Champaign County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Champaign County covers 430 square miles around Urbana. Hunters checked 1,867 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 923 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is about the same as 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 0.9% of Champaign County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (1,453 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 mapFederal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landChampaign CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 275,045 acres (430 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 1,867 (791 antlered, 1,076 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 923 archery, 944 gun |
| Public land | 0.9% (2,385 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 3 (1,454 acres inside Champaign County) |
| Towns in and near it | Urbana, St. Paris, North Lewisburg, West Liberty, Tremont City and Catawba |
How many deer are harvested in Champaign County?
Hunters checked 1,867 deer in Champaign County in 2025-26: 791 antlered and 1,076 antlerless. Archers took 923 and gun hunters 944.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1,867 | 791 | 1,076 | 923 | 944 |
| 2024-25 | 1,864 | 790 | 1,074 | 873 | 991 |
| 2023-24 | 1,575 | 721 | 854 | 791 | |
| 2021-22 | 1,405 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Champaign County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 696 bucks, 597 does and 112 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Champaign County?
2,385 of Champaign County's 275,045 acres are public land open to the public (0.9%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 1,453 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Champaign County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,453 | 0.5% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 494 | 0.2% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 363 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 75 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 2,385 | 0.9% |
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 Champaign County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Champaign County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Kiser Lake State Park: 873 acres
- Urbana Wildlife Area: 548 acres
- Mad River Wildlife Area: 33 acres
How do you get to Champaign County?
Highways through it: OH 29 (about 34 miles inside), OH 245 (about 22 miles inside), OH 235 (about 16 miles inside), OH 55 (about 16 miles inside) and OH 559 (about 13 miles inside). Towns inside: Urbana, St. Paris, North Lewisburg, Mechanicsburg, Woodstock and Christiansburg. Nearby: West Liberty (on the line), Tremont City (on the line), Catawba (on the line) and Quincy (2 miles).
Which counties border Champaign County?
Champaign County touches 6 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 954 | 2025 | 3.4% |
| Logan County | 2,712 | 2025 | 2.6% |
| Miami County | 1,090 | 2025 | 1.5% |
| Union County | 1,401 | 2025 | 1.1% |
| Shelby County | 1,562 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Madison County | 767 | 2025 | 0.8% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Champaign County in 2025-26?
1,867: 791 antlered and 1,076 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 1,864.
Is there public hunting land in Champaign County?
2,385 acres, 0.9% 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 (1,453 acres). ODNR's layer shows 3 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Champaign County?
923 of the 1,867 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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