How it hunts
Hardwood ridges, CRP edges, and river-bottom timber.
Public access. Mostly private ground with scattered metroparks, stream corridors, or small WMAs.
532 sq mi of land (Census)
Glaciated Allegheny Plateau
Columbiana County
Rolling hills, woodlots, and creek bottoms cut through mixed farm country.
Sit forecast · Tomorrow · Thu, Oct 15
Good day to sit
55/100
- Typical week (neutral)
- High 70° (neutral)
- Wind 3 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
76/100
TrophyBook Opportunity Score · v1
Tied #4 of 88 Ohio counties
Ranks the county on harvest and record-book numbers. Not the odds of taking a buck.
- Total harvest5,245 deer · beats 90% of other counties36.0 / 40
- Harvest trend+28% · beats 78% of other counties19.5 / 25
- Harvest per sq mi9.9 per sq mi · beats 90% of other counties18.0 / 20
- Book-buck odds1.4 per 1,000 deer · beats 14% of other counties2.1 / 15
2025-26 harvest · record book 2019–2023 · How it works
Harvest518#10 of 88 · +22.5% vs last year
So far in 2026-27
Bucks226#8 of 88 · 44% of harvest
292 antlerless · +29% vs last year
Harvest per sq mi0.97#12 of 88
Not a population count
Book-buck odds1.4#75 of 88 · 0.7× Ohio
Per 1,000 deer · 25 entries, 2019–23
Harvest trend+28%#17 of 88
Last 3 seasons vs the 3 before
Harvest by season
Through Oct 13, 2026 · 423 at this point last season
Book bucks
322 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 277 typical · 45 non-typical · latest 2025 · #25 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 234 1/8 | Ronald Westover | 2016 |
| 210 2/8 | Harold L Hawkins | 1981 |
| 203 0/8 | Jeffery A Kress | 1987 |
| 200 2/8 | Kendall Chadwick | 2013 |
| 197 3/8 | Earl T Anderson | 2002 |
Taken with: Modern Shotgun 146 · Crossbow 76 · Long Bow 58 · Muzzleloader 24
All 322 entries →Buck board: no Columbiana deer posted for 2026-27 yet. Post the first
History
Columbiana County was created in 1803 and takes its name from Christopher Columbus. Lisbon is the county seat; the county runs along the Pennsylvania line and the Ohio River.
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