Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area is 377 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Vinton County, 3 miles from Zaleski, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 1,931 deer in Vinton 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 landTurkey Ridge Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 377 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Vinton County |
| Deer harvest unit | Vinton County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Zaleski (3 mi), McArthur (7 mi) and New Marshfield (9 mi) |
What are the rules on Turkey Ridge 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 Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area?
Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area lies in Vinton County. Hunters checked 1,931 deer in Vinton County in 2025-26, against 2,156 in 2024-25.
| County | Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton County | 377 | 1,931 | 2,156 | 1,708 |
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 Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Zaleski (3 miles), McArthur (7 miles), New Marshfield (9 miles) and Haydenville (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 278, OH 328, OH 93, OH 56 and OH 677.
What other public land is near Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Zaleski State Forest: 28,637 acres, next to it
- Waterloo Wildlife Area: 2,660 acres, 4.9 miles away
- Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest: 12,331 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Hocking Hills State Park: 2,499 acres, 7.8 miles away
- Hocking State Forest: 9,363 acres, 7.8 miles away
- Poston Plant Lands Hunting Area: 1,159 acres, 8.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area
Counting Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area itself, 9,166 of the 24,957 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (36.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 9,154 |
| Other state land | 12 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area?
In Vinton County, 3 miles from Zaleski.
Can you hunt on Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area?
9,166 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Zaleski State Forest (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Turkey Ridge 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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