to the public (0.7%). The biggest share is county, city and regional land: 1,492 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Hendricks County |
|---|---|---|
| County, city and regional land | 1,492 | 0.6% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 222 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,714 | 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.
How do you get to Hendricks County?
Highways through it: US 36 (about 33 miles inside), I-74 (about 31 miles inside), I-70 (about 21 miles inside), US 40 (about 21 miles inside) and US 136 (about 17 miles inside). Towns inside: Plainfield, Avon, Brownsburg, Danville, Pittsboro and Lizton. Nearby: Clermont (on the line), Jamestown (on the line), Monrovia (on the line) and Mooresville (2 miles).
Which counties border Hendricks County?
Hendricks County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | 552 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Marion County | 418 | 2025 | 6% |
| Morgan County | 1,701 | 2025 | 3.6% |
| Putnam County | 2,721 | 2025 | 2.7% |
| Montgomery County | 1,215 | 2025 | 1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Hendricks County in 2025?
802: 429 antlered and 373 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 769.
Is there public hunting land in Hendricks County?
1,714 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 county, city and regional land (1,492 acres).
What is the deer bag limit in Hendricks 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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