How it hunts
Oak-hickory forest, regenerating clearcuts, and brushy benches.
Public access. Mostly private ground with scattered metroparks, stream corridors, or small WMAs.
490 sq mi of land (Census)
Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau
Brown County
Steep timber, hollows, and ridge-to-creek funnels. Big-woods public tracts mixed with family farms.
Sit forecast
Checking the forecast…
48/100
TrophyBook Opportunity Score · v1
Tied #45 of 88 Ohio counties
Ranks the county on harvest and record-book numbers. Not the odds of taking a buck.
- Total harvest3,023 deer · beats 71% of other counties28.4 / 40
- Harvest trend+6% · beats 26% of other counties6.5 / 25
- Harvest per sq mi6.2 per sq mi · beats 66% of other counties13.2 / 20
- Book-buck odds0.8 per 1,000 deer · beats 0% of other counties0.0 / 15
2025-26 harvest · record book 2019–2023 · How it works
Harvest218#35 of 88 · 0.0% vs last year
So far in 2026-27
Bucks75#46 of 88 · 34% of harvest
143 antlerless · -9% vs last year
Harvest per sq mi0.44#41 of 88
Not a population count
Book-buck odds0.8#87 of 88 · 0.4× Ohio
Per 1,000 deer · 7 entries, 2019–23 · small sample
Harvest trend+6%#65 of 88
Last 3 seasons vs the 3 before
Harvest by season
Through Oct 13, 2026 · 218 at this point last season
Book bucks
189 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 150 typical · 39 non-typical · latest 2024 · #45 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 219 2/8 | Charles B Adams | 1988 |
| 217 5/8 | Gregg Metz | 2018 |
| 216 2/8 | Mike Behrmann | 2014 |
| 207 3/8 | David Ziel | 2011 |
| 199 1/8 | Daniel Durbin | 2016 |
Taken with: Modern Shotgun 80 · Long Bow 62 · Crossbow 33 · Muzzleloader 12
All 189 entries →Buck board: no Brown deer posted for 2026-27 yet. Post the first
History
Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 43,676. The county seat is Georgetown. The county was created in 1818 and is named for Major General Jacob Brown, an officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane. Brown County is part of the Cincinnati–Middletown, OH–KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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