Eagle Creek Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Eagle Creek Wildlife Area is 2,344 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Brown County, 3 miles from Ripley, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 3,023 deer in Brown 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 mapOther state landLand trusts and other open landEagle Creek Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,344 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Brown County |
| Deer harvest unit | Brown County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Ripley (3 mi), Aberdeen (5 mi) and Bentonville (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Eagle Creek Wildlife Area?
ODNR's land layer lists hunting here as restricted: hunting is limited by place, season or permit, and the area's hunting map shows where.
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 Eagle Creek Wildlife Area?
Eagle Creek Wildlife Area lies in Brown County. Hunters checked 3,023 deer in Brown County in 2025-26, against 2,719 in 2024-25.
| County | Eagle Creek Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | 2,344 | 3,023 | 2,719 | 2,440 |
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 Eagle Creek Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Ripley (3 miles), Aberdeen (5 miles), Bentonville (6 miles) and Russellville (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 763, US 52, OH 41, OH 125 and OH 353.
What other public land is near Eagle Creek Wildlife Area?
Public land within 3 miles of Eagle Creek Wildlife Area
Counting Eagle Creek Wildlife Area itself, 2,344 of the 37,895 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (6.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 2,344 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Eagle Creek Wildlife Area?
In Brown County, 3 miles from Ripley.
Can you hunt on Eagle Creek Wildlife Area?
Yes, with restrictions: ODNR's layer lists hunting here as restricted. The area's hunting map shows where.
How much public land is around Eagle Creek Wildlife Area?
2,344 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Eagle Creek Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Eagle Creek 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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