Crawford County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Crawford County covers 403 square miles around Galion. Hunters checked 1,881 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 671 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. 0.4% of Crawford County is public land open to the public, the largest share land trusts and other open land (731 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 landCrawford CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 257,734 acres (403 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 1,881 (777 antlered, 1,104 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 671 archery, 1,210 gun |
| Public land | 0.4% (1,130 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Galion, Bucyrus, Crestline, Nevada, Plymouth and Sycamore |
How many deer are harvested in Crawford County?
Hunters checked 1,881 deer in Crawford County in 2025-26: 777 antlered and 1,104 antlerless. Archers took 671 and gun hunters 1,210.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1,881 | 777 | 1,104 | 671 | 1,210 |
| 2024-25 | 1,775 | 715 | 1,060 | 638 | 1,137 |
| 2023-24 | 1,538 | 661 | 877 | 611 | |
| 2021-22 | 1,382 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Crawford County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 621 bucks, 609 does and 152 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Crawford County?
1,130 of Crawford County's 257,734 acres are public land open to the public (0.4%). The biggest share is land trusts and other open land: 731 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Crawford County |
|---|---|---|
| Land trusts and other open land | 731 | 0.3% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 364 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 34 | under 0.1% |
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,130 | 0.4% |
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.
How do you get to Crawford County?
Highways through it: US 30 (about 44 miles inside), OH 19 (about 29 miles inside), OH 100 (about 26 miles inside), OH 98 (about 24 miles inside) and OH 4 (about 23 miles inside). Towns inside: Galion, Bucyrus, Crestline, New Washington, Tiro and Chatfield. Nearby: Nevada (on the line), Plymouth (3 miles), Sycamore (3 miles) and Shelby (3 miles).
Which counties border Crawford County?
Crawford County touches 6 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huron County | 3,520 | 2025 | 0.9% |
| Marion County | 1,384 | 2025 | 4.2% |
| Morrow County | 2,767 | 2025 | 0.5% |
| Seneca County | 3,017 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Wyandot County | 2,405 | 2025 | 3.9% |
| Richland County | 5,151 | 2025 | 1.4% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Crawford County in 2025-26?
1,881: 777 antlered and 1,104 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 1,775.
Is there public hunting land in Crawford County?
1,130 acres, 0.4% 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 trusts and other open land (731 acres).
How many deer do archers take in Crawford County?
671 of the 1,881 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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