Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area is 613 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Portage County, next to Suffield, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 3,498 deer in Portage 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 landLand trusts and other open landWingfoot Lake Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 613 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Portage County |
| Deer harvest unit | Portage County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Suffield (next to it), Lakemore (2 mi) and Mogadore (2 mi) |
What are the rules on Wingfoot Lake 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 Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area?
Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area lies in Portage County. Hunters checked 3,498 deer in Portage County in 2025-26, against 3,059 in 2024-25.
| County | Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage County | 613 | 3,498 | 3,059 | 2,932 |
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 Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Suffield (next to it), Lakemore (2 miles), Mogadore (2 miles) and Hartville (3 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 224, OH 43, OH 619, I-76 and OH 241.
What other public land is near Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Mogadore Reservoir: 2,465 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Quail Hollow State Park: 700 acres, 2.2 miles away
- Walborn Reservoir Public Access: 1,846 acres, 6.5 miles away
- Portage Lakes State Park: 2,736 acres, 7.3 miles away
- Portage Path Conservation Area: 90 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area
Counting Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area itself, 3,296 of the 29,865 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (11%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 2,406 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 450 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 434 |
| Other state land | 6 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area?
In Portage County, next to Suffield.
Can you hunt on Wingfoot Lake 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 Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area?
3,296 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Mogadore Reservoir (1.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Wingfoot Lake 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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