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 · 378 at this point last season
264 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 220 typical · 44 non-typical · latest 2024 · #32 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 224 7/8 | Aaron Barlow | 2009 |
| 218 0/8 | Derick Craig | 2011 |
| 216 7/8 | Amos Yoder | 1994 |
| 206 7/8 | Ray Davis, Jr | 2015 |
| 191 4/8 | Wes Hipsher | 2017 |
Taken with: Modern Shotgun 128 · Long Bow 57 · Crossbow 38 · Straight-Walled Rifle 19
All 264 entries →Buck board: no Hardin 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.
470 sq mi of land (Census)
CWD surveillance area (2025-26).
Hardin County was established in 1820 and named for John Hardin. Kenton is the county seat of this west-central farm county.
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