Urbana Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Urbana Wildlife Area is 548 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Champaign County, 5 miles from West Liberty, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 1,867 deer in Champaign 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 landLand trusts and other open landUrbana Wildlife AreaCounty lineHighway
| Size | 548 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Champaign County |
| Deer harvest unit | Champaign County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | West Liberty (5 mi), Urbana (5 mi) and Mutual (8 mi) |
What are the rules on Urbana 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 Urbana Wildlife Area?
Urbana Wildlife Area lies in Champaign County. Hunters checked 1,867 deer in Champaign County in 2025-26, against 1,864 in 2024-25.
| County | Urbana Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign County | 548 | 1,867 | 1,864 | 1,575 |
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 Urbana Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: West Liberty (5 miles), Urbana (5 miles), Mutual (8 miles) and North Lewisburg (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 245, OH 296, OH 29, OH 814 and OH 507.
What other public land is near Urbana Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Mad River Wildlife Area: 33 acres, 3.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Urbana Wildlife Area
Counting Urbana Wildlife Area itself, 665 of the 26,053 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 548 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 116 |
| Other state land | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Urbana Wildlife Area?
In Champaign County, 5 miles from West Liberty.
Can you hunt on Urbana Wildlife Area?
Yes, with restrictions: ODNR's layer lists hunting here as restricted.
How much public land is around Urbana Wildlife Area?
665 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Urbana Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Mad River Wildlife Area (3.3 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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