Big agriculture with isolated woodlots, ditch lines, and creek timber. Inside Ohio's CWD surveillance area (2025-26 positives were reported in this six-county cluster).
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61/100
Ranks the county on harvest and record-book numbers. Not the odds of taking a buck.
2025-26 harvest · record book 2019–2023 · How it works
Through Oct 13, 2026 · 225 at this point last season
165 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 149 typical · 16 non-typical · latest 2025 · #55 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 197 0/8 | Rick Ketcham | 2007 |
| 188 4/8 | Rick Ketchum | 2002 |
| 184 2/8 | Gary Stechschulte | 1988 |
| 180 4/8 | Darrel Reed | 2007 |
| 177 3/8 | Dean Herron | 2017 |
Taken with: Modern Shotgun 57 · Long Bow 46 · Crossbow 40 · Muzzleloader 13
All 165 entries →Buck board: no Allen deer posted for 2026-27 yet. Post the first
Big agriculture with isolated woodlots, ditch lines, and creek timber.
Crop edges, shelterbelts, and small private woods.
Public access. Mostly private ground with scattered metroparks, stream corridors, or small WMAs.
403 sq mi of land (Census)
CWD surveillance area (2025-26).
Allen County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its county seat and largest city is Lima. The county was created in 1820 and organized in 1831. The county is named in honor of Colonel John Allen, who was killed leading his men at the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812.
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