Huntington County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Huntington County covers 388 square miles around Huntington. Hunters took 1,272 deer here in the 2025 season, 645 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 14% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 6.8% of Huntington County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (7,676 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)Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landHuntington CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 248,147 acres (388 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,272 (645 antlered, 627 antlerless) |
| Public land | 6.8% (16,844 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 2 (7,675 acres inside Huntington County) |
| Towns in and near it | Huntington, Markle, Roanoke, Van Buren, Zanesville and La Fontaine |
How many deer are harvested in Huntington County?
Hunters took 1,272 deer in Huntington County in 2025: 645 antlered and 627 antlerless (49% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,272 | 645 | 627 |
| 2024 | 1,120 | 550 | 570 |
| 2023 | 1,188 | 598 | 590 |
| 2022 | 1,154 | 606 | 548 |
| 2021 | 910 | 467 | 443 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Huntington County.
How much public land is in Huntington County?
16,844 of Huntington County's 248,147 acres are public land open to the public (6.8%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 7,676 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Huntington County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 7,676 | 3.1% |
| Other DNR land | 7,581 | 3.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 821 | 0.3% |
| County, city and regional land | 411 | 0.2% |
| Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes | 355 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 16,844 | 6.8% |
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 Huntington County
Properties open to public hunting in Huntington County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- J. Edward Roush Fish and Wildlife Area: 7,033 acres
- Salamonie Lake: 642 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: J. Edward Roush Recreation Area (7,223 acres).
How do you get to Huntington County?
Highways through it: I-69 (about 41 miles inside), US 24 (about 39 miles inside) and US 224 (about 12 miles inside). Towns inside: Huntington, Markle, Roanoke, Warren, Andrews and Mount Etna. Nearby: Van Buren (3 miles), Zanesville (3 miles), La Fontaine (4 miles) and Lagro (4 miles).
Which counties border Huntington County?
Huntington County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | 1,932 | 2025 | 1.7% |
| Grant County | 1,220 | 2025 | 0.7% |
| Wells County | 916 | 2025 | 1.2% |
| Wabash County | 1,638 | 2025 | 6.3% |
| Whitley County | 1,317 | 2025 | 0.3% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Huntington County in 2025?
1,272: 645 antlered and 627 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,120.
Is there public hunting land in Huntington County?
16,844 acres, 6.8% 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) (7,676 acres). The DNR's map shows 2 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Huntington 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.
Get a Indiana hunt plan when they open
Hunt plans for Indiana are coming. Join the list and you'll hear first. The first 50 hunters in each new state get their plan free.
Until then, the free FilledTag app for iPhone has a map that works in every state, Indiana included.
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.
Indiana hunting Allen County Grant County Wells County Wabash County Whitley County