Vanderburgh County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Vanderburgh County covers 237 square miles around Evansville. Hunters took 736 deer here in the 2025 season, 307 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is down 4% from 2024. 1.1% of Vanderburgh County is public land open to the public, the largest share county, city and regional land (1,200 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)Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landVanderburgh CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 151,570 acres (237 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 736 (307 antlered, 429 antlerless) |
| Public land | 1.1% (1,719 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Evansville, Darmstadt, Highland, Elberfeld, Cynthiana and Newburgh |
How many deer are harvested in Vanderburgh County?
Hunters took 736 deer in Vanderburgh County in 2025: 307 antlered and 429 antlerless (58% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 736 | 307 | 429 |
| 2024 | 763 | 303 | 460 |
| 2023 | 754 | 276 | 478 |
| 2022 | 744 | 288 | 456 |
| 2021 | 672 | 244 | 428 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Vanderburgh County.
How much public land is in Vanderburgh County?
1,719 of Vanderburgh County's 151,570 acres are public land open to the public (1.1%). The biggest share is county, city and regional land: 1,200 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|
| County, city and regional land | 1,200 | 0.8% |
| Other DNR land | 519 | 0.3% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,719 | 1.1% |
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 Vanderburgh County?
Highways through it: I-69 (about 40 miles inside), US 41 (about 31 miles inside) and I-64 (about 15 miles inside). Towns inside: Evansville, Darmstadt, Highland and Melody Hill. Nearby: Elberfeld (on the line), Cynthiana (2 miles), Newburgh (2 miles) and Haubstadt (3 miles).
Which counties border Vanderburgh County?
Vanderburgh County touches 3 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posey County | 1,273 | 2025 | 4.6% |
| Gibson County | 1,273 | 2025 | 2.5% |
| Warrick County | 1,254 | 2025 | 3.5% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Vanderburgh County in 2025?
736: 307 antlered and 429 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 763.
Is there public hunting land in Vanderburgh County?
1,719 acres, 1.1% 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 county, city and regional land (1,200 acres).
What is the deer bag limit in Vanderburgh 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.