Henry County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Henry County covers 420 square miles around Napoleon. Hunters checked 1,181 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 406 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. 0.8% of Henry County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (1,808 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 landHenry CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 268,607 acres (420 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 1,181 (486 antlered, 695 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 406 archery, 775 gun |
| Public land | 0.8% (2,232 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 6 (1,806 acres inside Henry County) |
| Towns in and near it | Napoleon, Deshler, Holgate, Grand Rapids, Belmore and Custar |
How many deer are harvested in Henry County?
Hunters checked 1,181 deer in Henry County in 2025-26: 486 antlered and 695 antlerless. Archers took 406 and gun hunters 775.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1,181 | 486 | 695 | 406 | 775 |
| 2024-25 | 1,109 | 443 | 666 | 384 | 725 |
| 2023-24 | 1,009 | 447 | 562 | 362 | |
| 2021-22 | 891 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Henry County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 428 bucks, 368 does and 95 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Henry County?
2,232 of Henry County's 268,607 acres are public land open to the public (0.8%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 1,808 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Henry County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,808 | 0.7% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 241 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 183 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 2,232 | 0.8% |
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 Henry County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Henry County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Maumee State Forest: 1,066 acres
- North Turkeyfoot Wildlife Area: 548 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 12 Wildlife Area: 60 acres
- Mary Jane Thurston State Park: 53 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 29 Wildlife Area: 40 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 28 Wildlife Area: 39 acres
How do you get to Henry County?
Highways through it: US 24 (about 39 miles inside), US 6 (about 34 miles inside), OH 109 (about 24 miles inside), OH 424 (about 23 miles inside) and OH 108 (about 23 miles inside). Towns inside: Napoleon, Deshler, Holgate, Liberty Center, Hamler and Malinta. Nearby: Grand Rapids (on the line), Belmore (on the line), Custar (2 miles) and Archbold (2 miles).
Which counties border Henry County?
Henry County touches 7 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County | 1,434 | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Lucas County | 965 | 2025 | 10% |
| Fulton County | 1,489 | 2025 | 1% |
| Putnam County | 1,376 | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Hancock County | 2,345 | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Defiance County | 1,887 | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Williams County | 2,842 | 2025 | 1.7% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Henry County in 2025-26?
1,181: 486 antlered and 695 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 1,109.
Is there public hunting land in Henry County?
2,232 acres, 0.8% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (1,808 acres). ODNR's layer shows 6 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Henry County?
406 of the 1,181 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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