Highlandtown Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Highlandtown Wildlife Area is 2,268 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Columbiana County, 2 miles from Salineville, 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 landHighlandtown Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,268 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Columbiana County |
| Deer harvest unit | Columbiana County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Salineville (2 mi), Summitville (4 mi) and Irondale (5 mi) |
What are the rules on Highlandtown 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 Highlandtown Wildlife Area?
Highlandtown Wildlife Area lies in Columbiana County. Hunters checked 5,245 deer in Columbiana County in 2025-26, against 4,639 in 2024-25.
| County | Highlandtown Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbiana County | 2,268 | 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 Highlandtown Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Salineville (2 miles), Summitville (4 miles), Irondale (5 miles) and Wellsville (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 39, OH 164, OH 518, OH 45 and OH 644.
What other public land is near Highlandtown Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Yellow Creek State Forest: 750 acres, next to it
- Brush Creek Wildlife Area: 4,187 acres, 4.1 miles away
- Scenic Vista Hunting Area: 233 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Hellbender Bluff Hunting Area: 750 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Beaver Creek State Park: 2,848 acres, 6.4 miles away
- Guilford Lake State Park: 508 acres, 9.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Highlandtown Wildlife Area
Counting Highlandtown Wildlife Area itself, 2,848 of the 38,634 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (7.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 2,843 |
| Other state land | 5 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Highlandtown Wildlife Area?
In Columbiana County, 2 miles from Salineville.
Can you hunt on Highlandtown Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Highlandtown Wildlife Area?
2,848 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Highlandtown Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Yellow Creek State Forest (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Highlandtown 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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