How it hunts
Hardwood ridges, CRP edges, and river-bottom timber.
Public access. Mostly private ground with scattered metroparks, stream corridors, or small WMAs.
400 sq mi of land (Census)
Glaciated Allegheny Plateau
Geauga 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 68° (neutral)
- Wind 4 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
67/100
TrophyBook Opportunity Score · v1
Tied #16 of 88 Ohio counties
Ranks the county on harvest and record-book numbers. Not the odds of taking a buck.
- Total harvest3,215 deer · beats 74% of other counties29.6 / 40
- Harvest trend+27% · beats 76% of other counties19.0 / 25
- Harvest per sq mi8.0 per sq mi · beats 83% of other counties16.6 / 20
- Book-buck odds1.3 per 1,000 deer · beats 9% of other counties1.4 / 15
2025-26 harvest · record book 2019–2023 · How it works
Harvest409#17 of 88 · +13.0% vs last year
So far in 2026-27
Bucks115#25 of 88 · 28% of harvest
294 antlerless · +24% vs last year
Harvest per sq mi1.0#9 of 88
Not a population count
Book-buck odds1.3#77 of 88 · 0.6× Ohio
Per 1,000 deer · 13 entries, 2019–23
Harvest trend+27%#21 of 88
Last 3 seasons vs the 3 before
Harvest by season
Through Oct 13, 2026 · 362 at this point last season
Book bucks
142 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 122 typical · 20 non-typical · latest 2025 · #66 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 211 4/8 | Ted Haueter | 1996 |
| 205 4/8 | R C Harris | 2002 |
| 201 4/8 | Rudy Grecar | 1969 |
| 198 2/8 | Greg Raudenbush | 1997 |
| 197 5/8 | Edward Dooner | 1956 |
Taken with: Crossbow 50 · Modern Shotgun 49 · Long Bow 32 · Muzzleloader 9
All 142 entries →Buck board: no Geauga deer posted for 2026-27 yet. Post the first
History
Geauga County was established in 1806; the name comes from a Native word for raccoon. Chardon is the county seat of this Western Reserve county east of Cleveland.
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