Dorset Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Dorset Wildlife Area is 1,106 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Ashtabula County, 6 miles from Andover, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 7,161 deer in Ashtabula County in 2025-26.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: ODNR's ODNR area open to hunting data, read 2026-10. Harvest: Division of Wildlife harvest reports, 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Land on ODNR's hunting mapMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landDorset Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,106 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Ashtabula County |
| Deer harvest unit | Ashtabula County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Andover (6 mi), Jefferson (7 mi) and Roaming Shores (10 mi) |
What are the rules on Dorset Wildlife Area?
ODNR's land layer lists the area as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons and rules.
ODNR's hunting map for the area shows the boundaries, parking and any no-hunting zones.
Deer bag limits in Ohio are set by county; the Division's 2026-27 season list points to the bag limit map.
How many deer are taken around Dorset Wildlife Area?
Dorset Wildlife Area lies in Ashtabula County. Hunters checked 7,161 deer in Ashtabula County in 2025-26, against 6,042 in 2024-25.
| County | Dorset Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula County | 1,106 | 7,161 | 6,042 | 5,887 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the hunting area alone: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
How do you get to Dorset Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Andover (6 miles), Jefferson (7 miles), Roaming Shores (10 miles) and Rock Creek (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 11, OH 193, OH 7, OH 307 and US 6.
What other public land is near Dorset Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Pymatuning State Park: 4,906 acres, 5.1 miles away
- New Lyme Wildlife Area: 726 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Dorset Wildlife Area
Counting Dorset Wildlife Area itself, 1,528 of the 29,968 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,106 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 422 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Dorset Wildlife Area?
In Ashtabula County, 6 miles from Andover.
Can you hunt on Dorset Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Dorset Wildlife Area?
1,528 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Dorset Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Pymatuning State Park (5.1 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Dorset Wildlife Area; ODNR lands hunting status.
- Boundary and acres: ODNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status.
- Deer harvest: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
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