Montgomery County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Montgomery County covers 506 square miles around Crawfordsville. Hunters took 1,215 deer here in the 2025 season, 598 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 5% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 1% of Montgomery County is public land open to the public, the largest share state parks (2,276 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)State parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landMontgomery CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 323,523 acres (506 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,215 (598 antlered, 617 antlerless) |
| Public land | 1% (3,174 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Crawfordsville, Ladoga, Waynetown, Russellville, Roachdale and Colfax |
How many deer are harvested in Montgomery County?
Hunters took 1,215 deer in Montgomery County in 2025: 598 antlered and 617 antlerless (51% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,215 | 598 | 617 |
| 2024 | 1,158 | 585 | 573 |
| 2023 | 1,071 | 536 | 535 |
| 2022 | 1,101 | 565 | 536 |
| 2021 | 914 | 468 | 446 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Montgomery County.
How much public land is in Montgomery County?
3,174 of Montgomery County's 323,523 acres are public land open to the public (1%). The biggest share is state parks: 2,276 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|
| State parks | 2,276 | 0.7% |
| County, city and regional land | 557 | 0.2% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 242 | 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 99 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 3,174 | 1% |
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.
How do you get to Montgomery County?
Highways through it: I-74 (about 46 miles inside), US 231 (about 25 miles inside), US 136 (about 24 miles inside), IN 234 (about 10 miles inside) and IN 47 (about 9 miles inside). Towns inside: Crawfordsville, Ladoga, Waynetown, Linden, Darlington and Waveland. Nearby: Russellville (on the line), Roachdale (on the line), Colfax (2 miles) and Clarks Hill (2 miles).
Which counties border Montgomery County?
Montgomery County touches 7 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | 552 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Parke County | 2,557 | 2025 | 3.2% |
| Putnam County | 2,721 | 2025 | 2.7% |
| Clinton County | 557 | 2025 | 0% |
| Fountain County | 1,533 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Hendricks County | 802 | 2025 | 0.7% |
| Tippecanoe County | 1,324 | 2025 | 1.6% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Montgomery County in 2025?
1,215: 598 antlered and 617 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,158.
Is there public hunting land in Montgomery County?
3,174 acres, 1% 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 state parks (2,276 acres).
What is the deer bag limit in Montgomery 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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