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 · 276 at this point last season
163 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 130 typical · 33 non-typical · latest 2024 · #57 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 204 7/8 | John Boblenz | 2017 |
| 204 1/8 | Ashton Jankcowski | 2023 |
| 200 1/8 | Brent E Dorfe | 1999 |
| 199 2/8 | Jeremy R Traxler | 2002 |
| 197 0/8 | Jeramy Curren | 2013 |
Taken with: Modern Shotgun 89 · Long Bow 29 · Crossbow 21 · Muzzleloader 14
All 163 entries →Buck board: no Marion 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.
404 sq mi of land (Census)
CWD surveillance area (2025-26).
Marion County was formed in 1820 and named for Francis Marion. Marion is the county seat and hometown of President Warren G. Harding.
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