Veto Lake Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Veto Lake Wildlife Area is 465 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Washington County, next to Vincent, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 783 deer in Washington 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 landVeto Lake Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 465 acres in 4 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Deer harvest unit | Washington County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Vincent (next to it), Belpre (5 mi) and Little Hocking (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Veto Lake 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 Veto Lake Wildlife Area?
Veto Lake Wildlife Area lies in Washington County. Hunters checked 783 deer in Washington County in 2025-26, against 4,492 in 2024-25.
| County | Veto Lake Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | 465 | 783 | 4,492 | 3,797 |
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 Veto Lake Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Vincent (next to it), Belpre (5 miles), Little Hocking (6 miles) and Coolville (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 7, OH 339, OH 550, OH 555 and US 50.
What other public land is near Veto Lake Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Ohio River Lock & Dam 18 Wildlife Area: 20 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Acadia Cliffs State Nature Preserve: 108 acres, 7.9 miles away
- Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area: 168 acres, 8.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Veto Lake Wildlife Area
Counting Veto Lake Wildlife Area itself, 478 of the 31,211 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 465 |
| Other state land | 13 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Veto Lake Wildlife Area?
In Washington County, next to Vincent.
Can you hunt on Veto Lake Wildlife Area?
Yes, with restrictions: ODNR's layer lists hunting here as restricted.
How much public land is around Veto Lake Wildlife Area?
478 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Veto Lake Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Ohio River Lock & Dam 18 Wildlife Area (4.5 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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