Logan County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Logan County covers 467 square miles around Bellefontaine. Hunters checked 2,712 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 1,238 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 1% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 2.6% of Logan County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (6,518 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 landLogan CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 298,783 acres (467 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 2,712 (1,075 antlered, 1,637 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 1,238 archery, 1,474 gun |
| Public land | 2.6% (7,704 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 1 (6,518 acres inside Logan County) |
| Towns in and near it | Bellefontaine, West Liberty, Quincy, North Lewisburg, Mount Victory and Jackson Center |
How many deer are harvested in Logan County?
Hunters checked 2,712 deer in Logan County in 2025-26: 1,075 antlered and 1,637 antlerless. Archers took 1,238 and gun hunters 1,474.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2,712 | 1,075 | 1,637 | 1,238 | 1,474 |
| 2024-25 | 2,673 | 1,026 | 1,647 | 1,213 | 1,460 |
| 2023-24 | 2,319 | 977 | 1,342 | 1,134 | |
| 2021-22 | 2,219 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Logan County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 887 bucks, 1,119 does and 213 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Logan County?
7,704 of Logan County's 298,783 acres are public land open to the public (2.6%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 6,518 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Logan County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 6,518 | 2.2% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 796 | 0.3% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 286 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 104 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 7,704 | 2.6% |
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 Logan County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Logan County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Indian Lake State Park: 6,518 acres
How do you get to Logan County?
Highways through it: US 33 (about 48 miles inside), OH 47 (about 28 miles inside), OH 235 (about 25 miles inside), OH 274 (about 23 miles inside) and US 68 (about 20 miles inside). Towns inside: Bellefontaine, West Liberty, Quincy, De Graff, Russells Point and West Mansfield. Nearby: North Lewisburg (on the line), Mount Victory (2 miles), Jackson Center (2 miles) and Woodstock (4 miles).
Which counties border Logan County?
Logan County touches 5 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | 1,401 | 2025 | 1.1% |
| Hardin County | 2,053 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Shelby County | 1,562 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Auglaize County | 1,621 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Champaign County | 1,867 | 2025 | 0.9% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Logan County in 2025-26?
2,712: 1,075 antlered and 1,637 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 2,673.
Is there public hunting land in Logan County?
7,704 acres, 2.6% 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 (6,518 acres). ODNR's layer shows 1 area open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Logan County?
1,238 of the 2,712 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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