Coshocton County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Coshocton County covers 567 square miles around Coshocton. Hunters checked 8,527 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 4,008 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 4% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 11.5% of Coshocton County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (33,691 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 landCoshocton CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 363,127 acres (567 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 8,527 (3,199 antlered, 5,328 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 4,008 archery, 4,519 gun |
| Public land | 11.5% (41,602 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 9 (33,690 acres inside Coshocton County) |
| Towns in and near it | Coshocton, West Lafayette, Nellie, Baltic, Gann (Brinkhaven) and Newcomerstown |
How many deer are harvested in Coshocton County?
Hunters checked 8,527 deer in Coshocton County in 2025-26: 3,199 antlered and 5,328 antlerless. Archers took 4,008 and gun hunters 4,519.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 8,527 | 3,199 | 5,328 | 4,008 | 4,519 |
| 2024-25 | 8,196 | 3,085 | 5,111 | 3,807 | 4,389 |
| 2023-24 | 7,740 | 2,999 | 4,741 | 3,919 | |
| 2021-22 | 7,144 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Coshocton County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 3,038 bucks, 3,519 does and 587 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Coshocton County?
41,602 of Coshocton County's 363,127 acres are public land open to the public (11.5%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 33,691 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Coshocton County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 33,691 | 9.3% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 7,627 | 2.1% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 267 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 17 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 41,602 | 11.5% |
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 Coshocton County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Coshocton County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Woodbury Wildlife Area: 19,248 acres
- Wills Creek Lake Hunt Area: 6,572 acres
- Mohawk Lake Hunt Area: 3,328 acres
- Conesville Wildlife Area: 2,929 acres
- Conesville Public Recreation Area: 956 acres
- Tri-Valley Wildlife Area: 379 acres
- Mohican River Wildlife Area: 235 acres
- Six Mile Dam - Walhonding River Fishing Access: 23 acres
- Killbuck Walhonding Public Access: 20 acres
How do you get to Coshocton County?
Highways through it: OH 541 (about 34 miles inside), OH 83 (about 30 miles inside), OH 60 (about 28 miles inside), OH 93 (about 23 miles inside) and OH 206 (about 15 miles inside). Towns inside: Coshocton, West Lafayette, Nellie, Warsaw, Plainfield and Conesville. Nearby: Baltic (on the line), Gann (Brinkhaven) (on the line), Newcomerstown (on the line) and Dresden (3 miles).
Which counties border Coshocton County?
Coshocton County touches 6 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County | 6,704 | 2025 | 1.3% |
| Holmes County | 5,717 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Licking County | 5,770 | 2025 | 2% |
| Guernsey County | 4,804 | 2025 | 7.9% |
| Muskingum County | 6,283 | 2025 | 17.1% |
| Tuscarawas County | 7,623 | 2025 | 1.1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Coshocton County in 2025-26?
8,527: 3,199 antlered and 5,328 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 8,196.
Is there public hunting land in Coshocton County?
41,602 acres, 11.5% 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 (33,691 acres). ODNR's layer shows 9 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Coshocton County?
4,008 of the 8,527 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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