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- Counties · RankingsMichigan Deer Counties Ranked: Arenac and Hillsdale Lead the FDR IndexArenac 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.65.9shared top score, provisional FDR Index
- Counties · RankingsIndiana Deer Counties Ranked: Ohio, Putnam and Franklin Take the LeadOhio County leads the provisional FDR Index at 78.7. Steuben led the 2024 reported harvest. Find your county and compare the different leaders.78.7Ohio County, provisional FDR Index
- Counties · RankingsWisconsin Deer Counties Ranked: Adams Leads, Buffalo Is Forty-FifthAdams 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.72.4Adams County, provisional FDR Index
- Counties · RankingsMinnesota Deer Counties Ranked: Four Counties Score 100, Houston Follows at 97Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka and Washington lead the Trophy Index. Houston, Wabasha and Winona also place high. Find your county in the full Minnesota ranking.100four counties share the top Trophy Index score
- Counties · RankingsOhio Deer Counties Ranked: Jefferson Leads the FDR IndexJefferson scores 87.3, ahead of Belmont and Hocking. Coshocton leads the official 2025-26 harvest instead. Search all 88 counties and compare the evidence.87.3Jefferson County, provisional FDR Index
- Counties · RankingsIowa Deer Counties Ranked: Appanoose Leads the Composite, Warren Leads the Trophy IndexAppanoose 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.71.8Appanoose County, provisional composite
- Counties · RankingsKansas Deer Counties Ranked: Wyandotte and Johnson Lead the Trophy IndexWyandotte scores 100, Johnson 96 and Riley 92. The county ranking highlights trophy concentration while leaving permits and property access as separate decisions.100Wyandotte County, Trophy Index
- Counties · RankingsMissouri Deer Counties Ranked: Henry Leads, Worth Stands OutHenry 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.69.4Henry County, provisional FDR Index
- Counties · RankingsKentucky Deer Counties Ranked: Kenton Leads the Trophy IndexKenton 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.99Kenton County, Trophy Index
- Counties · RankingsOklahoma Deer Counties Ranked: Osage Leads Total Harvest, Pittsburg Leads ArcheryOsage 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.5,062Osage private-land deer harvest, 2025 to 2026
- Counties · RankingsTexas Deer Counties Ranked: Collin Leads the Trophy IndexCollin, 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.
- Counties · RankingsNorth Carolina Deer Counties Ranked: Randolph Leads the 2025-26 HarvestRandolph 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.5,349Randolph County total deer harvest
- Counties · RankingsSouth Carolina Deer Counties Ranked: Orangeburg Leads, Anderson Has the Higher RateOrangeburg 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.10,976Orangeburg adjusted harvest estimate, 2024
- Counties · RankingsPennsylvania Deer Counties Ranked: Allegheny Leads, Potter Ranks Fifty-SeventhAllegheny scores 100 on the Trophy Index. Beaver and Delaware follow at 98, while Potter scores 50. Search every county and compare the full range.100Allegheny County, Trophy Index
- Counties · RankingsHow the FDR Index scores a countyThe index Fully Drawn Research uses to score counties, and what goes into it.
