Huron County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Huron County covers 496 square miles around Norwalk. Hunters checked 3,520 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 1,294 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 6% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 0.9% of Huron County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (1,672 acres), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: the Division of Wildlife's harvest reports, 2021-22 to 2025-26. Land: PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land layer.
Land on ODNR's hunting mapOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landHuron CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 317,165 acres (496 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 3,520 (1,367 antlered, 2,153 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 1,294 archery, 2,226 gun |
| Public land | 0.9% (2,809 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 1 (1,669 acres inside Huron County) |
| Towns in and near it | Norwalk, Bellevue, Willard, Milan, Shiloh and Rochester |
How many deer are harvested in Huron County?
Hunters checked 3,520 deer in Huron County in 2025-26: 1,367 antlered and 2,153 antlerless. Archers took 1,294 and gun hunters 2,226.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3,520 | 1,367 | 2,153 | 1,294 | 2,226 |
| 2024-25 | 3,308 | 1,265 | 2,043 | 1,205 | 2,103 |
| 2023-24 | 2,855 | 1,159 | 1,696 | 1,067 | |
| 2021-22 | 2,475 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Huron County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 1,030 bucks, 1,132 does and 313 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Huron County?
2,809 of Huron County's 317,165 acres are public land open to the public (0.9%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 1,672 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Huron County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,672 | 0.5% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 624 | 0.2% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 452 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 61 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 2,809 | 0.9% |
Measured by FilledTag inside the county line from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status. Hunting rules differ by manager: ODNR wildlife areas, hunting areas and forests marked open follow Ohio's statewide seasons, and those marked restricted limit hunting by place, season or permit; national forest is open; refuges follow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules; Corps of Engineers lake land is open in many places under each project's own rules; metro parks and city land are closed to most hunting.
ODNR areas open to hunting in Huron County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Huron County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Willard Marsh Wildlife Area: 1,669 acres
How do you get to Huron County?
Highways through it: OH 18 (about 43 miles inside), OH 162 (about 29 miles inside), OH 61 (about 25 miles inside), OH 13 (about 23 miles inside) and OH 99 (about 18 miles inside). Towns inside: Norwalk, Bellevue, Willard, Plymouth, New London and Greenwich. Nearby: Milan (on the line), Shiloh (2 miles), Rochester (2 miles) and Kipton (2 miles).
Which counties border Huron County?
Huron County touches 7 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County | 1,161 | 2025 | 5.3% |
| Lorain County | 2,799 | 2025 | 5.1% |
| Seneca County | 3,017 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Ashland County | 5,108 | 2025 | 3.8% |
| Crawford County | 1,881 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Richland County | 5,151 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Sandusky County | 1,485 | 2025 | 3.4% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Huron County in 2025-26?
3,520: 1,367 antlered and 2,153 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 3,308.
Is there public hunting land in Huron County?
2,809 acres, 0.9% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (1,672 acres). ODNR's layer shows 1 area open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Huron County?
1,294 of the 3,520 deer checked in 2025-26 were taken with a crossbow or longbow (Division of Wildlife).
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Where these numbers come from
- Deer harvest: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status. ODNR areas open to hunting: ODNR lands hunting status.
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic county boundaries. Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
FilledTag is not part of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Numbers are copied from ODNR and the federal sources above, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.
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