Kosciusko County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Kosciusko County covers 555 square miles around Warsaw. Hunters took 2,718 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,233 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 9% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 1.4% of Kosciusko County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (3,761 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 landKosciusko CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 354,884 acres (555 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 2,718 (1,233 antlered, 1,485 antlerless) |
| Public land | 1.4% (4,861 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 6 (3,758 acres inside Kosciusko County) |
| Towns in and near it | Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Akron, Nappanee and Larwill |
How many deer are harvested in Kosciusko County?
Hunters took 2,718 deer in Kosciusko County in 2025: 1,233 antlered and 1,485 antlerless (55% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,718 | 1,233 | 1,485 |
| 2024 | 2,504 | 1,099 | 1,405 |
| 2023 | 2,639 | 1,222 | 1,417 |
| 2022 | 2,629 | 1,236 | 1,393 |
| 2021 | 2,261 | 1,016 | 1,245 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Kosciusko County.
How much public land is in Kosciusko County?
4,861 of Kosciusko County's 354,884 acres are public land open to the public (1.4%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 3,761 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Kosciusko County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 3,761 | 1.1% |
| Other DNR land | 606 | 0.2% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 333 | 0.1% |
| County, city and regional land | 161 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 4,861 | 1.4% |
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 Kosciusko County
Properties open to public hunting in Kosciusko County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area: 2,855 acres
- Durham Lake Wetland Conservation Area: 518 acres
- Pisgah Wildlife Managment Area: 170 acres
- Deniston Natural Resource Area: 127 acres
- Wawasee Wetlands Conservation Area: 59 acres
- Center Lake Wetland Conservation Area: 29 acres
How do you get to Kosciusko County?
Highways through it: US 30 (about 46 miles inside). Towns inside: Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Milford, Pierceton and North Webster. Nearby: Akron (on the line), Nappanee (on the line), Larwill (on the line) and Cromwell (2 miles).
Which counties border Kosciusko County?
Kosciusko County touches 6 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble County | 2,883 | 2025 | 2.5% |
| Fulton County | 1,665 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Wabash County | 1,638 | 2025 | 6.3% |
| Elkhart County | 2,178 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Whitley County | 1,317 | 2025 | 0.3% |
| Marshall County | 2,665 | 2025 | 0.5% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Kosciusko County in 2025?
2,718: 1,233 antlered and 1,485 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 2,504.
Is there public hunting land in Kosciusko County?
4,861 acres, 1.4% 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 properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (3,761 acres). The DNR's map shows 6 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Kosciusko 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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