Harrison County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Harrison County covers 411 square miles around Cadiz. Hunters checked 4,959 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 2,142 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 2% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 8.9% of Harrison County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (19,728 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 landHarrison CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 262,844 acres (411 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 4,959 (2,068 antlered, 2,891 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 2,142 archery, 2,817 gun |
| Public land | 8.9% (23,521 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 6 (19,728 acres inside Harrison County) |
| Towns in and near it | Cadiz, Hopedale, Freeport, Adena, Holloway and Flushing |
How many deer are harvested in Harrison County?
Hunters checked 4,959 deer in Harrison County in 2025-26: 2,068 antlered and 2,891 antlerless. Archers took 2,142 and gun hunters 2,817.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 4,959 | 2,068 | 2,891 | 2,142 | 2,817 |
| 2024-25 | 4,841 | 2,023 | 2,818 | 2,086 | 2,755 |
| 2023-24 | 4,516 | 1,937 | 2,579 | 2,081 | |
| 2021-22 | 3,553 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Harrison County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 1,784 bucks, 1,508 does and 261 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Harrison County?
23,521 of Harrison County's 262,844 acres are public land open to the public (8.9%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 19,728 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Harrison County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 19,728 | 7.5% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 3,488 | 1.3% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 300 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 5 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 23,521 | 8.9% |
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 Harrison County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Harrison County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Tappan Lake Hunt Area: 7,720 acres
- Clendening Lake Hunt Area: 6,612 acres
- Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area: 3,277 acres
- Harrison State Forest: 1,338 acres
- Piedmont Lake Hunt Area: 696 acres
- Keen Wildlife Area: 85 acres
How do you get to Harrison County?
Highways through it: US 22 (about 33 miles inside), US 250 (about 31 miles inside), OH 151 (about 28 miles inside), OH 9 (about 24 miles inside) and OH 646 (about 20 miles inside). Towns inside: Cadiz, Hopedale, Freeport, Scio, Jewett and Bowerston. Nearby: Adena (on the line), Holloway (on the line), Flushing (on the line) and Leesville (on the line).
Which counties border Harrison County?
Harrison County touches 5 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont County | 3,725 | 2025 | 7.8% |
| Carroll County | 6,077 | 2025 | 3.2% |
| Guernsey County | 4,804 | 2025 | 7.9% |
| Jefferson County | 3,691 | 2025 | 4.1% |
| Tuscarawas County | 7,623 | 2025 | 1.1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Harrison County in 2025-26?
4,959: 2,068 antlered and 2,891 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 4,841.
Is there public hunting land in Harrison County?
23,521 acres, 8.9% 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 (19,728 acres). ODNR's layer shows 6 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Harrison County?
2,142 of the 4,959 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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