Big agriculture with isolated woodlots, ditch lines, and creek timber. Inside Ohio's CWD surveillance area (2025-26 positives were reported in this six-county cluster).
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Ranks the county on harvest and record-book numbers. Not the odds of taking a buck.
2025-26 harvest · record book 2019–2023 · How it works
Through Oct 13, 2026 · 183 at this point last season
234 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 188 typical · 46 non-typical · latest 2024 · #35 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 232 3/8 | Matt Brunswick | 2020 |
| 195 5/8 | Harley Heldman | 2006 |
| 189 5/8 | Quinn Crawford | 2018 |
| 185 2/8 | Brad Brickman | 2005 |
| 184 6/8 | Dylan Mathews | 2024 |
Taken with: Modern Shotgun 72 · Long Bow 65 · Crossbow 62 · Muzzleloader 18
All 234 entries →Buck board: no Hancock 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.
531 sq mi of land (Census)
CWD surveillance area (2025-26).
Hancock County was formed in 1820 and named for John Hancock. Findlay is the county seat.
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