Mahoning County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Mahoning County covers 425 square miles around Youngstown. Hunters checked 2,768 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 1,465 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 9% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 5.4% of Mahoning County is public land open to the public, the largest share metro parks, county and city land (7,857 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 landMahoning CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 272,085 acres (425 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 2,768 (1,177 antlered, 1,591 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 1,465 archery, 1,303 gun |
| Public land | 5.4% (14,721 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 3 (4,858 acres inside Mahoning County) |
| Towns in and near it | Youngstown, Canfield, Campbell, Washingtonville, Columbiana and Salem |
How many deer are harvested in Mahoning County?
Hunters checked 2,768 deer in Mahoning County in 2025-26: 1,177 antlered and 1,591 antlerless. Archers took 1,465 and gun hunters 1,303.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2,768 | 1,177 | 1,591 | 1,465 | 1,303 |
| 2024-25 | 2,537 | 993 | 1,544 | 1,374 | 1,163 |
| 2023-24 | 2,409 | 959 | 1,450 | 1,433 | |
| 2021-22 | 2,110 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Mahoning County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 939 bucks, 947 does and 224 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Mahoning County?
14,721 of Mahoning County's 272,085 acres are public land open to the public (5.4%). The biggest share is metro parks, county and city land: 7,857 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Mahoning County |
|---|---|---|
| Metro parks, county and city land | 7,857 | 2.9% |
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 4,858 | 1.8% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,868 | 0.7% |
| Other state land | 138 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 14,721 | 5.4% |
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 Mahoning County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Mahoning County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Lake Milton State Park: 2,611 acres
- Berlin Lake Wildlife Area: 2,154 acres
- Lake Park Wildlife Area: 93 acres
How do you get to Mahoning County?
Highways through it: I-76 (about 62 miles inside), OH 11 (about 34 miles inside), I-680 (about 34 miles inside), OH 165 (about 26 miles inside) and US 224 (about 25 miles inside). Towns inside: Youngstown, Canfield, Campbell, Struthers, Sebring and Poland. Nearby: Washingtonville (on the line), Columbiana (on the line), Salem (on the line) and Leetonia (2 miles).
Which counties border Mahoning County?
Mahoning County touches 4 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County | 4,466 | 2025 | 4.3% |
| Portage County | 3,498 | 2025 | 8% |
| Trumbull County | 5,324 | 2025 | 9% |
| Columbiana County | 5,245 | 2025 | 2.8% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Mahoning County in 2025-26?
2,768: 1,177 antlered and 1,591 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 2,537.
Is there public hunting land in Mahoning County?
14,721 acres, 5.4% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries, the largest share metro parks, county and city land (7,857 acres). ODNR's layer shows 3 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Mahoning County?
1,465 of the 2,768 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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