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Clinton County, Iowa: deer harvest and public hunting land

Clinton County covers 710 square miles around Clinton. Hunters reported 1,414 deer here in the 2025 season, 637 of them antlered bucks, through the DNR's harvest reporting. That is up 7% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 3.7% of Clinton County is public land open to the public, the largest share public hunting areas on the DNR atlas (13,242 acres), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting area boundaries.

Data updated October 2026. Harvest: the DNR's harvest reporting results, 2021 to 2025. Land: PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's Hunting Atlas layer.

Map of Iowa's Clinton County: public land by manager, IHAP land, the counties around it, highways US 30, IA 136 and US 61; towns: Clinton, Camanche, DeWitt, McCausland and Miles

Public hunting areas on the DNR atlasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasFederal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesOther DNR landCounty conservation board and city landIHAP landClinton CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway

Clinton County at a glance
Size454,538 acres (710 square miles)
Deer reported, 20251,414 (637 antlered bucks, 106 button bucks, 647 does and doe fawns)
Deer zone (2026)Zone A
Public land3.7% (16,859 acres)
Hunting areas13 (13,241 acres inside Clinton County)
IHAP land1 site, 135 acres
Towns in and near itClinton, Camanche, DeWitt, McCausland, Miles and Preston

How many deer are harvested in Clinton County?

Hunters reported 1,414 deer in Clinton County in 2025: 637 antlered bucks, 106 button bucks, 647 does and doe fawns and 24 bucks that had shed their antlers.

SeasonDeer reportedAntlered bucksButton bucksDoesDoe fawnsShed-antler bucks
20251,4146371066083924
20241,3246511065183118
20231,2715911264894817
20221,171549100487269
20211,1174931294483710

Source: Iowa DNR harvest reporting (2021 to 2025 seasons), Clinton County. Every county's numbers add up to the DNR's statewide row for each season shown.

How much public land is in Clinton County?

16,859 of Clinton County's 454,538 acres are public land open to the public (3.7%). The biggest share is public hunting areas on the DNR atlas: 13,242 acres.

ManagerAcresShare of Clinton County
Public hunting areas on the DNR atlas13,2422.9%
National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas1,6310.4%
County conservation board and city land8710.2%
Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes7440.2%
Other DNR land3710.1%
All public land open to the public16,8593.7%

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 area boundaries. Hunting rules differ by manager: DNR wildlife management areas and state forests are open to hunting unless posted as a refuge; Corps of Engineers lake land is open in many places under each project's own rules; national wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas follow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules; county conservation boards set the rules on their own land; state parks are closed to most hunting.

Public hunting areas in Clinton County

Public hunting areas in Clinton County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:

Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (7,514 acres), Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (1,288 acres) and Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (1,207 acres).

IHAP land in Clinton County

The DNR's IHAP layer shows 1 tract in Clinton County, 135 acres of private land leased for walk-in hunting. Nearly every tract is walk-in only, September 1 to May 31, by the DNR's notes. DNR: IHAP.

How do you get to Clinton County?

Highways through it: US 30 (about 56 miles inside), IA 136 (about 43 miles inside), US 61 (about 40 miles inside) and US 67 (about 29 miles inside). Towns inside: Clinton, Camanche, DeWitt, Grand Mound, Delmar and Lost Nation. Nearby: McCausland (on the line), Miles (on the line), Preston (on the line) and Lowden (on the line).

Which counties border Clinton County?

Clinton County touches 4 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:

CountyDeer harvestedYearPublic landIHAP land sites
Cedar County1,22120250.3%
Jones County2,02220251.4%1
Scott County83020255%
Jackson County2,48620255.5%1

Questions hunters ask

How many deer were harvested in Clinton County in 2025?

Hunters reported 1,414 deer: 637 antlered bucks, 106 button bucks and 647 does and doe fawns (DNR). In 2024: 1,324.

Is there public hunting land in Clinton County?

Yes. 16,859 acres, 3.7% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting area boundaries, the largest share public hunting areas on the DNR atlas (13,242 acres). The DNR's atlas shows 13 public hunting areas here.

Does Clinton County have IHAP land?

Yes. 1 tract, 135 acres, on the DNR's IHAP layer.

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Where these numbers come from

FilledTag is not part of the Iowa 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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