Iowa Deer Hunting by County Deer harvest, public land, and terrain for 99 Iowa counties — 99 with a full breakdown.
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Updated September 2026
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Try Ember free County Deer harvest Per sq mi▼ Public land Allamakee County 3,598 5.6 11% Clayton County 4,318 5.5 4% Van Buren County 2,363 4.9 3% Madison County 2,552 4.5 1% Lee County 2,304 4.5 3% Appanoose County 2,070 4.2 8% Dubuque County 2,480 4.1 2% Lucas County 1,752 4.1 7% Monroe County 1,720 4.0 2% Warren County 2,240 3.9 4% Jackson County 2,445 3.8 3% Winneshiek County 2,549 3.7 2% Des Moines County 1,482 3.6 3% Davis County 1,776 3.5 2% Louisa County 1,395 3.5 7% Jones County 1,986 3.5 1% Clarke County 1,473 3.4 1% Jefferson County 1,463 3.4 1% Marion County 1,764 3.2 12% Wayne County 1,665 3.2 2% Muscatine County 1,379 3.2 3% Henry County 1,350 3.1 1% Linn County 2,207 3.1 3% Wapello County 1,305 3.0 1% Guthrie County 1,773 3.0 2% Delaware County 1,700 2.9 2% Johnson County 1,803 2.9 5% Washington County 1,622 2.9 1% Decatur County 1,438 2.7 2% Fayette County 1,967 2.7 2% Taylor County 1,372 2.6 1% Ringgold County 1,376 2.6 2% Bremer County 1,108 2.5 3% Union County 1,074 2.5 3% Iowa County 1,472 2.5 4% Boone County 1,350 2.4 3% Dallas County 1,341 2.3 2% Chickasaw County 1,087 2.2 1% Floyd County 981 2.0 1% Cedar County 1,112 1.9 0% Clinton County 1,323 1.9 2% Butler County 1,092 1.9 2% Keokuk County 1,044 1.8 1% Polk County 997 1.7 9% Scott County 795 1.7 3% Buchanan County 981 1.7 1% Howard County 810 1.7 1% Tama County 1,230 1.7 2% Mahaska County 961 1.7 1% Mitchell County 785 1.7 1% Hardin County 924 1.6 1% Black Hawk County 916 1.6 3% Benton County 1,125 1.6 2% Adair County 776 1.4 1% Webster County 937 1.3 3% Adams County 546 1.3 1% Poweshiek County 718 1.2 1% Worth County 471 1.2 4% Jasper County 846 1.2 4% Cerro Gordo County 583 1.0 4% Marshall County 546 1.0 1% Story County 535 0.9 2% Franklin County 530 0.9 1% Montgomery County 359 0.8 1% Fremont County 432 0.8 5% Clay County 427 0.8 4% Harrison County 500 0.7 5% Winnebago County 287 0.7 4% Mills County 301 0.7 3% Dickinson County 255 0.7 14% Hamilton County 374 0.6 1% Wright County 364 0.6 2% Greene County 352 0.6 2% Emmet County 230 0.6 6% Page County 310 0.6 0% Cass County 283 0.5 1% Monona County 347 0.5 3% Hancock County 285 0.5 3% Woodbury County 418 0.5 3% Pottawattamie County 439 0.5 1% Audubon County 200 0.5 0% Humboldt County 192 0.4 1% Palo Alto County 244 0.4 3% Cherokee County 240 0.4 0% Lyon County 244 0.4 1% Sac County 227 0.4 2% Kossuth County 379 0.4 3% Carroll County 199 0.3 1% Grundy County 167 0.3 0% Osceola County 132 0.3 1% Plymouth County 253 0.3 1% O'Brien County 168 0.3 1% Crawford County 201 0.3 0% Shelby County 154 0.3 1% Pocahontas County 137 0.2 1% Buena Vista County 134 0.2 1% Sioux County 158 0.2 1% Ida County 76 0.2 0% Calhoun County 65 0.1 1%
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