Till Plains

Franklin County

Urban deer. High hunter density, low total, metro parks and suburban woods.

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

Sit forecast · Tomorrow · Thu, Oct 15

Good day to sit

65/100

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

Sit forecast

Checking the forecast…

16/100

TrophyBook Opportunity Score · v1

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

Total harvest709 deer · beats 1% of other counties
0.4 / 40
Harvest trend-15% · beats 3% of other counties
0.8 / 25
Harvest per sq mi1.3 per sq mi · beats 1% of other counties
0.2 / 20
Book-buck odds4.2 per 1,000 deer · beats 95% of other counties
14.3 / 15

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

Harvest57#85 of 88 · -26.0% vs last year

So far in 2026-27

Bucks24#80 of 88 · 42% of harvest

33 antlerless · -31% vs last year

Harvest per sq mi0.11#87 of 88

Not a population count

Book-buck odds4.2#4 of 88 · 2× Ohio

Per 1,000 deer · 21 entries, 2019–23

Harvest trend-15%#85 of 88

Last 3 seasons vs the 3 before

Through Oct 13, 2026 · 77 at this point last season

216 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 156 typical · 60 non-typical · latest 2025 · #39 of 88

Score	Hunter	Year	Weapon	Rack
234 5/8	Kevin M Foster	2022	Crossbow	Non-Typical
214 7/8	Kevin Brown	2003	Modern Shotgun	Non-Typical
208 6/8	Steve Esker	2010	Crossbow	Non-Typical
208 0/8	Steve Esker	2009	Crossbow	Non-Typical
200 6/8	Benton Dean	2009	Crossbow	Non-Typical

Taken with: Crossbow 74 · Long Bow 74 · Modern Shotgun 50 · Muzzleloader 13

Buck board: no Franklin 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.

532 sq mi of land (Census)

Franklin County was created in 1803 and named for Benjamin Franklin. Columbus, Ohio’s capital and largest city, is the county seat.

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