Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area is 362 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Sandusky County, 2 miles from Gibsonburg, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 1,485 deer in Sandusky 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 landRingneck Ridge Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 362 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Sandusky County |
| Deer harvest unit | Sandusky County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | conservation easement |
| Nearest towns | Gibsonburg (2 mi), Hessville (2 mi) and Helena (3 mi) |
What are the rules on Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area?
ODNR's land layer lists hunting here as restricted: hunting is limited by place, season or permit, and the area's posted rules say how.
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 Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area?
Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area lies in Sandusky County. Hunters checked 1,485 deer in Sandusky County in 2025-26, against 1,364 in 2024-25.
| County | Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandusky County | 362 | 1,485 | 1,364 | 1,181 |
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 Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Gibsonburg (2 miles), Hessville (2 miles), Helena (3 miles) and Lindsey (3 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 20, I-90, I-80, OH 590 and OH 600.
What other public land is near Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Wildlife Production Area 59 Wildlife Area: 48 acres, 1.7 miles away
- Wildlife Production Area 18 Wildlife Area: 50 acres, 3.4 miles away
- Aldrich Pond Wildlife Area: 40 acres, 3.6 miles away
- Wildlife Production Area 14 Wildlife Area: 40 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Wildlife Production Area 50 Wildlife Area: 48 acres, 8.1 miles away
- Wildlife Production Area 64 Wildlife Area: 49 acres, 9.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area
Counting Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area itself, 1,117 of the 24,654 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Metro parks, county and city land | 707 |
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 410 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area?
In Sandusky County, 2 miles from Gibsonburg.
Can you hunt on Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area?
Yes, with restrictions: ODNR's layer lists hunting here as restricted.
How much public land is around Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area?
1,117 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Wildlife Production Area 59 Wildlife Area (1.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: 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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