Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area is 3,446 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Harrison and Belmont counties, next to Holloway, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 4,959 deer in Harrison 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 landLand trusts and other open landJockey Hollow Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,446 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Harrison County and Belmont County |
| Deer harvest unit | Harrison County, Belmont County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Holloway (next to it), Flushing (3 mi) and New Athens (4 mi) |
What are the rules on Jockey Hollow 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 Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area?
Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 4,959 deer in Harrison County in 2025-26, against 4,841 in 2024-25.
| County | Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | 3,277 | 4,959 | 4,841 | 4,516 |
| Belmont County | 168 | 3,725 | 4,023 | 3,607 |
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 Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Holloway (next to it), Flushing (3 miles), New Athens (4 miles) and Cadiz (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 22, OH 331, OH 149, OH 519 and OH 9.
What other public land is near Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Egypt Valley Wildlife Area: 17,749 acres, next to it
- Piedmont Lake Hunt Area: 6,741 acres, 1.8 miles away
- Clendening Lake Hunt Area: 6,612 acres, 2.9 miles away
- Tappan Lake Hunt Area: 7,720 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Harrison State Forest: 1,338 acres, 7 miles away
- Barkcamp State Park: 1,139 acres, 8.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area
Counting Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area itself, 10,933 of the 47,587 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (23%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 10,338 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 588 |
| Other state land | 7 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area?
In Harrison and Belmont counties, next to Holloway.
Can you hunt on Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area?
10,933 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Egypt Valley Wildlife Area (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Jockey Hollow 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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