New Lyme Wildlife Area: hunting and access
New Lyme Wildlife Area is 726 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Ashtabula County, 6 miles from Roaming Shores, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 7,161 deer in Ashtabula 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 mapMetro parks, county and city landNew Lyme Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 726 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Ashtabula County |
| Deer harvest unit | Ashtabula County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Roaming Shores (6 mi), Orwell (6 mi) and Rock Creek (8 mi) |
What are the rules on New Lyme 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 New Lyme Wildlife Area?
New Lyme Wildlife Area lies in Ashtabula County. Hunters checked 7,161 deer in Ashtabula County in 2025-26, against 6,042 in 2024-25.
| County | New Lyme Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula County | 726 | 7,161 | 6,042 | 5,887 |
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 New Lyme Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Roaming Shores (6 miles), Orwell (6 miles), Rock Creek (8 miles) and Andover (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 11, OH 46, US 322, US 6 and OH 193.
What other public land is near New Lyme Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Orwell Wildlife Area: 204 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 8,192 acres, 6.7 miles away
- Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area: 11,903 acres, 6.9 miles away
- Shenango Wildlife Area: 5,034 acres, 7.9 miles away
- Conant Wildlife Area: 74 acres, 8 miles away
- Dorset Wildlife Area: 1,106 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of New Lyme Wildlife Area
Counting New Lyme Wildlife Area itself, 727 of the 27,844 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 726 |
| Other state land | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is New Lyme Wildlife Area?
In Ashtabula County, 6 miles from Roaming Shores.
Can you hunt on New Lyme Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around New Lyme Wildlife Area?
727 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, New Lyme Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Orwell Wildlife Area (4.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, New Lyme 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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