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Tipton County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land

Tipton County covers 261 square miles around Tipton. Hunters took 213 deer here in the 2025 season, 115 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is about the same as 2024. 0.1% of Tipton County is public land open to the public, the largest share other DNR land (73 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.

Map of Indiana's Tipton County: public land by manager, the counties around it, highways US 31; towns: Tipton, Windfall City, Sharpsville, Atlanta and Elwood

Other DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landTipton CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway

Tipton County at a glance
Size166,789 acres (261 square miles)
Deer taken, 2025213 (115 antlered, 98 antlerless)
Public land0.1% (117 acres)
Public hunting propertiesNone mapped
Towns in and near itTipton, Windfall City, Sharpsville, Atlanta, Elwood and Russiaville

How many deer are harvested in Tipton County?

Hunters took 213 deer in Tipton County in 2025: 115 antlered and 98 antlerless (46% antlerless).

SeasonDeer takenAntleredAntlerless
202521311598
2024214113101
202319711483
202218110378
20211358847

Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Tipton County.

How much public land is in Tipton County?

117 of Tipton County's 166,789 acres are public land open to the public (0.1%). The biggest share is other DNR land: 73 acres.

ManagerAcresShare of Tipton County
Other DNR land73under 0.1%
County, city and regional land40under 0.1%
Land trusts and other open land4under 0.1%
All public land open to the public1170.1%

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.

How do you get to Tipton County?

Highways through it: US 31 (about 27 miles inside). Towns inside: Tipton, Windfall City, Sharpsville, Kempton, Hobbs and Goldsmith. Nearby: Atlanta (on the line), Elwood (on the line), Russiaville (2 miles) and Arcadia (3 miles).

Which counties border Tipton County?

Tipton County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:

CountyDeer harvestedYearPublic land
Grant County1,22020250.7%
Howard County59020250.7%
Clinton County55720250%
Madison County71520250.4%
Hamilton County62620252%

Questions hunters ask

How many deer were harvested in Tipton County in 2025?

213: 115 antlered and 98 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 214.

Is there public hunting land in Tipton County?

117 acres, 0.1% 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 other DNR land (73 acres).

What is the deer bag limit in Tipton 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

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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