Tippecanoe County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Tippecanoe County covers 503 square miles around Lafayette. Hunters took 1,324 deer here in the 2025 season, 654 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is about the same as 2024. 1.6% of Tippecanoe County is public land open to the public, the largest share state parks (2,204 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.
State parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landTippecanoe CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 322,017 acres (503 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,324 (654 antlered, 670 antlerless) |
| Public land | 1.6% (5,013 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Lafayette, Shadeland, West Lafayette, New Richmond, Mulberry and Linden |
How many deer are harvested in Tippecanoe County?
Hunters took 1,324 deer in Tippecanoe County in 2025: 654 antlered and 670 antlerless (51% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,324 | 654 | 670 |
| 2024 | 1,327 | 629 | 698 |
| 2023 | 1,154 | 613 | 541 |
| 2022 | 1,168 | 553 | 615 |
| 2021 | 1,009 | 491 | 518 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Tippecanoe County.
How much public land is in Tippecanoe County?
5,013 of Tippecanoe County's 322,017 acres are public land open to the public (1.6%). The biggest share is state parks: 2,204 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|
| State parks | 2,204 | 0.7% |
| County, city and regional land | 1,769 | 0.5% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 864 | 0.3% |
| Other DNR land | 176 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 5,013 | 1.6% |
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.
How do you get to Tippecanoe County?
Highways through it: US 52 (about 59 miles inside), US 231 (about 53 miles inside) and I-65 (about 48 miles inside). Towns inside: Lafayette, Shadeland, West Lafayette, Otterbein, Dayton and Battle Ground. Nearby: New Richmond (on the line), Mulberry (on the line), Linden (2 miles) and Colfax (2 miles).
Which counties border Tippecanoe County?
Tippecanoe County touches 7 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| White County | 1,275 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Benton County | 183 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Warren County | 1,255 | 2025 | 0.2% |
| Carroll County | 1,281 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Clinton County | 557 | 2025 | 0% |
| Fountain County | 1,533 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Montgomery County | 1,215 | 2025 | 1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Tippecanoe County in 2025?
1,324: 654 antlered and 670 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,327.
Is there public hunting land in Tippecanoe County?
5,013 acres, 1.6% 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 (2,204 acres).
What is the deer bag limit in Tippecanoe 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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