Jasper County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Jasper County covers 561 square miles around Rensselaer. Hunters took 1,519 deer here in the 2025 season, 801 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 6% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 2% of Jasper County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (5,493 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 landLand trusts and other open landJasper CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 359,346 acres (561 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,519 (801 antlered, 718 antlerless) |
| Public land | 2% (7,119 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 2 (5,493 acres inside Jasper County) |
| Towns in and near it | Rensselaer, Remington, DeMotte, Mount Ayr, Goodland and Medaryville |
How many deer are harvested in Jasper County?
Hunters took 1,519 deer in Jasper County in 2025: 801 antlered and 718 antlerless (47% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,519 | 801 | 718 |
| 2024 | 1,435 | 758 | 677 |
| 2023 | 1,350 | 697 | 653 |
| 2022 | 1,393 | 773 | 620 |
| 2021 | 1,234 | 655 | 579 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Jasper County.
How much public land is in Jasper County?
7,119 of Jasper County's 359,346 acres are public land open to the public (2%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 5,493 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Jasper County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 5,493 | 1.5% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,176 | 0.3% |
| Other DNR land | 299 | 0.1% |
| County, city and regional land | 151 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 7,119 | 2% |
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 Jasper County
Properties open to public hunting in Jasper County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area: 5,043 acres
- Aukiki Wetland Conservation Area: 450 acres
How do you get to Jasper County?
Highways through it: I-65 (about 65 miles inside), US 231 (about 40 miles inside) and US 24 (about 9 miles inside). Towns inside: Rensselaer, Remington, DeMotte, Wheatfield and Fair Oaks. Nearby: Mount Ayr (on the line), Goodland (on the line), Medaryville (2 miles) and Francesville (2 miles).
Which counties border Jasper County?
Jasper County touches 8 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | 1,523 | 2025 | 4.4% |
| White County | 1,275 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Benton County | 183 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Newton County | 1,166 | 2025 | 9% |
| Porter County | 794 | 2025 | 5.7% |
| Starke County | 2,013 | 2025 | 2.2% |
| LaPorte County | 2,204 | 2025 | 3.1% |
| Pulaski County | 2,273 | 2025 | 3.9% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Jasper County in 2025?
1,519: 801 antlered and 718 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,435.
Is there public hunting land in Jasper County?
7,119 acres, 2% 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) (5,493 acres). The DNR's map shows 2 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Jasper 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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