Moxley Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Moxley Wildlife Area is 381 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Erie County, next to Bay View, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 1,161 deer in Erie 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 landMoxley Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 381 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Erie County |
| Deer harvest unit | Erie County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Bay View (next to it), Crystal Rock (next to it) and Castalia (3 mi) |
What are the rules on Moxley 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 Moxley Wildlife Area?
Moxley Wildlife Area lies in Erie County. Hunters checked 1,161 deer in Erie County in 2025-26, against 1,178 in 2024-25.
| County | Moxley Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County | 381 | 1,161 | 1,178 | 1,015 |
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 Moxley Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Bay View (next to it), Crystal Rock (next to it), Castalia (3 miles) and Sandusky (4 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 2, OH 269, OH 101, OH 53 and OH 163.
What other public land is near Moxley Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Resthaven Wildlife Area: 2,216 acres, 1.9 miles away
- Castalia Fish Hatchery: 90 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Willow Point Wildlife Area: 432 acres, 2.7 miles away
- Dempsey Sandusky Bay Wildlife Area: 68 acres, 3.5 miles away
- East Harbor State Park: 1,648 acres, 4.6 miles away
- West Harbor Wildlife Area: 77 acres, 4.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Moxley Wildlife Area
Counting Moxley Wildlife Area itself, 2,120 of the 26,745 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (7.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,241 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 787 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 63 |
| Other state land | 29 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Moxley Wildlife Area?
In Erie County, next to Bay View.
Can you hunt on Moxley 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 Moxley Wildlife Area?
2,120 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Moxley Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Resthaven Wildlife Area (1.9 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Moxley 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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