Fish Creek Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Fish Creek Wildlife Area is 308 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Williams County, next to Edgerton, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 2,842 deer in Williams 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 mapFish Creek Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 308 acres in 6 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Williams County |
| Deer harvest unit | Williams County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | conservation easement and owned land |
| Nearest towns | Edgerton (next to it), Blakeslee (4 mi) and Edon (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Fish Creek 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 Fish Creek Wildlife Area?
Fish Creek Wildlife Area lies in Williams County. Hunters checked 2,842 deer in Williams County in 2025-26, against 2,443 in 2024-25.
| County | Fish Creek Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams County | 308 | 2,842 | 2,443 | 2,156 |
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 Fish Creek Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Edgerton (next to it), Blakeslee (4 miles), Edon (6 miles) and Bryan (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 49 and OH 34.
What other public land is near Fish Creek Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- St Joseph River Wildlife Area: 196 acres, 7.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Fish Creek Wildlife Area
Counting Fish Creek Wildlife Area itself, 308 of the 33,412 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (0.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 308 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Fish Creek Wildlife Area?
In Williams County, next to Edgerton.
Can you hunt on Fish Creek Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Fish Creek Wildlife Area?
308 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Fish Creek Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is St Joseph River Wildlife Area (7.4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Fish 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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