- Counties · RankingsThe Best Spring Turkey Counties in Kentucky, 2000 to 2026Spring turkey reports for 2026 put Graves County ahead (778), followed by Muhlenberg (746) and Breckinridge (662). Kentucky's harvest of 36,448 rose 18.9%, barely passing the 2010 total of 36,097.778birds reported in Graves County in 2026, the most in Kentucky
- Counties · RankingsThe County That Kills the Most Deer Isn't Always Top per Square MileClayton topped Iowa's county harvest for 24 straight seasons, spanning 2001 to 2024. Its per-square-mile rank is 3 among 99 counties. Marathon topped Wisconsin in 21 out of 66 seasons; its per-square-mile rank is 26 among 60.5.28registered deer per square mile in Van Buren County, the Iowa leader
- Counties · RankingsDuck Country and Goose Country Are Different MapsOnly 5 states place in both the duck top 10 and goose top 10. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey estimates put Maryland at duck rank 31st and goose rank 4th. Choose the bird before choosing the state.5 statesshare a top 10 spot on both the duck and goose lists
- Counties · RankingsBest Spring Turkey Counties in Tennessee: Maury Leads by a Wide MarginIn 2026, Maury County's reported spring turkey tally was 1,441, about 1.7 times runner-up Hickman's. Tennessee's reported harvest rose from 29,060 in 2025 to 35,061, still below the 40,129 recorded in 2020.1,441birds reported in Maury County in 2026, the state's top
- Counties · RankingsBest Spring Turkey Counties in North Carolina After 50 Years of ReportsWith 853 reported turkeys, Duplin County topped North Carolina's spring 2026 harvest. The statewide count reached 25,034 from 144 in 1977, setting the high across 50 springs.25,034North Carolina spring turkey reports in 2026, a 50 season peak
- Counties · RankingsBest Spring Turkey Counties in Georgia: 159 Counties, No Runaway LeaderWith 372 spring turkeys reported in 2026, Floyd County topped Georgia. The ten leaders account for just 19.6% of 12,629 statewide; 2026 remains below the 14,716 reported in 2020.19.6%of Georgia's reported birds came from the ten leading counties
- Counties · RankingsBest Spring Turkey Counties in Virginia: Southampton and Bedford Nearly TieSouthampton County logged 679 spring turkeys in 2026, topping Bedford County by 16 (663). Virginia hunters reported 24,103 birds, a 17.2% increase that left the total 344 below the 2023 peak of 24,447.679birds reported in Southampton County in 2026, the state's top
- Counties · RankingsThe Best Turkey Counties in Missouri: Franklin Led All 10 SpringsAcross Missouri, Franklin County topped the reported turkey harvest for each regular spring season of 2016 to 2025, totaling 8,728 birds. Seven counties appear in both the regular and youth top tens.8,728birds reported in Franklin County across ten springs, the most
- Counties · RankingsBest Deer Counties in Ohio: Coshocton Leads Per Square Mile at 13.20Coshocton County led Ohio with a seasonal average of 13.20 registered deer per square mile during 2020 to 2024, a rate 13.1 times Fayette's, the state's lowest. No season changed which eight counties led.13.20registered deer per square mile in Coshocton County, the Ohio leader
- Counties · RankingsIowa's Best Deer Counties per Square Mile: Van Buren by a HairFor 2020 to 2024, Iowa’s highest county registration rate was Van Buren County’s 5.28 deer per square mile. Next came Allamakee at 5.22, then Clayton at 5.21. The county median was 1.65; Calhoun placed last with 0.24.5.28registered deer per square mile in Van Buren County, the Iowa leader
- Counties · RankingsMichigan's Deer-Crash Hotspots: Eight Counties Never Left the Top QuarterFrom 1997 to 2024, Huron, Sanilac, Alcona and five additional counties placed among the highest quarter for deer collisions relative to miles driven each year, even as the median county rate dropped 33.0%.3,393.7crashes per billion vehicle miles in Huron County, 2024
- Counties · RankingsLaramie Peak Led Wyoming's 2025 Elk Bull Harvest With an Estimated 783Among Wyoming's 103 hunt areas, Laramie Peak (area 7) led the 2025 bull harvest at an estimated 783. Six kept top-10 ranks annually, 2021 to 2025, including the Non-herd unit, the state's catch-all.783estimated bull elk taken in Laramie Peak in 2025, the top area
- Counties · RankingsBest Spring Turkey Counties in Arkansas: Sharp Led 2026, Fulton Finished First Most OftenArkansas's leading county in 2026 was Sharp County, where hunters checked 511 spring birds. The state logged 13,646, its largest count since 2013. Fulton County won most often: 5 times across 14 seasons.13,646Arkansas spring turkey reports in 2026, up 19.7% on 2025
