Floyd County, Iowa: deer harvest and public hunting land
Floyd County covers 501 square miles around Charles City. Hunters reported 1,063 deer here in the 2025 season, 445 of them antlered bucks, through the DNR's harvest reporting. That is up 8% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 0.7% of Floyd County is public land open to the public, the largest share public hunting areas on the DNR atlas (1,465 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.
Public hunting areas on the DNR atlasCounty conservation board and city landFloyd CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 320,851 acres (501 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer reported, 2025 | 1,063 (445 antlered bucks, 81 button bucks, 518 does and doe fawns) |
| Deer zone (2026) | Zone A |
| Public land | 0.7% (2,272 acres) |
| Hunting areas | 17 (1,463 acres inside Floyd County) |
| IHAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | Charles City, Nora Springs, Rudd, Dougherty, Nashua and Greene |
How many deer are harvested in Floyd County?
Hunters reported 1,063 deer in Floyd County in 2025: 445 antlered bucks, 81 button bucks, 518 does and doe fawns and 19 bucks that had shed their antlers.
| Season | Deer reported | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Doe fawns | Shed-antler bucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,063 | 445 | 81 | 491 | 27 | 19 |
| 2024 | 981 | 401 | 79 | 459 | 25 | 17 |
| 2023 | 910 | 405 | 76 | 397 | 21 | 11 |
| 2022 | 917 | 399 | 72 | 413 | 28 | 5 |
| 2021 | 950 | 429 | 63 | 427 | 28 | 3 |
Source: Iowa DNR harvest reporting (2021 to 2025 seasons), Floyd County. Every county's numbers add up to the DNR's statewide row for each season shown.
How much public land is in Floyd County?
2,272 of Floyd County's 320,851 acres are public land open to the public (0.7%). The biggest share is public hunting areas on the DNR atlas: 1,465 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Floyd County |
|---|---|---|
| Public hunting areas on the DNR atlas | 1,465 | 0.5% |
| County conservation board and city land | 806 | 0.3% |
| Other DNR land | 1 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 2,272 | 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 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 Floyd County
Public hunting areas in Floyd County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Nagle Wildlife: 209 acres
- Idlewild Wildlife Area: 197 acres
- Cedar Hills: 160 acres
- Little Cedar Wildlife Area: 153 acres
- Restoration Marsh: 119 acres
- Wentlands Woods: 102 acres
- Mink Creek: 92 acres
- Rock Creek Wildlife Area - Mitchell: 77 acres
- Knapp II Wildlife Area: 68 acres
- Knapp I Wildlife Area: 66 acres
- Slough Creek: 62 acres
- Idlewild County Park: 44 acres
- Happy Acres: 40 acres
- Wintericks Woods: 40 acres
- Howard Woods: 21 acres
- Seter's Landing: 7 acres
- Peterson Prairie: 6 acres
How do you get to Floyd County?
Highways through it: US 18 (about 42 miles inside), US 218 (about 40 miles inside), IA 14 (about 18 miles inside), IA 27 (about 10 miles inside) and IA 147 (about 6 miles inside). Towns inside: Charles City, Nora Springs, Rudd, Marble Rock, Rockford and Floyd. Nearby: Dougherty (on the line), Nashua (on the line), Greene (on the line) and Orchard (on the line).
Which counties border Floyd County?
Floyd County touches 7 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | IHAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremer County | 1,254 | 2025 | 3.3% | |
| Butler County | 1,211 | 2025 | 2.8% | 1 |
| Howard County | 832 | 2025 | 1% | 1 |
| Franklin County | 527 | 2025 | 0.9% | |
| Mitchell County | 936 | 2025 | 0.8% | |
| Chickasaw County | 1,197 | 2025 | 1.1% | 1 |
| Cerro Gordo County | 544 | 2025 | 3.4% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Floyd County in 2025?
Hunters reported 1,063 deer: 445 antlered bucks, 81 button bucks and 518 does and doe fawns (DNR). In 2024: 981.
Is there public hunting land in Floyd County?
Yes. 2,272 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 area boundaries, the largest share public hunting areas on the DNR atlas (1,465 acres). The DNR's atlas shows 17 public hunting areas here.
Does Floyd County have IHAP land?
Not on the DNR's IHAP layer.
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Where these numbers come from
- Deer harvest: Iowa DNR harvest reporting (2021 to 2025 seasons).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and the DNR's public hunting area boundaries. public hunting areas: Iowa DNR public hunting areas (Hunting Atlas layer). IHAP land: Iowa DNR Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP) tracts.
- 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 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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