Wyandot County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Wyandot County covers 408 square miles around Upper Sandusky. Hunters checked 2,405 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 601 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 7% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 3.9% of Wyandot County is public land open to the public, the largest share land on ODNR's hunting map (9,198 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 landWyandot CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 260,851 acres (408 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 2,405 (963 antlered, 1,442 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 601 archery, 1,804 gun |
| Public land | 3.9% (10,045 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 3 (9,197 acres inside Wyandot County) |
| Towns in and near it | Upper Sandusky, Carey, Harpster, Morral, Forest and Vanlue |
How many deer are harvested in Wyandot County?
Hunters checked 2,405 deer in Wyandot County in 2025-26: 963 antlered and 1,442 antlerless. Archers took 601 and gun hunters 1,804.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2,405 | 963 | 1,442 | 601 | 1,804 |
| 2024-25 | 2,238 | 883 | 1,355 | 529 | 1,709 |
| 2023-24 | 1,835 | 757 | 1,078 | 532 | |
| 2021-22 | 1,658 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Wyandot County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 640 bucks, 816 does and 202 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Wyandot County?
10,045 of Wyandot County's 260,851 acres are public land open to the public (3.9%). The biggest share is land on ODNR's hunting map: 9,198 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Wyandot County |
|---|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 9,198 | 3.5% |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 462 | 0.2% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 366 | 0.1% |
| Other state land | 19 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 10,045 | 3.9% |
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 Wyandot County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Wyandot County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area: 8,580 acres
- Wyandot Wildlife Area: 335 acres
- Andreoff Wildlife Area: 282 acres
How do you get to Wyandot County?
Highways through it: US 23 (about 51 miles inside), US 30 (about 34 miles inside), OH 67 (about 29 miles inside), OH 53 (about 24 miles inside) and OH 231 (about 23 miles inside). Towns inside: Upper Sandusky, Carey, Harpster, Wharton, Nevada and Sycamore. Nearby: Morral (on the line), Forest (on the line), Vanlue (on the line) and Patterson (2 miles).
Which counties border Wyandot County?
Wyandot County touches 5 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County | 2,053 | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Marion County | 1,384 | 2025 | 4.2% |
| Seneca County | 3,017 | 2025 | 0.6% |
| Hancock County | 2,345 | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Crawford County | 1,881 | 2025 | 0.4% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Wyandot County in 2025-26?
2,405: 963 antlered and 1,442 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 2,238.
Is there public hunting land in Wyandot County?
10,045 acres, 3.9% 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 (9,198 acres). ODNR's layer shows 3 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Wyandot County?
601 of the 2,405 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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