Ashtabula County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Ashtabula County covers 709 square miles around Conneaut. Hunters checked 7,161 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 3,077 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 19% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 2.5% of Ashtabula County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (7,932 acres), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: the Division of Wildlife's harvest reports, 2021-22 to 2025-26. Land: PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land layer.
Land on ODNR's hunting mapOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landAshtabula CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 453,948 acres (709 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 7,161 (2,408 antlered, 4,753 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 3,077 archery, 4,084 gun |
| Public land | 2.5% (11,411 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 9 (7,932 acres inside Ashtabula County) |
| Towns in and near it | Conneaut, North Kingsville, Ashtabula, Madison, Middlefield and North Perry |
How many deer are harvested in Ashtabula County?
Hunters checked 7,161 deer in Ashtabula County in 2025-26: 2,408 antlered and 4,753 antlerless. Archers took 3,077 and gun hunters 4,084.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7,161 | 2,408 | 4,753 | 3,077 | 4,084 |
| 2024-25 | 6,042 | 1,902 | 4,140 | 2,684 | 3,358 |
| 2023-24 | 5,887 | 2,067 | 3,820 | 2,706 | |
| 2021-22 | 5,193 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Ashtabula County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 1,869 bucks, 2,541 does and 783 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Ashtabula County?
11,411 of Ashtabula County's 453,948 acres are public land open to the public (2.5%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 7,932 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Ashtabula County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 7,932 | 1.7% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,678 | 0.4% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 1,374 | 0.3% |
| Other state land | 427 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 11,411 | 2.5% |
Measured by FilledTag inside the county line from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status. Hunting rules differ by manager: ODNR wildlife areas, hunting areas and forests marked open follow Ohio's statewide seasons, and those marked restricted limit hunting by place, season or permit; national forest is open; refuges follow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules; Corps of Engineers lake land is open in many places under each project's own rules; metro parks and city land are closed to most hunting.
ODNR areas open to hunting in Ashtabula County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Ashtabula County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Pymatuning State Park: 4,894 acres
- Dorset Wildlife Area: 1,106 acres
- New Lyme Wildlife Area: 726 acres
- Geneva State Park: 669 acres
- Orwell Wildlife Area: 204 acres
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 158 acres
- Conant Wildlife Area: 74 acres
- Creek Road Access Fishing Access: 70 acres
- Conneaut Wildlife Area: 31 acres
How do you get to Ashtabula County?
Highways through it: OH 11 (about 58 miles inside), OH 46 (about 57 miles inside), I-90 (about 57 miles inside), OH 45 (about 53 miles inside) and OH 7 (about 35 miles inside). Towns inside: Conneaut, North Kingsville, Ashtabula, Geneva, Jefferson and Geneva-on-the-Lake. Nearby: Madison (3 miles), Middlefield (5 miles), North Perry (6 miles) and Perry (7 miles).
Which counties border Ashtabula County?
Ashtabula County touches 3 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | 1,245 | 2025 | 8.5% |
| Geauga County | 3,215 | 2025 | 10.1% |
| Trumbull County | 5,324 | 2025 | 9% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Ashtabula County in 2025-26?
7,161: 2,408 antlered and 4,753 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 6,042.
Is there public hunting land in Ashtabula County?
11,411 acres, 2.5% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (7,932 acres). ODNR's layer shows 9 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Ashtabula County?
3,077 of the 7,161 deer checked in 2025-26 were taken with a crossbow or longbow (Division of Wildlife).
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Where these numbers come from
- Deer harvest: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status. ODNR areas open to hunting: ODNR lands hunting status.
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic county boundaries. Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
FilledTag is not part of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Numbers are copied from ODNR and the federal sources above, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.