Columbiana County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Columbiana County covers 535 square miles around Salem. Hunters checked 5,245 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 2,313 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 13% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 2.8% of Columbiana County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (9,001 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 landColumbiana CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 342,198 acres (535 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 5,245 (2,300 antlered, 2,945 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 2,313 archery, 2,932 gun |
| Public land | 2.8% (9,583 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 10 (9,095 acres inside Columbiana County) |
| Towns in and near it | Salem, Columbiana, East Liverpool, Irondale, Minerva and Beloit |
How many deer are harvested in Columbiana County?
Hunters checked 5,245 deer in Columbiana County in 2025-26: 2,300 antlered and 2,945 antlerless. Archers took 2,313 and gun hunters 2,932.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 5,245 | 2,300 | 2,945 | 2,313 | 2,932 |
| 2024-25 | 4,639 | 2,034 | 2,605 | 1,952 | 2,687 |
| 2023-24 | 4,229 | 1,926 | 2,303 | 1,949 | |
| 2021-22 | 3,545 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Columbiana County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 1,634 bucks, 1,588 does and 323 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Columbiana County?
9,583 of Columbiana County's 342,198 acres are public land open to the public (2.8%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 9,001 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Columbiana County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 9,001 | 2.6% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 532 | 0.2% |
| Other state land | 50 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 9,583 | 2.8% |
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 Columbiana County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Columbiana County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Beaver Creek State Park: 2,848 acres
- Highlandtown Wildlife Area: 2,268 acres
- Beaver Creek State Forest: 1,132 acres
- Yellow Creek State Forest: 750 acres
- Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area: 750 acres
- Zepernick Wildlife Area: 521 acres
- Guilford Lake State Park: 508 acres
- Scenic Vista Hunting Area: 233 acres
- Little Beaver Creek Scenic River: 69 acres
- Firestone/Yeagley Wildlife Area: 16 acres
How do you get to Columbiana County?
Highways through it: OH 11 (about 50 miles inside), US 30 (about 47 miles inside), OH 7 (about 38 miles inside), OH 45 (about 30 miles inside) and OH 39 (about 29 miles inside). Towns inside: Salem, Columbiana, East Liverpool, East Palestine, Leetonia and Salineville. Nearby: Irondale (on the line), Minerva (on the line), Beloit (on the line) and Sebring (on the line).
Which counties border Columbiana County?
Columbiana County touches 4 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County | 4,466 | 2025 | 4.3% |
| Carroll County | 6,077 | 2025 | 3.2% |
| Mahoning County | 2,768 | 2025 | 5.4% |
| Jefferson County | 3,691 | 2025 | 4.1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Columbiana County in 2025-26?
5,245: 2,300 antlered and 2,945 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 4,639.
Is there public hunting land in Columbiana County?
9,583 acres, 2.8% 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 (9,001 acres). ODNR's layer shows 10 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Columbiana County?
2,313 of the 5,245 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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