Knox County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Knox County covers 524 square miles around Vincennes. Hunters took 1,046 deer here in the 2025 season, 550 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is down 1% from 2024. 0.4% of Knox County is public land open to the public, the largest share county, city and regional land (443 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)National wildlife refugesNational park landOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landKnox CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 335,363 acres (524 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,046 (550 antlered, 496 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.4% (1,236 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 3 (243 acres inside Knox County) |
| Towns in and near it | Vincennes, Bicknell, Wheatland, Hazleton, Petersburg and Elnora |
How many deer are harvested in Knox County?
Hunters took 1,046 deer in Knox County in 2025: 550 antlered and 496 antlerless (47% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,046 | 550 | 496 |
| 2024 | 1,057 | 553 | 504 |
| 2023 | 902 | 470 | 432 |
| 2022 | 988 | 515 | 473 |
| 2021 | 857 | 457 | 400 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Knox County.
How much public land is in Knox County?
1,236 of Knox County's 335,363 acres are public land open to the public (0.4%). The biggest share is county, city and regional land: 443 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Knox County |
|---|---|---|
| County, city and regional land | 443 | 0.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 412 | 0.1% |
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 243 | 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 113 | under 0.1% |
| National park land | 25 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,236 | 0.4% |
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 Knox County
Properties open to public hunting in Knox County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- White Oak Public Fishing Area: 123 acres
- Swamper Bend Wetland Conservation Area: 105 acres
- White River Bend Wildlife Management Area: 15 acres
How do you get to Knox County?
Highways through it: US 41 (about 63 miles inside), US 150 (about 59 miles inside) and US 50 (about 32 miles inside). Towns inside: Vincennes, Bicknell, Wheatland, Sandborn, Bruceville and Edwardsport. Nearby: Hazleton (on the line), Petersburg (on the line), Elnora (2 miles) and Plainville (2 miles).
Which counties border Knox County?
Knox County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County | 1,482 | 2025 | 9.5% |
| Gibson County | 1,273 | 2025 | 2.5% |
| Greene County | 2,158 | 2025 | 5.6% |
| Daviess County | 1,385 | 2025 | 4% |
| Sullivan County | 1,952 | 2025 | 9.2% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Knox County in 2025?
1,046: 550 antlered and 496 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,057.
Is there public hunting land in Knox County?
1,236 acres, 0.4% 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 (443 acres). The DNR's map shows 3 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Knox 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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