Egypt Valley Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Egypt Valley Wildlife Area is 17,749 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Belmont and Guernsey counties, next to Holloway, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 3,725 deer in Belmont 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 landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landEgypt Valley Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 17,749 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Belmont County and Guernsey County |
| Deer harvest unit | Belmont County, Guernsey County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Holloway (next to it), Fairview (next to it) and Morristown (2 mi) |
What are the rules on Egypt Valley 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 Egypt Valley Wildlife Area?
Egypt Valley Wildlife Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 3,725 deer in Belmont County in 2025-26, against 4,023 in 2024-25.
| County | Egypt Valley Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont County | 17,474 | 3,725 | 4,023 | 3,607 |
| Guernsey County | 274 | 4,804 | 5,762 | 5,220 |
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 Egypt Valley Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Holloway (next to it), Fairview (next to it), Morristown (2 miles) and Flushing (2 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-70, OH 800, US 40, OH 149 and OH 331.
What other public land is near Egypt Valley Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Piedmont Lake Hunt Area: 6,741 acres, next to it
- Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area: 3,446 acres, next to it
- Barkcamp State Park: 1,139 acres, 3.6 miles away
- Clendening Lake Hunt Area: 6,612 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Barnesville Reservoir #2 Wildlife Area: 51 acres, 5.6 miles away
- Barnesville Reservoir #1 Wildlife Area: 102 acres, 6.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Egypt Valley Wildlife Area
Counting Egypt Valley Wildlife Area itself, 26,228 of the 97,615 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (26.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 26,057 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 114 |
| Other state land | 57 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Egypt Valley Wildlife Area?
In Belmont and Guernsey counties, next to Holloway.
Can you hunt on Egypt Valley Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Egypt Valley Wildlife Area?
26,228 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Egypt Valley Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Piedmont Lake Hunt Area (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Egypt Valley 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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