Noble County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Noble County covers 417 square miles around Kendallville. Hunters took 2,883 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,287 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 8% from 2024. 2.5% of Noble County is public land open to the public, the largest share state parks (2,946 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 landNoble CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 267,166 acres (417 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 2,883 (1,287 antlered, 1,596 antlerless) |
| Public land | 2.5% (6,697 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 8 (2,210 acres inside Noble County) |
| Towns in and near it | Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Topeka, Altona and Millersburg |
How many deer are harvested in Noble County?
Hunters took 2,883 deer in Noble County in 2025: 1,287 antlered and 1,596 antlerless (55% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,883 | 1,287 | 1,596 |
| 2024 | 2,681 | 1,136 | 1,545 |
| 2023 | 2,963 | 1,243 | 1,720 |
| 2022 | 2,785 | 1,287 | 1,498 |
| 2021 | 2,360 | 1,070 | 1,290 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Noble County.
How much public land is in Noble County?
6,697 of Noble County's 267,166 acres are public land open to the public (2.5%). The biggest share is state parks: 2,946 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Noble County |
|---|---|---|
| State parks | 2,946 | 1.1% |
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 2,210 | 0.8% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 762 | 0.3% |
| County, city and regional land | 591 | 0.2% |
| Other DNR land | 188 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 6,697 | 2.5% |
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 Noble County
Properties open to public hunting in Noble County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area: 860 acres
- Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area: 777 acres
- Huston Ditch Wetland Conservation Area: 190 acres
- Eagle Lake Nature Preserve: 142 acres
- Mendenhall Wetland Conservation Area: 99 acres
- Curtis Wetland Conservation Area: 52 acres
- Rome City Wetland Conservation Area: 51 acres
- Whirledge Wetland Conservation Area: 39 acres
How do you get to Noble County?
Highways through it: US 6 (about 24 miles inside) and US 33 (about 21 miles inside). Towns inside: Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Avilla, Rome City and Wolcottville. Nearby: Topeka (on the line), Altona (2 miles), Millersburg (2 miles) and Churubusco (2 miles).
Which counties border Noble County?
Noble County touches 7 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | 1,932 | 2025 | 1.7% |
| DeKalb County | 3,007 | 2025 | 0.5% |
| Elkhart County | 2,178 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Steuben County | 3,571 | 2025 | 3.6% |
| Whitley County | 1,317 | 2025 | 0.3% |
| LaGrange County | 3,079 | 2025 | 4.2% |
| Kosciusko County | 2,718 | 2025 | 1.4% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Noble County in 2025?
2,883: 1,287 antlered and 1,596 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 2,681.
Is there public hunting land in Noble County?
6,697 acres, 2.5% 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 state parks (2,946 acres). The DNR's map shows 8 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Noble 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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