Randolph County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Randolph County covers 453 square miles around Winchester. Hunters took 941 deer here in the 2025 season, 482 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 4% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 0.3% of Randolph County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (750 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 landRandolph CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 290,180 acres (453 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 941 (482 antlered, 459 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.3% (949 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 2 (751 acres inside Randolph County) |
| Towns in and near it | Winchester, Union City, Parker City, Albany, Blountsville and Economy |
How many deer are harvested in Randolph County?
Hunters took 941 deer in Randolph County in 2025: 482 antlered and 459 antlerless (49% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 941 | 482 | 459 |
| 2024 | 904 | 451 | 453 |
| 2023 | 816 | 390 | 426 |
| 2022 | 765 | 378 | 387 |
| 2021 | 608 | 313 | 295 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Randolph County.
How much public land is in Randolph County?
949 of Randolph County's 290,180 acres are public land open to the public (0.3%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 750 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Randolph County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 750 | 0.3% |
| County, city and regional land | 152 | 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 47 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 949 | 0.3% |
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 Randolph County
Properties open to public hunting in Randolph County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Randolph County Wildlife Management Area: 584 acres
- Modoc Wildlife Management Area: 167 acres
How do you get to Randolph County?
Highways through it: US 36 (about 22 miles inside), US 27 (about 22 miles inside) and US 35 (about 4 miles inside). Towns inside: Winchester, Union City, Parker City, Lynn, Ridgeville and Farmland. Nearby: Albany (on the line), Blountsville (on the line), Economy (2 miles) and Mooreland (2 miles).
Which counties border Randolph County?
Randolph County touches 4 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay County | 1,537 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Henry County | 785 | 2025 | 2.2% |
| Wayne County | 1,310 | 2025 | 0.2% |
| Delaware County | 1,049 | 2025 | 1.4% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Randolph County in 2025?
941: 482 antlered and 459 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 904.
Is there public hunting land in Randolph County?
949 acres, 0.3% 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) (750 acres). The DNR's map shows 2 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Randolph 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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