Auglaize County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Auglaize County covers 402 square miles around Wapakoneta. Hunters checked 1,621 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 720 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 15% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 1.4% of Auglaize County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (2,975 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 landAuglaize CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 257,218 acres (402 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 1,621 (652 antlered, 969 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 720 archery, 901 gun |
| Public land | 1.4% (3,690 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 3 (2,976 acres inside Auglaize County) |
| Towns in and near it | Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Spencerville, Chickasaw and Botkins |
How many deer are harvested in Auglaize County?
Hunters checked 1,621 deer in Auglaize County in 2025-26: 652 antlered and 969 antlerless. Archers took 720 and gun hunters 901.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1,621 | 652 | 969 | 720 | 901 |
| 2024-25 | 1,415 | 567 | 848 | 575 | 840 |
| 2023-24 | 1,334 | 548 | 786 | 591 | |
| 2021-22 | 1,051 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Auglaize County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 433 bucks, 483 does and 135 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Auglaize County?
3,690 of Auglaize County's 257,218 acres are public land open to the public (1.4%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 2,975 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Auglaize County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 2,975 | 1.2% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 337 | 0.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 275 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 103 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 3,690 | 1.4% |
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 Auglaize County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Auglaize County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Grand Lake St Marys State Park: 2,748 acres
- St. Marys Fish Hatchery: 161 acres
- Lake Loramie State Park: 67 acres
How do you get to Auglaize County?
Highways through it: US 33 (about 43 miles inside), I-75 (about 25 miles inside), OH 66 (about 23 miles inside), OH 67 (about 19 miles inside) and OH 197 (about 16 miles inside). Towns inside: Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Cridersville and New Knoxville. Nearby: Spencerville (2 miles), Chickasaw (2 miles), Botkins (2 miles) and Fort Loramie (2 miles).
Which counties border Auglaize County?
Auglaize County touches 7 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | 1,831 | 2025 | 1.1% |
| Darke County | 1,356 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Logan County | 2,712 | 2025 | 2.6% |
| Hardin County | 2,053 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Mercer County | 1,432 | 2025 | 4.3% |
| Shelby County | 1,562 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Van Wert County | 968 | 2025 | 0.2% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Auglaize County in 2025-26?
1,621: 652 antlered and 969 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 1,415.
Is there public hunting land in Auglaize County?
3,690 acres, 1.4% 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 (2,975 acres). ODNR's layer shows 3 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Auglaize County?
720 of the 1,621 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.
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