Warrick County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
Warrick County covers 391 square miles around Boonville. Hunters took 1,254 deer here in the 2025 season, 659 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 4% from 2024. 3.5% of Warrick County is public land open to the public, the largest share properties open to public hunting (DNR map) (7,991 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 lakesNational park landState parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landWarrick CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 250,308 acres (391 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,254 (659 antlered, 595 antlerless) |
| Public land | 3.5% (8,664 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | 5 (7,991 acres inside Warrick County) |
| Towns in and near it | Boonville, Chandler, Lynnville, Gentryville, Spurgeon and Holland |
How many deer are harvested in Warrick County?
Hunters took 1,254 deer in Warrick County in 2025: 659 antlered and 595 antlerless (47% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,254 | 659 | 595 |
| 2024 | 1,209 | 620 | 589 |
| 2023 | 1,322 | 683 | 639 |
| 2022 | 1,383 | 707 | 676 |
| 2021 | 1,317 | 674 | 643 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), Warrick County.
How much public land is in Warrick County?
8,664 of Warrick County's 250,308 acres are public land open to the public (3.5%). The biggest share is properties open to public hunting (DNR map): 7,991 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Warrick County |
|---|---|---|
| Properties open to public hunting (DNR map) | 7,991 | 3.2% |
| County, city and regional land | 583 | 0.2% |
| Other DNR land | 64 | under 0.1% |
| Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes | 25 | under 0.1% |
| State parks | 1 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 8,664 | 3.5% |
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 Warrick County
Properties open to public hunting in Warrick County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area: 2,574 acres
- Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area: 2,010 acres
- Interlake Off-Road State Recreation Area: 1,884 acres
- Little Pigeon Creek Wetland Conservation Area: 1,138 acres
- Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area: 385 acres
How do you get to Warrick County?
Highways through it: I-64 (about 50 miles inside) and I-69 (about 3 miles inside). Towns inside: Boonville, Chandler, Lynnville, Newburgh, Elberfeld and Tennyson. Nearby: Gentryville (on the line), Spurgeon (2 miles), Holland (2 miles) and Dale (3 miles).
Which counties border Warrick County?
Warrick County touches 5 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County | 1,482 | 2025 | 9.5% |
| Dubois County | 2,018 | 2025 | 4.4% |
| Gibson County | 1,273 | 2025 | 2.5% |
| Spencer County | 1,217 | 2025 | 3.1% |
| Vanderburgh County | 736 | 2025 | 1.1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Warrick County in 2025?
1,254: 659 antlered and 595 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,209.
Is there public hunting land in Warrick County?
8,664 acres, 3.5% 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) (7,991 acres). The DNR's map shows 5 properties open to public hunting here.
What is the deer bag limit in Warrick 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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