Ohio publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 88 hunt units. Carroll County (ODNR deer county) is highest at 15.4 deer harvested per square mile in 2025. Coshocton County (ODNR deer county) has 15.1 in 2025 and Holmes County (ODNR deer county) has 13.5 in 2025. Harvest in a hunt unit includes private land, so the public share is shown next to each unit. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- Carroll County (ODNR deer county) has the highest harvest per square mile at 15.4. The agency reported 6,078 deer on 252,591 acres in 2025.
- 88 hunt units are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured in 2025 and each row shows its own newest year.
Ohio public land rankings
Best public land in Ohio
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2025. Captured October 19, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
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Hunt units
Top 15 of 88 ranked hunt units by deer harvest per square mile. Hunt units include private land, so the public share column shows how much of each unit is public land open to hunting.
15 of 88 hunt units shown
| 1 | Carroll County (ODNR deer county) | Carroll | 252,591 | 2025 | 6,078 | 15.4 | 1.1 | 0.3% |
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| 2 | Coshocton County (ODNR deer county) | Coshocton | 360,903 | 2025 | 8,530 | 15.1 | 31.6 | 5.6% |
| 3 | Holmes County (ODNR deer county) | Holmes | 270,473 | 2025 | 5,718 | 13.5 | 2.3 | 0.5% |
| 4 | Tuscarawas County (ODNR deer county) | Tuscarawas | 363,269 | 2025 | 7,624 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Knox County (ODNR deer county) | Knox | 336,319 | 2025 | 6,706 | 12.8 | 0.8 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Harrison County (ODNR deer county) | Harrison | 257,492 | 2025 | 4,964 | 12.3 | 7.3 | 1.8% |
| 7 | Ashland County (ODNR deer county) | Ashland | 270,709 | 2025 | 5,108 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Richland County (ODNR deer county) | Richland | 316,944 | 2025 | 5,153 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Ashtabula County (ODNR deer county) | Ashtabula | 449,546 | 2025 | 7,164 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Columbiana County (ODNR deer county) | Columbiana | 340,428 | 2025 | 5,246 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Muskingum County (ODNR deer county) | Muskingum | 425,309 | 2025 | 6,284 | 9.5 | 35.6 | 5.4% |
| 12 | Guernsey County (ODNR deer county) | Guernsey | 334,235 | 2025 | 4,806 | 9.2 | 29.6 | 5.7% |
| 13 | Jefferson County (ODNR deer county) | Jefferson | 261,199 | 2025 | 3,692 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 3.1% |
| 14 | Trumbull County (ODNR deer county) | Trumbull | 395,259 | 2025 | 5,325 | 8.6 | 25.9 | 4.2% |
| 15 | Licking County (ODNR deer county) | Licking | 436,755 | 2025 | 5,771 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.1% |
01Hunt units
88 hunt units ranked on harvest per square mile
Carroll County (ODNR deer county) has the most deer harvested per square mile at 15.4 in 2025. Coshocton County (ODNR deer county) has 15.1 in 2025 and Holmes County (ODNR deer county) has 13.5 in 2025.
The public share is the part of each unit that is public land open to hunting.
02Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured in 2025 and each row shows its own newest year.
Ohio figures are the agency's deer harvest for each county across all seasons. Ohio sets deer bag limits by county.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2025. Captured October 19, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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