How it hunts
Hardwood ridges, CRP edges, and river-bottom timber.
Public access. Metroparks and suburban woodlots. Low harvest, tight access.
457 sq mi of land (Census)
Glaciated Allegheny Plateau
Cuyahoga County
Rolling hills, woodlots, and creek bottoms cut through mixed farm country.
Sit forecast
Checking the forecast…
7/100
TrophyBook Opportunity Score · v1
#88 of 88 Ohio counties
Ranks the county on harvest and record-book numbers. Not the odds of taking a buck.
- Total harvest822 deer · beats 5% of other counties2.0 / 40
- Harvest trend-10% · beats 8% of other counties2.0 / 25
- Harvest per sq mi1.8 per sq mi · beats 5% of other counties1.0 / 20
- Book-buck odds1.5 per 1,000 deer · beats 16% of other counties2.4 / 15
2025-26 harvest · record book 2019–2023 · How it works
Harvest189#45 of 88 · +33.1% vs last year
So far in 2026-27
Bucks62#52 of 88 · 33% of harvest
127 antlerless · +17% vs last year
Harvest per sq mi0.41#43 of 88
Not a population count
Book-buck odds1.5#68 of 88 · 0.7× Ohio
Per 1,000 deer · 6 entries, 2019–23 · small sample
Harvest trend-10%#81 of 88
Last 3 seasons vs the 3 before
Harvest by season
Through Oct 13, 2026 · 142 at this point last season
Book bucks
53 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 40 typical · 13 non-typical · latest 2024 · #87 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 204 0/8 | James J Gazso | 2004 |
| 199 6/8 | John R Stofan | 2005 |
| 197 6/8 | Chuck Calabrase | 2010 |
| 191 6/8 | James Manzo, Jr | 2021 |
| 187 1/8 | Michael Flanigan | 2013 |
Taken with: Crossbow 30 · Long Bow 23
All 53 entries →Buck board: no Cuyahoga deer posted for 2026-27 yet. Post the first
History
Ohio’s most urban deer herd — metropark timber and suburban woodlots.
Cuyahoga County is named for the Cuyahoga River and is Ohio’s most populous county, with Cleveland as the seat. It was established in 1807 from Geauga County.
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