Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area: hunting and access
Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area is 750 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Columbiana County, 2 miles from Glenmoor, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 5,245 deer in Columbiana 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 landHellbender Bluff Hunting AreaCounty lineHighway
| Size | 750 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Columbiana County |
| Deer harvest unit | Columbiana County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | hunting area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | agreement |
| Nearest towns | Glenmoor (2 mi), La Croft (4 mi) and Lake Tomahawk (4 mi) |
What are the rules on Hellbender Bluff Hunting 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 Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area?
Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area lies in Columbiana County. Hunters checked 5,245 deer in Columbiana County in 2025-26, against 4,639 in 2024-25.
| County | Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbiana County | 750 | 5,245 | 4,639 | 4,229 |
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 Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area?
Nearest towns: Glenmoor (2 miles), La Croft (4 miles), Lake Tomahawk (4 miles) and Calcutta (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 11, OH 7, US 30, OH 45 and OH 170.
What other public land is near Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Beaver Creek State Park: 2,848 acres, next to it
- Beaver Creek State Forest: 1,132 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Yellow Creek State Forest: 750 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Highlandtown Wildlife Area: 2,268 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Little Beaver Creek Scenic River: 69 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Scenic Vista Hunting Area: 233 acres, 8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area
Counting Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area itself, 2,526 of the 27,583 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (9.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 2,515 |
| Other state land | 11 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area?
In Columbiana County, 2 miles from Glenmoor.
Can you hunt on Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area?
2,526 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Beaver Creek State Park (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Hellbender Bluff Hunting 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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