County reports · October 5, 2026
Where does your deer county rank?
Fourteen state reports with searchable county tables. Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa and Missouri use the provisional FDR composite. Minnesota, Kansas, Kentucky, Texas and Pennsylvania use the Trophy Index. North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Carolina compare official harvest figures. Each report states its season, coverage and measurement basis so you can choose the comparison that fits.
Michigan
Arenac and Hillsdale share a displayed score of 65.9. Clinton leads Michigan's separate Trophy Index. Search every county and see why those rankings disagree.
Provisional FDR IndexIndiana
Ohio County leads the provisional FDR Index at 78.7. Steuben led the 2024 reported harvest. Find your county and compare the different leaders.
Provisional FDR IndexWisconsin
Adams leads the provisional FDR Index at 72.4. Buffalo scores 99 on the separate Trophy Index but ranks forty-fifth in the composite. Compare all 72 counties.
Trophy IndexMinnesota
Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka and Washington lead the Trophy Index. Houston, Wabasha and Winona also place high. Find your county in the full Minnesota ranking.
Provisional FDR IndexOhio
Jefferson scores 87.3, ahead of Belmont and Hocking. Coshocton leads the official 2025-26 harvest instead. Search all 88 counties and compare the evidence.
Provisional FDR IndexIowa
Appanoose scores 71.8 and Louisa 71.5. Clayton led reported harvest, while Warren leads the Trophy Index. Compare the three views of Iowa deer country.
Trophy IndexKansas
Wyandotte scores 100, Johnson 96 and Riley 92. The county ranking highlights trophy concentration while leaving permits and property access as separate decisions.
Provisional FDR IndexMissouri
Henry leads the provisional FDR Index at 69.4. Worth places fifth and carries a Trophy Index of 87. Search every Missouri county and St. Louis city.
Trophy IndexKentucky
Kenton leads at 99, but 36 Kentucky counties score at least 90. See the full Trophy Index ranking and how it differs from the harvest-density report.
Private-land deerOklahoma
Osage led private-land deer harvest at 5,062 in 2025-26. Pittsburg led the private-land archery count at 1,364. Search all 77 counties with public harvest kept separate.
Trophy IndexTexas
Collin, Tarrant and Grayson lead this acreage-adjusted comparison. Maverick and Kleberg also place near the top. Search all 254 counties and see what the score measures.
Reported deerNorth Carolina
Randolph led total deer harvest at 5,349. Watauga ranked forty-second by total but first in the printed antlered-buck rate. See both columns for all 100 counties.
Adjusted harvestSouth Carolina
Orangeburg led the 2024 adjusted county harvest estimate at 10,976. Anderson led harvest per square mile of deer habitat at 22.7. Compare all 46 counties.
Trophy IndexPennsylvania
Allegheny scores 100 on the Trophy Index. Beaver and Delaware follow at 98, while Potter scores 50. Search every county and compare the full range.
The series began with the Illinois Whitetail County Report, which retains its original 2005 to 2024 analysis period. The new reports have their own dated sources and model snapshots.