Grant Lake Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Grant Lake Wildlife Area is 416 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Brown County, next to Mount Orab, 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 landMetro parks, county and city landGrant Lake Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 416 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 | Mount Orab (next to it), Buford (6 mi) and Hamersville (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Grant Lake Wildlife Area?
ODNR's land layer lists hunting here as restricted: hunting is limited by place, season or permit, and the area's posted rules say how.
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 Grant Lake Wildlife Area?
Grant Lake Wildlife Area lies in Brown County. Hunters checked 3,023 deer in Brown County in 2025-26, against 2,719 in 2024-25.
| County | Grant Lake Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | 416 | 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 Grant Lake Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Mount Orab (next to it), Buford (6 miles), Hamersville (6 miles) and Williamsburg (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 32 and OH 774.
What other public land is near Grant Lake Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- East Fork Wildlife Area: 3,638 acres, 6 miles away
- East Fork State Park: 7,394 acres, 7.9 miles away
- Indian Creek Wildlife Area: 1,695 acres, 9.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Grant Lake Wildlife Area
Counting Grant Lake Wildlife Area itself, 450 of the 28,624 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 416 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 26 |
| Other state land | 8 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Grant Lake Wildlife Area?
In Brown County, next to Mount Orab.
Can you hunt on Grant Lake Wildlife Area?
Yes, with restrictions: ODNR's layer lists hunting here as restricted.
How much public land is around Grant Lake Wildlife Area?
450 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Grant Lake Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is East Fork Wildlife Area (6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: 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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