Gallia County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Gallia County covers 471 square miles around Gallipolis. Hunters checked 2,956 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 1,118 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is down 10% from 2024. 11.8% of Gallia County is public land open to the public, the largest share national forest (18,435 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 mapNational forestFederal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landGallia CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 301,556 acres (471 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 2,956 (1,257 antlered, 1,699 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 1,118 archery, 1,838 gun |
| Public land | 11.8% (35,484 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 5 (9,287 acres inside Gallia County) |
| Towns in and near it | Gallipolis, Rio Grande, Vinton, Middleport, Rutland and Oak Hill |
How many deer are harvested in Gallia County?
Hunters checked 2,956 deer in Gallia County in 2025-26: 1,257 antlered and 1,699 antlerless. Archers took 1,118 and gun hunters 1,838.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2,956 | 1,257 | 1,699 | 1,118 | 1,838 |
| 2024-25 | 3,293 | 1,471 | 1,822 | 1,308 | 1,985 |
| 2023-24 | 2,618 | 1,197 | 1,421 | 1,132 | |
| 2021-22 | 2,621 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Gallia County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 1,311 bucks, 1,107 does and 203 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Gallia County?
35,484 of Gallia County's 301,556 acres are public land open to the public (11.8%). The biggest share is national forest: 18,435 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Gallia County |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 18,435 | 6.1% |
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 9,288 | 3.1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 6,883 | 2.3% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 838 | 0.3% |
| Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes | 20 | under 0.1% |
| Other state land | 20 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 35,484 | 11.8% |
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 Gallia County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Gallia County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Crown City Wildlife Area: 7,157 acres
- Gavin Wildlife Area: 1,346 acres
- Tycoon Lake Wildlife Area: 690 acres
- Samuels Wildlife Area: 84 acres
- K H Butler Wildlife Area: 10 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Wayne National Forest (18,435 acres).
How do you get to Gallia County?
Highways through it: OH 7 (about 39 miles inside), US 35 (about 36 miles inside), OH 141 (about 22 miles inside), OH 160 (about 20 miles inside) and OH 325 (about 20 miles inside). Towns inside: Gallipolis, Rio Grande, Vinton, Crown City, Cheshire and Centerville (Thurman). Nearby: Middleport (2 miles), Rutland (3 miles), Oak Hill (3 miles) and Wilkesville (3 miles).
Which counties border Gallia County?
Gallia County touches 4 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meigs County | 1,060 | 2025 | 3.8% |
| Vinton County | 1,931 | 2025 | 18.9% |
| Jackson County | 2,643 | 2025 | 6.5% |
| Lawrence County | 1,682 | 2025 | 28.3% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Gallia County in 2025-26?
2,956: 1,257 antlered and 1,699 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 3,293.
Is there public hunting land in Gallia County?
35,484 acres, 11.8% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries, the largest share national forest (18,435 acres). ODNR's layer shows 5 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Gallia County?
1,118 of the 2,956 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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