Piedmont Lake Hunt Area: hunting and access
Piedmont Lake Hunt Area is 6,741 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Belmont, Harrison and Guernsey counties, 2 miles from Holloway, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 3,725 deer in Belmont 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 landLand trusts and other open landPiedmont Lake Hunt AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 6,741 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Belmont County, Harrison County and Guernsey County |
| Deer harvest unit | Belmont County, Harrison County, Guernsey County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | hunting area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | agreement |
| Nearest towns | Holloway (2 mi), Freeport (3 mi) and Flushing (4 mi) |
What are the rules on Piedmont Lake Hunt 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 Piedmont Lake Hunt Area?
Piedmont Lake Hunt Area lies in 3 counties. Hunters checked 3,725 deer in Belmont County in 2025-26, against 4,023 in 2024-25.
| County | Piedmont Lake Hunt Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont County | 5,913 | 3,725 | 4,023 | 3,607 |
| Harrison County | 696 | 4,959 | 4,841 | 4,516 |
| Guernsey County | 132 | 4,804 | 5,762 | 5,220 |
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 Piedmont Lake Hunt Area?
Nearest towns: Holloway (2 miles), Freeport (3 miles), Flushing (4 miles) and Morristown (4 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 800, I-70, US 40, OH 331 and OH 149.
What other public land is near Piedmont Lake Hunt Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Egypt Valley Wildlife Area: 17,749 acres, next to it
- Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area: 3,446 acres, 1.8 miles away
- Clendening Lake Hunt Area: 6,612 acres, 2.9 miles away
- Barkcamp State Park: 1,139 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Tappan Lake Hunt Area: 7,720 acres, 8.2 miles away
- Barnesville Reservoir #2 Wildlife Area: 51 acres, 8.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Piedmont Lake Hunt Area
Counting Piedmont Lake Hunt Area itself, 24,706 of the 64,283 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (38.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 24,621 |
| Other state land | 57 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 28 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Piedmont Lake Hunt Area?
In Belmont, Harrison and Guernsey counties, 2 miles from Holloway.
Can you hunt on Piedmont Lake Hunt 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 Piedmont Lake Hunt Area?
24,706 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Piedmont Lake Hunt Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Egypt Valley Wildlife Area (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Piedmont Lake Hunt 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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