Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area is 1,469 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Ross County, 2 miles from Andersonville, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 3,402 deer in Ross 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 mapNational park landOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landPleasant Valley Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,469 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Ross County |
| Deer harvest unit | Ross County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Andersonville (2 mi), Chillicothe (3 mi) and Frankfort (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area?
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area lies in Ross County. Hunters checked 3,402 deer in Ross County in 2025-26, against 3,338 in 2024-25.
| County | Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross County | 1,469 | 3,402 | 3,338 | 2,749 |
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 Valley Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Andersonville (2 miles), Chillicothe (3 miles), Frankfort (6 miles) and Kingston (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 35, OH 104, OH 207, OH 159 and US 50.
What other public land is near Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Kinnikinnick Wildlife Area: 162 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Great Seal State Park: 1,849 acres, 3.6 miles away
- Ross Lake Wildlife Area: 1,107 acres, 5.9 miles away
- Wildlife Production Area 1 Wildlife Area: 119 acres, 6.9 miles away
- Wildlife Production Area 33 Wildlife Area: 63 acres, 8.3 miles away
- Scioto Trail State Forest: 9,330 acres, 8.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area
Counting Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area itself, 3,108 of the 33,456 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (9.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,469 |
| National park land | 751 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 404 |
| Other state land | 278 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 206 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area?
In Ross County, 2 miles from Andersonville.
Can you hunt on Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area?
3,108 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Kinnikinnick Wildlife Area (3.1 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Pleasant Valley 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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