Vigo County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Vigo County covers 410 square miles around Terre Haute. Hunters took 1,685 deer here in the 2025 season, 931 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 5% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 3.9% of Vigo County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (8,009 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 landVigo CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 262,649 acres (410 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,685 (931 antlered, 754 antlerless) |
| Public land | 3.9% (10,302 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 4 (8,009 acres inside Vigo County) |
| Towns in and near it | Terre Haute, Seelyville, West Terre Haute, Farmersburg, Rosedale and Universal |
How many deer are harvested in Vigo County?
Hunters took 1,685 deer in Vigo County in 2025: 931 antlered and 754 antlerless (45% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,685 | 931 | 754 |
| 2024 | 1,608 | 849 | 759 |
| 2023 | 1,470 | 802 | 668 |
| 2022 | 1,499 | 810 | 689 |
| 2021 | 1,393 | 731 | 662 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Vigo County.
How much public land is in Vigo County?
10,302 of Vigo County's 262,649 acres are public land open to the public (3.9%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 8,009 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Vigo County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 8,009 | 3% |
| County, city and regional land | 1,080 | 0.4% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 776 | 0.3% |
| Other DNR land | 437 | 0.2% |
| All public land open to the public | 10,302 | 3.9% |
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 Vigo County
Properties open to public hunting in Vigo County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area: 3,710 acres
- Fairbanks Landing Fish and Wildlife Area: 3,276 acres
- Wabash River Conservation Area: 637 acres
- HRI Wabash River: 386 acres
How do you get to Vigo County?
Highways through it: US 41 (about 49 miles inside), US 150 (about 46 miles inside), I-70 (about 33 miles inside) and US 40 (about 24 miles inside). Towns inside: Terre Haute, Seelyville, West Terre Haute, Riley, North Terre Haute and Tecumseh. Nearby: Farmersburg (on the line), Rosedale (on the line), Universal (on the line) and Staunton (2 miles).
Which counties border Vigo County?
Vigo County touches 4 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | 1,349 | 2025 | 1.2% |
| Parke County | 2,557 | 2025 | 3.2% |
| Sullivan County | 1,952 | 2025 | 9.2% |
| Vermillion County | 1,000 | 2025 | 0.7% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Vigo County in 2025?
1,685: 931 antlered and 754 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,608.
Is there public hunting land in Vigo County?
10,302 acres, 3.9% 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) (8,009 acres). The DNR's map shows 4 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Vigo 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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