Senecaville Lake Hunt Area: hunting and access
Senecaville Lake Hunt Area is 7,674 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Noble and Guernsey counties, next to Senecaville, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 2,260 deer in Noble 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 landSenecaville Lake Hunt AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 7,674 acres in 4 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Noble County and Guernsey County |
| Deer harvest unit | Noble County, Guernsey County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | hunting area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | agreement |
| Nearest towns | Senecaville (next to it), Batesville (2 mi) and Lore City (3 mi) |
What are the rules on Senecaville 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 Senecaville Lake Hunt Area?
Senecaville Lake Hunt Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 2,260 deer in Noble County in 2025-26, against 3,690 in 2024-25.
| County | Senecaville Lake Hunt Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble County | 6,198 | 2,260 | 3,690 | 3,416 |
| Guernsey County | 1,476 | 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 Senecaville Lake Hunt Area?
Nearest towns: Senecaville (next to it), Batesville (2 miles), Lore City (3 miles) and Salesville (4 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 313, OH 147, OH 285, OH 513 and OH 265.
What other public land is near Senecaville Lake Hunt Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Dan & Margaret James Wildlife Area: 75 acres, 2.4 miles away
- Buffalo Fork Wildlife Area: 199 acres, 5.1 miles away
- Salt Fork State Park: 20,717 acres, 6.7 miles away
- Barnesville Slope Creek Reservoir #3 Wildlife Area: 735 acres, 7.4 miles away
- Wolf Run State Park: 1,372 acres, 7.8 miles away
- Barnesville Reservoir #1 Wildlife Area: 102 acres, 8.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Senecaville Lake Hunt Area
Counting Senecaville Lake Hunt Area itself, 8,108 of the 65,526 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (12.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 7,749 |
| Other state land | 250 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 109 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Senecaville Lake Hunt Area?
In Noble and Guernsey counties, next to Senecaville.
Can you hunt on Senecaville 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 Senecaville Lake Hunt Area?
8,108 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Senecaville Lake Hunt Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Dan & Margaret James Wildlife Area (2.4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Senecaville 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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