Ladue Hunting Area: hunting and access
Ladue Hunting Area is 9,816 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Geauga and Portage counties, next to Burton, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 3,215 deer in Geauga 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 landLadue Hunting AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 9,816 acres in 16 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Geauga County and Portage County |
| Deer harvest unit | Geauga County, Portage County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | hunting area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | agreement |
| Nearest towns | Burton (next to it), Middlefield (next to it) and Hiram (2 mi) |
What are the rules on Ladue Hunting Area?
ODNR's land layer lists hunting here as restricted: hunting is limited by place, season or permit, and the area's hunting map shows where.
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 Ladue Hunting Area?
Ladue Hunting Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 3,215 deer in Geauga County in 2025-26, against 2,790 in 2024-25.
| County | Ladue Hunting Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geauga County | 9,319 | 3,215 | 2,790 | 2,708 |
| Portage County | 496 | 3,498 | 3,059 | 2,932 |
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 Ladue Hunting Area?
Nearest towns: Burton (next to it), Middlefield (next to it), Hiram (2 miles) and Mantua (2 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 422, OH 44, OH 87, OH 700 and OH 82.
What other public land is near Ladue Hunting Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Auburn Marsh Wildlife Area: 465 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Marsh Wetlands State Nature Preserve: 152 acres, 1.9 miles away
- Aquilla Wildlife Area: 60 acres, 4.6 miles away
- Hambden Orchard Wildlife Area: 840 acres, 5.1 miles away
- West Farmington Hunting Area: 270 acres, 5.9 miles away
- Mesopotamia Hunting Area: 297 acres, 7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Ladue Hunting Area
Counting Ladue Hunting Area itself, 16,456 of the 118,024 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (13.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 10,433 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 3,896 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,203 |
| Other state land | 924 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Ladue Hunting Area?
In Geauga and Portage counties, next to Burton.
Can you hunt on Ladue Hunting Area?
Yes, with restrictions: ODNR's layer lists hunting here as restricted. The area's hunting map shows where.
How much public land is around Ladue Hunting Area?
16,456 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Ladue Hunting Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Auburn Marsh Wildlife Area (1.1 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Ladue 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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