Miami County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Miami County covers 377 square miles around Peru. Hunters took 1,750 deer here in the 2025 season, 866 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 10% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 0.9% of Miami County is public land open to the public, the largest share federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes (1,594 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 lakesState parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landMiami CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 241,468 acres (377 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,750 (866 antlered, 884 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.9% (2,198 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 1 (516 acres inside Miami County) |
| Towns in and near it | Peru, Converse, Bunker Hill, Roann, Galveston and Onward |
How many deer are harvested in Miami County?
Hunters took 1,750 deer in Miami County in 2025: 866 antlered and 884 antlerless (51% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,750 | 866 | 884 |
| 2024 | 1,593 | 709 | 884 |
| 2023 | 1,669 | 818 | 851 |
| 2022 | 1,598 | 719 | 879 |
| 2021 | 1,220 | 601 | 619 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Miami County.
How much public land is in Miami County?
2,198 of Miami County's 241,468 acres are public land open to the public (0.9%). The biggest share is federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes: 1,594 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Miami County |
|---|---|---|
| Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes | 1,594 | 0.7% |
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 516 | 0.2% |
| County, city and regional land | 64 | under 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 16 | under 0.1% |
| State parks | 8 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 2,198 | 0.9% |
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 Miami County
Properties open to public hunting in Miami County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Frances Slocum State Forest: 516 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Mississinewa Recreation Area (1,600 acres).
How do you get to Miami County?
Highways through it: US 24 (about 41 miles inside) and US 31 (about 31 miles inside). Towns inside: Peru, Converse, Bunker Hill, Amboy, Denver and Macy. Nearby: Roann (on the line), Galveston (on the line), Onward (on the line) and Akron (3 miles).
Which counties border Miami County?
Miami County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | 1,607 | 2025 | 0.3% |
| Grant County | 1,220 | 2025 | 0.7% |
| Fulton County | 1,665 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Howard County | 590 | 2025 | 0.7% |
| Wabash County | 1,638 | 2025 | 6.3% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Miami County in 2025?
1,750: 866 antlered and 884 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,593.
Is there public hunting land in Miami County?
2,198 acres, 0.9% 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 federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes (1,594 acres). The DNR's map shows 1 property open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Miami 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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