- Counties · RankingsMichigan's Best Spring Turkey Counties: Saginaw in 2024, Allegan Over TimeMichigan's spring turkey survey put Saginaw County on top in 2024 with 1,297 birds. Allegan County led in 8 out of 23 seasons; survey margins cannot distinguish the pair.1,297estimated spring turkey take in Saginaw County in 2024
- Counties · RankingsBest Missouri Deer Counties per Square Mile: Jefferson Leads at 7.91With 7.91 deer registered per square mile as its seasonal average for 2021-22 to 2025-26, Jefferson County led Missouri's 114 counties. Eight of the ten highest counties are 100 miles or less from St. Louis.7.91registered deer per square mile in Jefferson County, the Missouri leader
- Counties · RankingsBest Duck Hunting States by Ducks per Hunter: California Leads at 27Hunters in California take an average of 27 ducks each season, compared with 25 in Louisiana and 22 in Arkansas. Louisiana leads the states in duck hunter count at 73,800. Texas and Minnesota both have large numbers of hunters, with seasonal averages of 16 and 9 ducks per hunter, respectively.27ducks per hunter in California, the highest of 49 states
- Counties · RankingsEight Utah Elk Units Never Left the Top 10 for Bulls, 2015 to 2024Eight Utah elk units stayed among the top 10 for bulls harvested annually from 2015 to 2024. They supplied between 50.5% and 56.5% of Utah's yearly bull harvest. Manti (16B) has been first since 2021, with 1,030 bulls taken in 2024.EightUtah elk units stayed in the bull harvest top 10 every year, 2015 to 2024
- Counties · RankingsBest Kentucky Deer Counties per Square Mile: Spencer Leads at 9.69Across 2021-22 to 2025-26, Spencer County averaged 9.69 checked deer per land square mile each season, leading Kentucky's 120 counties. Fourteen counties in KDFWR's Bluegrass region make the top 20.9.69checked deer per square mile in Spencer County, the Kentucky leader
- Counties · RankingsThe Illinois Whitetail County ReportEach of the 102 counties receives an A to E tier using two decades of harvest data, herd-condition measures, and trophy signal. Edgar holds the top spot statewide. Western counties along the rivers no longer command the lead their reputation implies.A to Ea tier for every Illinois county
- Counties · RankingsBig-Buck Geography: Does Trophy Production Follow the Rivers?Illinois's largest bucks are said to favor the Mississippi and Illinois bottoms. County Trophy Index comparisons reject that belief: within 20 miles, counties average 49.9; beyond 50 miles, they average 50.4.49.9mean Trophy Index near the big rivers, 50.4 beyond 50 miles
- Counties · RankingsThe Quiet Champion: Why Indiana Punches Above Its SizeSince 2016, Indiana has topped the country for trophy-buck records by square mile, despite being a fraction as large as its famous neighbors. Its one-buck limit can let bucks live longer, when they can produce bigger antlers.Since 2016Indiana leads in trophy-buck records per square mile
- Counties · RankingsOhio: The Open GiantOhio delivers Kansas-quality bucks without Kansas's access hurdles: a single-buck limit, generous doe harvest, and mostly over-the-counter tags. Only the southeast's 2025 EHD outbreak marred that otherwise easy access.One buckantlered deer limit, with tags mostly sold over the counter
- Counties · RankingsThe Trophy-Count Trap: Why You Can't Rank States by Record-Book NumbersTrophy totals accumulated over the years reflect a state's efforts to get hunters to report more than its production of big deer. The sound use is to rank places within a state, never to compare state totals on a leaderboard.
- Counties · RankingsWhere the Giants Live: One Honest Trophy Ranking, and Why Only OneRaw trophy listings put Pike, Fulton and Will atop Illinois. A complete index with duplicate records removed across sources puts Edgar first and Will in the sixties. That difference explains why we rank trophy quality for just one state.80.5Edgar County, the top index score in Illinois
- Counties · RankingsThe Two Iowas: Where the Deer Are TakenIowa's nonresident reputation spans the state, but reported harvest varies widely. Driftless northeastern woods and rivers post higher totals than the heavily row-cropped northwest; largest to smallest county counts differ by ~66×.66×Iowa's top county harvest against its lowest, 2024