Fulton County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Fulton County covers 407 square miles around Wauseon. Hunters checked 1,489 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 616 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 20% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 1% of Fulton County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (2,365 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 landFulton CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 260,721 acres (407 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 1,489 (630 antlered, 859 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 616 archery, 873 gun |
| Public land | 1% (2,715 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 4 (2,365 acres inside Fulton County) |
| Towns in and near it | Wauseon, Archbold, Delta, Stryker, Berkey and West Unity |
How many deer are harvested in Fulton County?
Hunters checked 1,489 deer in Fulton County in 2025-26: 630 antlered and 859 antlerless. Archers took 616 and gun hunters 873.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1,489 | 630 | 859 | 616 | 873 |
| 2024-25 | 1,243 | 550 | 693 | 506 | 737 |
| 2023-24 | 1,078 | 509 | 569 | 447 | |
| 2021-22 | 896 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Fulton County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 408 bucks, 385 does and 103 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Fulton County?
2,715 of Fulton County's 260,721 acres are public land open to the public (1%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 2,365 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Fulton County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 2,365 | 0.9% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 333 | 0.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 12 | under 0.1% |
| Other state land | 5 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 2,715 | 1% |
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 Fulton County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Fulton County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Maumee State Forest: 1,533 acres
- Tiffin River Wildlife Area: 552 acres
- Harrison Lake State Park: 245 acres
- Fulton Pond Wildlife Area: 35 acres
How do you get to Fulton County?
Highways through it: I-80 (about 52 miles inside), I-90 (about 52 miles inside), OH 2 (about 32 miles inside), OH 108 (about 21 miles inside) and OH 120 (about 19 miles inside). Towns inside: Wauseon, Archbold, Delta, Swanton, Fayette and Metamora. Nearby: Stryker (2 miles), Berkey (2 miles), West Unity (3 miles) and Liberty Center (3 miles).
Which counties border Fulton County?
Fulton County touches 3 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County | 1,181 | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Lucas County | 965 | 2025 | 10% |
| Williams County | 2,842 | 2025 | 1.7% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Fulton County in 2025-26?
1,489: 630 antlered and 859 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 1,243.
Is there public hunting land in Fulton County?
2,715 acres, 1% 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 (2,365 acres). ODNR's layer shows 4 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Fulton County?
616 of the 1,489 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.