Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area: hunting and access
Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area is 2,197 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Richland and Ashland counties, next to Perrysville, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 5,151 deer in Richland 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 landPleasant Hill Lake Hunt AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,197 acres in 30 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Richland County and Ashland County |
| Deer harvest unit | Richland County, Ashland County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | hunting area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | agreement |
| Nearest towns | Perrysville (next to it), Butler (3 mi) and Loudonville (4 mi) |
What are the rules on Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area?
Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 5,151 deer in Richland County in 2025-26, against 5,028 in 2024-25.
| County | Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | 1,484 | 5,151 | 5,028 | 4,169 |
| Ashland County | 713 | 5,108 | 4,678 | 4,074 |
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 Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area?
Nearest towns: Perrysville (next to it), Butler (3 miles), Loudonville (4 miles) and Lucas (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 39, OH 95, OH 97, OH 3 and OH 603.
What other public land is near Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Mohican-Memorial State Forest: 4,629 acres, next to it
- Richland County Wildife Area 1: 89 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Charles Mill Lake Hunt Area: 3,232 acres, 5.9 miles away
- Mohler Wildlife Area: 47 acres, 6.9 miles away
- Knox Lake Wildlife Area: 764 acres, 8.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area
Counting Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area itself, 7,807 of the 43,494 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (17.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 5,938 |
| Other state land | 1,832 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 37 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area?
In Richland and Ashland counties, next to Perrysville.
Can you hunt on Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area?
7,807 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Pleasant Hill Lake Hunt Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Mohican-Memorial State Forest (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Pleasant Hill 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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