Fallsville Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Fallsville Wildlife Area is 1,786 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Highland County, 2 miles from New Vienna, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 3,389 deer in Highland 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 landFallsville Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,786 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Highland County |
| Deer harvest unit | Highland County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | New Vienna (2 mi), Hillsboro (3 mi) and Highland (4 mi) |
What are the rules on Fallsville 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 Fallsville Wildlife Area?
Fallsville Wildlife Area lies in Highland County. Hunters checked 3,389 deer in Highland County in 2025-26, against 3,381 in 2024-25.
| County | Fallsville Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland County | 1,786 | 3,389 | 3,381 | 2,883 |
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 Fallsville Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: New Vienna (2 miles), Hillsboro (3 miles), Highland (4 miles) and Leesburg (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 73, OH 124, US 62, OH 138 and OH 28.
What other public land is near Fallsville Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Oldaker Wildlife Area: 140 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Rocky Fork State Park: 3,469 acres, 5.6 miles away
- Paint Creek Lake Wildlife Area: 5,718 acres, 6.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Fallsville Wildlife Area
Counting Fallsville Wildlife Area itself, 1,895 of the 42,111 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,786 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 107 |
| Other state land | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Fallsville Wildlife Area?
In Highland County, 2 miles from New Vienna.
Can you hunt on Fallsville Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Fallsville Wildlife Area?
1,895 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Fallsville Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Oldaker Wildlife Area (5.4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Fallsville 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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