Summit County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Summit County covers 420 square miles around Akron. Hunters checked 1,922 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 1,616 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 5% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 14.3% of Summit County is public land open to the public, the largest share national park land (16,396 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 landOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landSummit CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 268,887 acres (420 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 1,922 (769 antlered, 1,153 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 1,616 archery, 306 gun |
| Public land | 14.3% (38,573 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 2 (2,826 acres inside Summit County) |
| Towns in and near it | Akron, Green, Cuyahoga Falls, Glenwillow, Oakwood and Doylestown |
How many deer are harvested in Summit County?
Hunters checked 1,922 deer in Summit County in 2025-26: 769 antlered and 1,153 antlerless. Archers took 1,616 and gun hunters 306.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1,922 | 769 | 1,153 | 1,616 | 306 |
| 2024-25 | 1,823 | 712 | 1,111 | 1,527 | 296 |
| 2023-24 | 1,745 | 758 | 987 | 1,500 | |
| 2021-22 | 1,776 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Summit County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 812 bucks, 779 does and 185 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Summit County?
38,573 of Summit County's 268,887 acres are public land open to the public (14.3%). The biggest share is national park land: 16,396 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Summit County |
|---|---|---|
| National park land | 16,396 | 6.1% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 13,516 | 5% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 5,709 | 2.1% |
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 2,827 | 1.1% |
| Other state land | 125 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 38,573 | 14.3% |
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 Summit County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Summit County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Portage Lakes State Park: 2,736 acres
- Portage Path Conservation Area: 90 acres
How do you get to Summit County?
Highways through it: I-77 (about 67 miles inside), OH 8 (about 42 miles inside), OH 21 (about 40 miles inside), I-76 (about 36 miles inside) and I-271 (about 30 miles inside). Towns inside: Akron, Green, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, New Franklin and Norton. Nearby: Glenwillow (on the line), Oakwood (on the line), Doylestown (on the line) and Canal Fulton (on the line).
Which counties border Summit County?
Summit County touches 6 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County | 4,466 | 2025 | 4.3% |
| Wayne County | 3,562 | 2025 | 2.2% |
| Geauga County | 3,215 | 2025 | 10.1% |
| Medina County | 3,133 | 2025 | 4.3% |
| Portage County | 3,498 | 2025 | 8% |
| Cuyahoga County | 822 | 2025 | 9.6% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Summit County in 2025-26?
1,922: 769 antlered and 1,153 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 1,823.
Is there public hunting land in Summit County?
38,573 acres, 14.3% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries, the largest share national park land (16,396 acres). ODNR's layer shows 2 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Summit County?
1,616 of the 1,922 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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