Morgan County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Morgan County covers 409 square miles around Martinsville. Hunters took 1,701 deer here in the 2025 season, 815 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 16% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 3.6% of Morgan County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (6,558 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 landMorgan CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 262,051 acres (409 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,701 (815 antlered, 886 antlerless) |
| Public land | 3.6% (9,360 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 3 (6,558 acres inside Morgan County) |
| Towns in and near it | Martinsville, Mooresville, Monrovia, Gosport, Stilesville and Bargersville |
How many deer are harvested in Morgan County?
Hunters took 1,701 deer in Morgan County in 2025: 815 antlered and 886 antlerless (52% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,701 | 815 | 886 |
| 2024 | 1,461 | 682 | 779 |
| 2023 | 1,387 | 673 | 714 |
| 2022 | 1,459 | 692 | 767 |
| 2021 | 1,436 | 656 | 780 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Morgan County.
How much public land is in Morgan County?
9,360 of Morgan County's 262,051 acres are public land open to the public (3.6%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 6,558 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Morgan County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 6,558 | 2.5% |
| Other DNR land | 2,515 | 1% |
| County, city and regional land | 230 | 0.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 57 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 9,360 | 3.6% |
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 Morgan County
Properties open to public hunting in Morgan County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Morgan-Monroe State Forest: 5,114 acres
- Ravinia State Forest: 1,422 acres
- Yellowwood State Forest: 22 acres
How do you get to Morgan County?
Highways through it: I-70 (about 18 miles inside) and IN 67 (about 3 miles inside). Towns inside: Martinsville, Mooresville, Monrovia, Brooklyn, Morgantown and Paragon. Nearby: Gosport (2 miles), Stilesville (2 miles), Bargersville (2 miles) and Stinesville (3 miles).
Which counties border Morgan County?
Morgan County touches 7 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen County | 2,277 | 2025 | 5.5% |
| Brown County | 1,400 | 2025 | 33.7% |
| Marion County | 418 | 2025 | 6% |
| Monroe County | 1,652 | 2025 | 22.5% |
| Putnam County | 2,721 | 2025 | 2.7% |
| Johnson County | 650 | 2025 | 3% |
| Hendricks County | 802 | 2025 | 0.7% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Morgan County in 2025?
1,701: 815 antlered and 886 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,461.
Is there public hunting land in Morgan County?
9,360 acres, 3.6% 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) (6,558 acres). The DNR's map shows 3 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Morgan 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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