● Ranked from real Ohio data · 2024-25 season
Most huntable public land: counties in Ohio
Ohio counties with the largest share of HUNTABLE public land — state game lands/WMAs, national forest and state/county forest you can hunt without knocking on doors. Parks and permit-only refuges are excluded.
#1Lawrence Countypublic land you can walk on27.9% public→#2Morgan Countypublic land you can walk on12.2% public→#3Hocking Countypublic land you can walk on11.9% public→#4Washington Countypublic land you can walk on10.3% public→#5Gallia Countypublic land you can walk on9.8% public→#6Noble Countypublic land you can walk on9.6% public→#7Muskingum Countypublic land you can walk on9.5% public→#8Coshocton Countypublic land you can walk on9.3% public→#9Monroe Countypublic land you can walk on9.2% public→#10Athens Countypublic land you can walk on9% public→#11Perry Countypublic land you can walk on9% public→#12Belmont Countypublic land you can walk on7.1% public→
How this list is ranked
Ranked by huntable public land as a share of the county: state wildlife-agency game lands/WMAs + USGS PAD-US national/state/county forest, unioned and intersected with the Census county boundary in an equal-area projection. National & state parks, military and permit-only refuges are excluded.
Data year: 2024-25 season. Each row links to its full page with every number cited to its agency source. A place missing a signal is never guessed — it simply can't rank.
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