Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area is 3,533 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Vinton County, 4 miles from Hamden, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. 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 landMetro parks, county and city landVinton Furnace Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,533 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Vinton County |
| Deer harvest unit | Vinton County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Hamden (4 mi), Wilkesville (5 mi) and Wellston (5 mi) |
What are the rules on Vinton Furnace Wildlife 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 Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area?
Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area lies in Vinton County. Hunters checked 1,931 deer in Vinton County in 2025-26, against 2,156 in 2024-25.
| County | Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton County | 3,533 | 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 Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Hamden (4 miles), Wilkesville (5 miles), Wellston (5 miles) and McArthur (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 32, OH 160, OH 93, OH 124 and OH 689.
What other public land is near Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Jackson County Line Wildlife Area: 42 acres, next to it
- Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest: 12,331 acres, next to it
- Lake Alma State Park: 375 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Wellston Wildlife Area: 1,497 acres, 3.9 miles away
- Zaleski State Forest: 28,637 acres, 5.2 miles away
- Broken ARO Wildlife Area: 2,962 acres, 5.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area
Counting Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area itself, 11,855 of the 40,752 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (29.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 11,852 |
| Other state land | 3 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area?
In Vinton County, 4 miles from Hamden.
Can you hunt on Vinton Furnace Wildlife 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 Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area?
11,855 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Jackson County Line Wildlife Area (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Vinton Furnace 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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