Scott County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Scott County covers 193 square miles around Scottsburg. Hunters took 539 deer here in the 2025 season, 220 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is down 30% from 2024, and the fewest in the 5 years shown. 9.1% of Scott County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (10,840 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 landScott CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 123,351 acres (193 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 539 (220 antlered, 319 antlerless) |
| Public land | 9.1% (11,280 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 4 (10,841 acres inside Scott County) |
| Towns in and near it | Scottsburg, Austin, Blocher, Little York, Crothersville and Hanover |
How many deer are harvested in Scott County?
Hunters took 539 deer in Scott County in 2025: 220 antlered and 319 antlerless (59% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 539 | 220 | 319 |
| 2024 | 765 | 356 | 409 |
| 2023 | 749 | 340 | 409 |
| 2022 | 744 | 338 | 406 |
| 2021 | 738 | 332 | 406 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Scott County.
How much public land is in Scott County?
11,280 of Scott County's 123,351 acres are public land open to the public (9.1%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 10,840 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Scott County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 10,840 | 8.8% |
| State parks | 336 | 0.3% |
| County, city and regional land | 88 | 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 16 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 11,280 | 9.1% |
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.
Properties open to public hunting in Scott County
Properties open to public hunting in Scott County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Clark State Forest: 6,550 acres
- Hardy Lake: 1,874 acres
- Austin Bottoms Conservation Area: 1,536 acres
- Thomastown Bottoms Nature Preserve: 881 acres
How do you get to Scott County?
Highways through it: I-65 (about 23 miles inside) and US 31 (about 12 miles inside). Towns inside: Scottsburg, Austin and Blocher. Nearby: Little York (on the line), Crothersville (2 miles), Hanover (6 miles) and Borden (8 miles).
Which counties border Scott County?
Scott County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 1,238 | 2025 | 8.9% |
| Jackson County | 1,232 | 2025 | 11.8% |
| Jennings County | 830 | 2025 | 7.7% |
| Jefferson County | 1,219 | 2025 | 9.1% |
| Washington County | 2,616 | 2025 | 5.8% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Scott County in 2025?
539: 220 antlered and 319 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 765.
Is there public hunting land in Scott County?
11,280 acres, 9.1% 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 properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (10,840 acres). The DNR's map shows 4 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Scott 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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