Vermillion County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Vermillion County covers 260 square miles around Clinton. Hunters took 1,000 deer here in the 2025 season, 529 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is about the same as 2024. 0.7% of Vermillion County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (1,135 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 parksCounty, city and regional landVermillion CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 166,336 acres (260 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,000 (529 antlered, 471 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.7% (1,202 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 2 (1,134 acres inside Vermillion County) |
| Towns in and near it | Clinton, Cayuga, Fairview Park, Montezuma, Covington and Mecca |
How many deer are harvested in Vermillion County?
Hunters took 1,000 deer in Vermillion County in 2025: 529 antlered and 471 antlerless (47% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,000 | 529 | 471 |
| 2024 | 1,005 | 493 | 512 |
| 2023 | 996 | 492 | 504 |
| 2022 | 1,115 | 588 | 527 |
| 2021 | 1,096 | 597 | 499 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Vermillion County.
How much public land is in Vermillion County?
1,202 of Vermillion County's 166,336 acres are public land open to the public (0.7%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 1,135 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Vermillion County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 1,135 | 0.7% |
| County, city and regional land | 63 | under 0.1% |
| Other DNR land | 4 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,202 | 0.7% |
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 Vermillion County
Properties open to public hunting in Vermillion County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Wabash River Conservation Area: 1,061 acres
- HRI Wabash River: 73 acres
How do you get to Vermillion County?
Highways through it: I-74 (about 13 miles inside), US 36 (about 9 miles inside) and US 136 (about 2 miles inside). Towns inside: Clinton, Cayuga, Fairview Park, Newport, Universal and Dana. Nearby: Montezuma (on the line), Covington (on the line), Mecca (3 miles) and State Line City (3 miles).
Which counties border Vermillion County?
Vermillion County touches 4 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vigo County | 1,685 | 2025 | 3.9% |
| Parke County | 2,557 | 2025 | 3.2% |
| Warren County | 1,255 | 2025 | 0.2% |
| Fountain County | 1,533 | 2025 | 0.4% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Vermillion County in 2025?
1,000: 529 antlered and 471 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,005.
Is there public hunting land in Vermillion County?
1,202 acres, 0.7% 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) (1,135 acres). The DNR's map shows 2 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Vermillion 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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