Medina County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Medina County covers 423 square miles around Brunswick. Hunters checked 3,133 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 1,774 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 4% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 4.3% of Medina County is public land open to the public, the largest share metro parks, county and city land (7,474 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 mapNational park landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landMedina CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 270,763 acres (423 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 3,133 (1,214 antlered, 1,919 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 1,774 archery, 1,359 gun |
| Public land | 4.3% (11,617 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 2 (768 acres inside Medina County) |
| Towns in and near it | Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Burbank, Creston and Rittman |
How many deer are harvested in Medina County?
Hunters checked 3,133 deer in Medina County in 2025-26: 1,214 antlered and 1,919 antlerless. Archers took 1,774 and gun hunters 1,359.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3,133 | 1,214 | 1,919 | 1,774 | 1,359 |
| 2024-25 | 3,000 | 1,146 | 1,854 | 1,630 | 1,370 |
| 2023-24 | 2,721 | 1,102 | 1,619 | 1,627 | |
| 2021-22 | 2,591 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Medina County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 1,093 bucks, 1,246 does and 252 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Medina County?
11,617 of Medina County's 270,763 acres are public land open to the public (4.3%). The biggest share is metro parks, county and city land: 7,474 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Medina County |
|---|---|---|
| Metro parks, county and city land | 7,474 | 2.8% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 3,375 | 1.2% |
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 767 | 0.3% |
| Other state land | 1 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 11,617 | 4.3% |
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 Medina County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Medina County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Spencer Lake Wildlife Area: 627 acres
- Camp Belden Wildlife Area: 141 acres
How do you get to Medina County?
Highways through it: I-71 (about 53 miles inside), US 224 (about 47 miles inside), US 42 (about 31 miles inside), OH 162 (about 27 miles inside) and OH 3 (about 26 miles inside). Towns inside: Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Seville, Lodi and Westfield Center. Nearby: Burbank (on the line), Creston (on the line), Rittman (on the line) and Doylestown (on the line).
Which counties border Medina County?
Medina County touches 5 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | 3,562 | 2025 | 2.2% |
| Lorain County | 2,799 | 2025 | 5.1% |
| Summit County | 1,922 | 2025 | 14.3% |
| Ashland County | 5,108 | 2025 | 3.8% |
| Cuyahoga County | 822 | 2025 | 9.6% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Medina County in 2025-26?
3,133: 1,214 antlered and 1,919 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 3,000.
Is there public hunting land in Medina County?
11,617 acres, 4.3% 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 (7,474 acres). ODNR's layer shows 2 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Medina County?
1,774 of the 3,133 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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