Little Portage Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Little Portage Wildlife Area is 356 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Ottawa County, 4 miles from Port Clinton, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 851 deer in Ottawa 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 mapNational wildlife refugesOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landLittle Portage Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 356 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Ottawa County |
| Deer harvest unit | Ottawa County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Port Clinton (4 mi), Oak Harbor (5 mi) and Wightmans Grove (5 mi) |
What are the rules on Little Portage 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 Little Portage Wildlife Area?
Little Portage Wildlife Area lies in Ottawa County. Hunters checked 851 deer in Ottawa County in 2025-26, against 821 in 2024-25.
| County | Little Portage Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa County | 356 | 851 | 821 | 731 |
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 Little Portage Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Port Clinton (4 miles), Oak Harbor (5 miles), Wightmans Grove (5 miles) and Whites Landing (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 2, OH 163, OH 53, OH 523 and OH 358.
What other public land is near Little Portage Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Wildlife Production Area 65 Wildlife Area: 31 acres, 2.5 miles away
- Wildlife Production Area 22 Wildlife Area: 65 acres, 2.5 miles away
- Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area: 3,221 acres, 4.6 miles away
- Wildlife Production Area 30 Wildlife Area: 58 acres, 6.8 miles away
- Toussaint Creek Wildlife Area: 217 acres, 7.2 miles away
- Willow Point Wildlife Area: 432 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Little Portage Wildlife Area
Counting Little Portage Wildlife Area itself, 4,317 of the 26,208 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (16.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,959 |
| National wildlife refuges | 1,831 |
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 459 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 54 |
| Other state land | 14 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Little Portage Wildlife Area?
In Ottawa County, 4 miles from Port Clinton.
Can you hunt on Little Portage Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Little Portage Wildlife Area?
4,317 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Little Portage Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Wildlife Production Area 65 Wildlife Area (2.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Little Portage 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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