Pickaway County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Pickaway County covers 507 square miles around Circleville. Hunters checked 1,153 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 547 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is down 2% from 2024. 3.3% of Pickaway County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (6,789 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 mapFederal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landPickaway CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 324,202 acres (507 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 1,153 (504 antlered, 649 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 547 archery, 606 gun |
| Public land | 3.3% (10,568 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 16 (6,783 acres inside Pickaway County) |
| Towns in and near it | Circleville, Commercial Point, South Bloomfield, Harrisburg, Laurelville and Kingston |
How many deer are harvested in Pickaway County?
Hunters checked 1,153 deer in Pickaway County in 2025-26: 504 antlered and 649 antlerless. Archers took 547 and gun hunters 606.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1,153 | 504 | 649 | 547 | 606 |
| 2024-25 | 1,181 | 447 | 734 | 498 | 683 |
| 2023-24 | 954 | 483 | 471 | 463 | |
| 2021-22 | 679 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Pickaway County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 373 bucks, 256 does and 50 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Pickaway County?
10,568 of Pickaway County's 324,202 acres are public land open to the public (3.3%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 6,789 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Pickaway County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 6,789 | 2.1% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 1,988 | 0.6% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,587 | 0.5% |
| Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes | 159 | under 0.1% |
| Other state land | 45 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 10,568 | 3.3% |
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 Pickaway County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Pickaway County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Deer Creek State Park: 3,647 acres
- Deer Creek Wildlife Area: 1,678 acres
- A W Marion State Park: 458 acres
- Mackey Ford Wildlife Area: 199 acres
- Charles O. Trump Wildlife Area: 129 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 4 Wildlife Area: 112 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 10 Wildlife Area: 95 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 19 Wildlife Area: 79 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 13 Wildlife Area: 68 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 39 Wildlife Area: 67 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 34 Wildlife Area: 55 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 37 Wildlife Area: 51 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 27 Wildlife Area: 50 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 49 Wildlife Area: 45 acres
- Wildlife Production Area 26 Wildlife Area: 40 acres
- Elmon Richards Scioto River Conservation Area: 10 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Deer Creek Recreation Area (4,609 acres).
How do you get to Pickaway County?
Highways through it: US 23 (about 46 miles inside), OH 56 (about 34 miles inside), US 22 (about 24 miles inside), OH 104 (about 22 miles inside) and OH 316 (about 14 miles inside). Towns inside: Circleville, Commercial Point, South Bloomfield, Ashville, Williamsport and New Holland. Nearby: Harrisburg (on the line), Laurelville (on the line), Kingston (on the line) and Adelphi (on the line).
Which counties border Pickaway County?
Pickaway County touches 6 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross County | 3,402 | 2025 | 7.6% |
| Fayette County | 591 | 2025 | 1.4% |
| Hocking County | 2,643 | 2025 | 17.5% |
| Madison County | 767 | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Franklin County | 709 | 2025 | 9% |
| Fairfield County | 2,351 | 2025 | 1.9% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Pickaway County in 2025-26?
1,153: 504 antlered and 649 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 1,181.
Is there public hunting land in Pickaway County?
10,568 acres, 3.3% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (6,789 acres). ODNR's layer shows 16 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Pickaway County?
547 of the 1,153 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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