Public Land Hunting & Fishing in Ohio

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in Ohio: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 4 areas listed.

National Forests 1
Wayne National Forest
Lawrence, Vinton, Athens, Morgan, Hocking, Meigs, Washington, Gallia, Jackson County · 244,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Wayne National Forest is Ohio's only national forest at 244,000 acres in the Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio,...
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Wildlife Refuges 1
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Ottawa, Lucas County · 5,900 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Ottawa NWR and the Ottawa-Magee Marsh complex on the Lake Erie shore is one of the most important migratory bird stopove...
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State WMAs 2
Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area
Wyandot County · 8,600 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area encompasses 8,600 acres of marsh, wet meadow, grassland, and cropland in north-central Ohi...
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Muskingum River Parkway
Muskingum, Morgan, Guernsey, Coshocton County · 4,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
The Muskingum River Parkway encompasses approximately 4,000 acres of river corridor land along the historic Muskingum Ri...
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