Switzerland County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Switzerland County covers 224 square miles around Vevay. Hunters took 1,236 deer here in the 2025 season, 636 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is down 19% from 2024, and the fewest in the 5 years shown. 1.4% of Switzerland County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (1,553 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 landSwitzerland CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 143,045 acres (224 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,236 (636 antlered, 600 antlerless) |
| Public land | 1.4% (1,984 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 1 (1,553 acres inside Switzerland County) |
| Towns in and near it | Vevay, Patriot, Lamb, Brooksburg, Rising Sun and Dillsboro |
How many deer are harvested in Switzerland County?
Hunters took 1,236 deer in Switzerland County in 2025: 636 antlered and 600 antlerless (49% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,236 | 636 | 600 |
| 2024 | 1,528 | 722 | 806 |
| 2023 | 1,434 | 677 | 757 |
| 2022 | 1,506 | 720 | 786 |
| 2021 | 1,647 | 828 | 819 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Switzerland County.
How much public land is in Switzerland County?
1,984 of Switzerland County's 143,045 acres are public land open to the public (1.4%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 1,553 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Switzerland County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 1,553 | 1.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 372 | 0.3% |
| County, city and regional land | 40 | under 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 19 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,984 | 1.4% |
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 Switzerland County
Properties open to public hunting in Switzerland County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area: 1,553 acres
How do you get to Switzerland County?
No numbered highway crosses it. Towns inside: Vevay, Patriot, Lamb, East Enterprise and Florence. Nearby: Brooksburg (2 miles), Rising Sun (4 miles), Dillsboro (8 miles) and Versailles (10 miles).
Which counties border Switzerland County?
Switzerland County touches 3 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County | 502 | 2025 | 0% |
| Ripley County | 1,276 | 2025 | 11.1% |
| Jefferson County | 1,219 | 2025 | 9.1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Switzerland County in 2025?
1,236: 636 antlered and 600 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,528.
Is there public hunting land in Switzerland County?
1,984 acres, 1.4% 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) (1,553 acres). The DNR's map shows 1 property open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Switzerland 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.