White County, Indiana: deer harvest and public hunting land
White County covers 509 square miles around Monticello. Hunters took 1,275 deer here in the 2025 season, 613 of them antlered, by the DNR's deer report. That is up 12% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 0.1% of White County is public land open to the public, the largest share other DNR land (143 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 parksOther DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landWhite CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 325,583 acres (509 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer taken, 2025 | 1,275 (613 antlered, 662 antlerless) |
| Public land | 0.1% (231 acres) |
| Public hunting properties | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Monticello, Monon, Burnettsville, Yeoman, Remington and Battle Ground |
How many deer are harvested in White County?
Hunters took 1,275 deer in White County in 2025: 613 antlered and 662 antlerless (52% antlerless).
| Season | Deer taken | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,275 | 613 | 662 |
| 2024 | 1,143 | 547 | 596 |
| 2023 | 1,092 | 521 | 571 |
| 2022 | 1,057 | 531 | 526 |
| 2021 | 882 | 432 | 450 |
Source: Indiana DNR White-tailed Deer Reports (2021 to 2025 seasons, Table 3-4), White County.
How much public land is in White County?
231 of White County's 325,583 acres are public land open to the public (0.1%). The biggest share is other DNR land: 143 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of White County |
|---|---|---|
| Other DNR land | 143 | under 0.1% |
| County, city and regional land | 53 | under 0.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 35 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 231 | 0.1% |
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 White County?
Highways through it: I-65 (about 31 miles inside), US 24 (about 28 miles inside), US 421 (about 19 miles inside) and US 231 (about 17 miles inside). Towns inside: Monticello, Monon, Burnettsville, Brookston, Wolcott and Reynolds. Nearby: Yeoman (on the line), Remington (2 miles), Battle Ground (4 miles) and Royal Center (4 miles).
Which counties border White County?
White County touches 6 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | 1,607 | 2025 | 0.3% |
| Benton County | 183 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Jasper County | 1,519 | 2025 | 2% |
| Carroll County | 1,281 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Pulaski County | 2,273 | 2025 | 3.9% |
| Tippecanoe County | 1,324 | 2025 | 1.6% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in White County in 2025?
1,275: 613 antlered and 662 antlerless (DNR). In 2024: 1,143.
Is there public hunting land in White County?
231 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 (143 acres).
What is the deer bag limit in White 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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