Marshall County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Marshall County covers 450 square miles around Plymouth. Hunters took 2,665 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,266 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 10% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 0.5% of Marshall County is public land open to the public, the largest share other DNR land (1,091 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 landMarshall CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 287,812 acres (450 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 2,665 (1,266 antlered, 1,399 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.5% (1,424 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 1 (77 acres inside Marshall County) |
| Towns in and near it | Plymouth, Bremen, Argos, Etna Green, Walkerton and Mentone |
How many deer are harvested in Marshall County?
Hunters took 2,665 deer in Marshall County in 2025: 1,266 antlered and 1,399 antlerless (52% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,665 | 1,266 | 1,399 |
| 2024 | 2,416 | 1,108 | 1,308 |
| 2023 | 2,275 | 1,045 | 1,230 |
| 2022 | 2,130 | 1,043 | 1,087 |
| 2021 | 1,842 | 849 | 993 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Marshall County.
How much public land is in Marshall County?
1,424 of Marshall County's 287,812 acres are public land open to the public (0.5%). The biggest share is other DNR land: 1,091 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Marshall County |
|---|---|---|
| Other DNR land | 1,091 | 0.4% |
| County, city and regional land | 175 | 0.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 81 | under 0.1% |
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 77 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,424 | 0.5% |
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 Marshall County
Properties open to public hunting in Marshall County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Maxinkuckee Wetland Conservation Area: 77 acres
How do you get to Marshall County?
Highways through it: US 31 (about 51 miles inside), US 30 (about 45 miles inside), US 6 (about 22 miles inside) and IN 331 (about 3 miles inside). Towns inside: Plymouth, Bremen, Argos, Culver, Bourbon and La Paz. Nearby: Etna Green (on the line), Walkerton (on the line), Mentone (on the line) and Monterey (on the line).
Which counties border Marshall County?
Marshall County touches 6 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 1,665 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Starke County | 2,013 | 2025 | 2.2% |
| Elkhart County | 2,178 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Pulaski County | 2,273 | 2025 | 3.9% |
| Kosciusko County | 2,718 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| St. Joseph County | 1,448 | 2025 | 3% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Marshall County in 2025?
2,665: 1,266 antlered and 1,399 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 2,416.
Is there public hunting land in Marshall County?
1,424 acres, 0.5% 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 other DNR land (1,091 acres). The DNR's map shows 1 property open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Marshall 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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