Till Plains

Clark County

Home of the co-record typical (William D. Kontras, 201 1/8, 1986).

ODNR data through Oct 13, 2026 · Archery open · Youth gun Nov 21–22 · Season dates

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Sit forecast · Tomorrow · Thu, Oct 15

Good day to sit

59/100

Typical week (neutral)
High 74° · 7° cooler (helps)
Wind 7 mph (helps)
Dry (neutral)
Waxing crescent (neutral)

NWS forecast for 6–10am and 3–7pm, the moon and past harvest timing. A guide, not a promise. All counties

Sit forecast

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25/100

TrophyBook Opportunity Score · v1

#78 of 88 Ohio counties

Ranks the county on harvest and record-book numbers. Not the odds of taking a buck.

Total harvest954 deer · beats 8% of other counties
3.2 / 40
Harvest trend+13% · beats 40% of other counties
10.0 / 25
Harvest per sq mi2.4 per sq mi · beats 11% of other counties
2.2 / 20
Book-buck odds2.7 per 1,000 deer · beats 66% of other counties
9.9 / 15

2025-26 harvest · record book 2019–2023 · How it works

Harvest83#78 of 88 · -2.4% vs last year

So far in 2026-27

Bucks24#78 of 88 · 29% of harvest

59 antlerless · -37% vs last year

Harvest per sq mi0.21#76 of 88

Not a population count

Book-buck odds2.7#29 of 88 · 1.3× Ohio

Per 1,000 deer · 12 entries, 2019–23

Harvest trend+13%#51 of 88

Last 3 seasons vs the 3 before

Harvest by season

2019-20761
2020-21785
2021-22822
2022-23842
2023-24870
2024-25945
2025-26954
2026-27 so far83

Through Oct 13, 2026 · 85 at this point last season

Book bucks

117 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 99 typical · 18 non-typical · latest 2022 · #73 of 88

Score	Hunter	Year	Weapon	Rack
213 7/8	Jeff Leach	2017	Long Bow	Non-Typical
204 5/8	Jim Twiggs	2012	Crossbow	Non-Typical
201 1/8	William D Kontras	1986	Long Bow	Typical
197 7/8	James L Shoemaker	1981	Modern Shotgun	Non-Typical
197 5/8	Rich Dixon	2019	Long Bow	Non-Typical

Taken with: Modern Shotgun 37 · Long Bow 29 · Crossbow 29 · Muzzleloader 16

All 117 entries →

Buck board: no Clark deer posted for 2026-27 yet. Post the first

How it hunts

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.

398 sq mi of land (Census)

History

Co-holder of the typical state mark: William D. Kontras’s 201 1/8 (1986).

Clark County was established in 1818 and named for George Rogers Clark. Springfield, the county seat, grew as a National Road and manufacturing town on the Mad River.

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