Clermont County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Clermont County covers 460 square miles around Milford. Hunters checked 2,759 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 1,628 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 3% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 6.2% of Clermont County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (12,306 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 landClermont CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 294,374 acres (460 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 2,759 (1,126 antlered, 1,633 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 1,628 archery, 1,131 gun |
| Public land | 6.2% (18,120 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 4 (12,306 acres inside Clermont County) |
| Towns in and near it | Milford, New Richmond, Batavia, Loveland, Terrace Park and Pleasant Plain |
How many deer are harvested in Clermont County?
Hunters checked 2,759 deer in Clermont County in 2025-26: 1,126 antlered and 1,633 antlerless. Archers took 1,628 and gun hunters 1,131.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2,759 | 1,126 | 1,633 | 1,628 | 1,131 |
| 2024-25 | 2,675 | 1,132 | 1,543 | 1,635 | 1,040 |
| 2023-24 | 2,346 | 1,019 | 1,327 | 1,464 | |
| 2021-22 | 2,516 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Clermont County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 1,066 bucks, 1,236 does and 214 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Clermont County?
18,120 of Clermont County's 294,374 acres are public land open to the public (6.2%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 12,306 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Clermont County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 12,306 | 4.2% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 3,133 | 1.1% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 2,382 | 0.8% |
| Other state land | 153 | 0.1% |
| Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes | 146 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 18,120 | 6.2% |
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 Clermont County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Clermont County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- East Fork State Park: 7,394 acres
- East Fork Wildlife Area: 3,638 acres
- Stonelick State Park: 1,255 acres
- Della Gates & Edward Charles Bott Wildlife Area: 19 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Meldahl Pool Recreation Area (146 acres).
How do you get to Clermont County?
Highways through it: OH 133 (about 38 miles inside), OH 32 (about 33 miles inside), US 52 (about 32 miles inside), OH 222 (about 29 miles inside) and OH 132 (about 28 miles inside). Towns inside: Milford, New Richmond, Batavia, Williamsburg, Bethel and Owensville. Nearby: Loveland (on the line), Terrace Park (on the line), Pleasant Plain (on the line) and The Village of Indian Hill (2 miles).
Which counties border Clermont County?
Clermont County touches 4 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | 3,023 | 2025 | 1.5% |
| Warren County | 1,377 | 2025 | 6% |
| Clinton County | 1,173 | 2025 | 1.6% |
| Hamilton County | 1,058 | 2025 | 11.1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Clermont County in 2025-26?
2,759: 1,126 antlered and 1,633 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 2,675.
Is there public hunting land in Clermont County?
18,120 acres, 6.2% 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 (12,306 acres). ODNR's layer shows 4 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Clermont County?
1,628 of the 2,759 deer checked in 2025-26 were taken with a crossbow or longbow (Division of Wildlife).
Get a Ohio hunt plan when they open
Hunt plans for Ohio are coming. Join the list and you'll hear first. The first 50 hunters in each new state get their plan free.
Until then, the free FilledTag app for iPhone has a map that works in every state, Ohio included.
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.
Ohio hunting Brown County Warren County Clinton County Hamilton County