Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area is 11,903 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Trumbull County, 4 miles from Cortland, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 5,324 deer in Trumbull 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 landMosquito Creek Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 11,903 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Trumbull County |
| Deer harvest unit | Trumbull County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land and lease |
| Nearest towns | Cortland (4 mi), Orwell (5 mi) and West Farmington (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Mosquito Creek Wildlife 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 Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area?
Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area lies in Trumbull County. Hunters checked 5,324 deer in Trumbull County in 2025-26, against 4,852 in 2024-25.
| County | Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbull County | 11,903 | 5,324 | 4,852 | 4,703 |
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 Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Cortland (4 miles), Orwell (5 miles), West Farmington (6 miles) and Champion Heights (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 11, OH 46, OH 88, OH 87 and OH 45.
What other public land is near Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Mosquito Lake State Park: 6,601 acres, next to it
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 8,192 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Mesopotamia Hunting Area: 297 acres, 2.4 miles away
- West Farmington Hunting Area: 270 acres, 5.6 miles away
- Orwell Wildlife Area: 204 acres, 6.1 miles away
- Shenango Wildlife Area: 5,034 acres, 6.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area
Counting Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area itself, 17,981 of the 71,562 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (25.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 17,879 |
| Other state land | 102 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area?
In Trumbull County, 4 miles from Cortland.
Can you hunt on Mosquito Creek Wildlife 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 Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area?
17,981 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Mosquito Lake State Park (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Mosquito Creek 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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