Till Plains

Greene County

Home of the state-record non-typical (Michael Beatty, 304 6/8, 2000).

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

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TrophyBook Opportunity Score · v1

#80 of 88 Ohio counties

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

  • Total harvest1,076 deer · beats 15% of other counties
    6.0 / 40
  • Harvest trend+9% · beats 32% of other counties
    8.0 / 25
  • Harvest per sq mi2.6 per sq mi · beats 15% of other counties
    3.0 / 20
  • Book-buck odds1.7 per 1,000 deer · beats 25% of other counties
    3.8 / 15

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

Harvest104#71 of 88 · +16.9% vs last yearSo far in 2026-27
Bucks33#67 of 88 · 32% of harvest71 antlerless · -6% vs last year
Harvest per sq mi0.25#66 of 88Not a population count
Book-buck odds1.7#62 of 88 · 0.8× OhioPer 1,000 deer · 7 entries, 2019–23 · small sample
Harvest trend+9%#58 of 88Last 3 seasons vs the 3 before

Harvest by season

  • 2019-20842
  • 2020-21960
  • 2021-22875
  • 2022-23923
  • 2023-24895
  • 2024-251,043
  • 2025-261,076
  • 2026-27 so far104

Through Oct 13, 2026 · 89 at this point last season

Book bucks

137 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 109 typical · 28 non-typical · latest 2024 · #70 of 88

ScoreHunterYearWeaponRack
304 6/8Michael Beatty2000Long BowNon-Typical
225 4/8Alan J Meade1999Modern ShotgunNon-Typical
202 5/8Glen Webb2004Modern ShotgunNon-Typical
202 3/8Ricky Centers2024CrossbowNon-Typical
201 3/8Richard D Steen1996Modern ShotgunNon-Typical

Taken with: Modern Shotgun 54 · Long Bow 31 · Crossbow 30 · Muzzleloader 17

All 137 entries →

Buck board: no Greene 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.

414 sq mi of land (Census)

History

Home of Ohio’s world-class non-typical: Michael Beatty’s 304 6/8, taken in 2000, still sits atop the Buckeye Big Buck Club.

Greene County was formed in 1803 and named for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Xenia is the county seat.

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