Miami County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Miami County covers 410 square miles around Piqua. Hunters checked 1,090 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 599 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. 1.5% of Miami County is public land open to the public, the largest share metro parks, county and city land (2,698 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 landMiami CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 262,208 acres (410 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 1,090 (503 antlered, 587 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 599 archery, 491 gun |
| Public land | 1.5% (3,954 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | None mapped |
| Towns in and near it | Piqua, Troy, Tipp City, Christiansburg, Lockington and New Carlisle |
How many deer are harvested in Miami County?
Hunters checked 1,090 deer in Miami County in 2025-26: 503 antlered and 587 antlerless. Archers took 599 and gun hunters 491.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1,090 | 503 | 587 | 599 | 491 |
| 2024-25 | 1,074 | 476 | 598 | 586 | 488 |
| 2023-24 | 975 | 449 | 526 | 567 | |
| 2021-22 | 864 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Miami County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 410 bucks, 373 does and 81 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Miami County?
3,954 of Miami County's 262,208 acres are public land open to the public (1.5%). The biggest share is metro parks, county and city land: 2,698 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Miami County |
|---|---|---|
| Metro parks, county and city land | 2,698 | 1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,235 | 0.5% |
| Other state land | 21 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 3,954 | 1.5% |
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.
How do you get to Miami County?
Highways through it: I-75 (about 40 miles inside), OH 55 (about 23 miles inside), OH 571 (about 22 miles inside), US 36 (about 22 miles inside) and OH 48 (about 20 miles inside). Towns inside: Piqua, Troy, Tipp City, West Milton, Covington and Bradford. Nearby: Christiansburg (on the line), Lockington (on the line), New Carlisle (on the line) and Union (on the line).
Which counties border Miami County?
Miami County touches 5 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 954 | 2025 | 3.4% |
| Darke County | 1,356 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Shelby County | 1,562 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Champaign County | 1,867 | 2025 | 0.9% |
| Montgomery County | 980 | 2025 | 6.5% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Miami County in 2025-26?
1,090: 503 antlered and 587 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 1,074.
Is there public hunting land in Miami County?
3,954 acres, 1.5% 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 (2,698 acres).
How many deer do archers take in Miami County?
599 of the 1,090 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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