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Greene County, Iowa: deer harvest and public hunting land

Greene County covers 571 square miles around Jefferson. Hunters reported 351 deer here in the 2025 season, 204 of them antlered bucks, through the DNR's harvest reporting. That is down 1% from 2024, and the fewest in the 5 years shown. 1.7% of Greene County is public land open to the public, the largest share public hunting areas on the DNR atlas (5,638 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 Greene County: public land by manager, IHAP land, the counties around it, highways IA 4, US 30 and IA 144; towns: Jefferson, Churdan, Scranton, Ralston and Bayard

Public hunting areas on the DNR atlasCounty conservation board and city landLand trusts and other open landIHAP landGreene CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway

Greene County at a glance
Size365,575 acres (571 square miles)
Deer reported, 2025351 (204 antlered bucks, 14 button bucks, 125 does and doe fawns)
Deer zone (2026)Zone A
Public land1.7% (6,313 acres)
Hunting areas19 (5,637 acres inside Greene County)
IHAP land1 site, 46 acres
Towns in and near itJefferson, Churdan, Scranton, Ralston, Bayard and Bagley

How many deer are harvested in Greene County?

Hunters reported 351 deer in Greene County in 2025: 204 antlered bucks, 14 button bucks, 125 does and doe fawns and 8 bucks that had shed their antlers.

SeasonDeer reportedAntlered bucksButton bucksDoesDoe fawnsShed-antler bucks
20253512041411968
202435318440111117
202346623239176910
20224852584017557
20214522443016936

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

How much public land is in Greene County?

6,313 of Greene County's 365,575 acres are public land open to the public (1.7%). The biggest share is public hunting areas on the DNR atlas: 5,638 acres.

ManagerAcresShare of Greene County
Public hunting areas on the DNR atlas5,6381.5%
County conservation board and city land6620.2%
Other DNR land8under 0.1%
National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas5under 0.1%
All public land open to the public6,3131.7%

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 Greene County

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

Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Greene County Waterfowl Production Area (1,124 acres).

IHAP land in Greene County

The DNR's IHAP layer shows 1 tract in Greene County, 46 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 Greene County?

Highways through it: IA 4 (about 29 miles inside), US 30 (about 24 miles inside), IA 144 (about 23 miles inside) and IA 25 (about 12 miles inside). Towns inside: Jefferson, Churdan, Scranton, Grand Junction, Rippey and Paton. Nearby: Ralston (on the line), Bayard (on the line), Bagley (on the line) and Jamaica (on the line).

Which counties border Greene County?

Greene County touches 6 other counties. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:

CountyDeer harvestedYearPublic landIHAP land sites
Boone County1,16220253.5%1
Dallas County1,17220252.3%
Calhoun County8420250.6%1
Carroll County19920250.9%
Guthrie County1,61320253.2%
Webster County83520252.5%

Questions hunters ask

How many deer were harvested in Greene County in 2025?

Hunters reported 351 deer: 204 antlered bucks, 14 button bucks and 125 does and doe fawns (DNR). In 2024: 353.

Is there public hunting land in Greene County?

Yes. 6,313 acres, 1.7% 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 (5,638 acres). The DNR's atlas shows 19 public hunting areas here.

Does Greene County have IHAP land?

Yes. 1 tract, 46 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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