Newton County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Newton County covers 403 square miles around Kentland. Hunters took 1,166 deer here in the 2025 season, 584 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 2% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 9% of Newton County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (20,458 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 landNewton CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 258,234 acres (403 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,166 (584 antlered, 582 antlerless) |
| Public land | 9% (23,236 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 4 (20,458 acres inside Newton County) |
| Towns in and near it | Kentland, Morocco, Goodland, Schneider, Earl Park and DeMotte |
How many deer are harvested in Newton County?
Hunters took 1,166 deer in Newton County in 2025: 584 antlered and 582 antlerless (50% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,166 | 584 | 582 |
| 2024 | 1,144 | 572 | 572 |
| 2023 | 945 | 473 | 472 |
| 2022 | 963 | 484 | 479 |
| 2021 | 895 | 463 | 432 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Newton County.
How much public land is in Newton County?
23,236 of Newton County's 258,234 acres are public land open to the public (9%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 20,458 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Newton County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 20,458 | 7.9% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,682 | 0.7% |
| Other DNR land | 1,091 | 0.4% |
| County, city and regional land | 5 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 23,236 | 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 Newton County
Properties open to public hunting in Newton County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area: 9,922 acres
- Kankakee Sands: 6,734 acres
- LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area: 3,355 acres
- Conrad Savanna: 447 acres
How do you get to Newton County?
Highways through it: US 41 (about 62 miles inside), US 24 (about 13 miles inside), US 52 (about 9 miles inside) and I-65 (about 6 miles inside). Towns inside: Kentland, Morocco, Goodland, Brook, Mount Ayr and Roselawn. Nearby: Schneider (on the line), Earl Park (4 miles), DeMotte (4 miles) and Rensselaer (6 miles).
Which counties border Newton County?
Newton County touches 3 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | 1,523 | 2025 | 4.4% |
| Benton County | 183 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Jasper County | 1,519 | 2025 | 2% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Newton County in 2025?
1,166: 584 antlered and 582 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,144.
Is there public hunting land in Newton County?
23,236 acres, 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 properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (20,458 acres). The DNR's map shows 4 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Newton 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.