Carroll County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Carroll County covers 399 square miles around Carrollton. Hunters checked 6,077 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 2,553 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 6% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 3.2% of Carroll County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (7,686 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 mapMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landCarroll CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 255,332 acres (399 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 6,077 (2,345 antlered, 3,732 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 2,553 archery, 3,524 gun |
| Public land | 3.2% (8,102 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 4 (7,685 acres inside Carroll County) |
| Towns in and near it | Carrollton, Malvern, Sherrodsville, Magnolia, Amsterdam and Minerva |
How many deer are harvested in Carroll County?
Hunters checked 6,077 deer in Carroll County in 2025-26: 2,345 antlered and 3,732 antlerless. Archers took 2,553 and gun hunters 3,524.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 6,077 | 2,345 | 3,732 | 2,553 | 3,524 |
| 2024-25 | 5,759 | 2,179 | 3,580 | 2,275 | 3,484 |
| 2023-24 | 5,038 | 1,963 | 3,075 | 2,206 | |
| 2021-22 | 4,197 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Carroll County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 1,808 bucks, 2,000 does and 389 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Carroll County?
8,102 of Carroll County's 255,332 acres are public land open to the public (3.2%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 7,686 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Carroll County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 7,686 | 3% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 252 | 0.1% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 162 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 2 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 8,102 | 3.2% |
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 Carroll County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Carroll County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Leesville Lake Hunt Area: 3,730 acres
- Atwood Lake Hunt Area: 3,255 acres
- Leesville Wildlife Area: 400 acres
- Valley Run Wildlife Area: 300 acres
How do you get to Carroll County?
Highways through it: OH 39 (about 28 miles inside), OH 9 (about 28 miles inside), OH 43 (about 27 miles inside), OH 164 (about 19 miles inside) and OH 542 (about 16 miles inside). Towns inside: Carrollton, Malvern, Sherrodsville, Leesville, Dellroy and Lake Mohawk. Nearby: Magnolia (on the line), Amsterdam (on the line), Minerva (on the line) and Bowerston (on the line).
Which counties border Carroll County?
Carroll County touches 5 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County | 4,466 | 2025 | 4.3% |
| Harrison County | 4,959 | 2025 | 8.9% |
| Jefferson County | 3,691 | 2025 | 4.1% |
| Columbiana County | 5,245 | 2025 | 2.8% |
| Tuscarawas County | 7,623 | 2025 | 1.1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Carroll County in 2025-26?
6,077: 2,345 antlered and 3,732 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 5,759.
Is there public hunting land in Carroll County?
8,102 acres, 3.2% 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 (7,686 acres). ODNR's layer shows 4 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Carroll County?
2,553 of the 6,077 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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