How it hunts
Rolling hills, woodlots, and creek bottoms cut through mixed farm country.
Hardwood ridges, CRP edges, and river-bottom timber.
Public access. Atwood / river hills. Second in statewide harvest.
568 sq mi of land (Census)
Glaciated Allegheny Plateau
Tuscarawas County
Sits on the same hill-farm belt as Coshocton. High deer numbers, mixed access.
Sit forecast
Checking the forecast…
74/100
TrophyBook Opportunity Score · v1
Tied #8 of 88 Ohio counties
Ranks the county on harvest and record-book numbers. Not the odds of taking a buck.
- Total harvest7,623 deer · beats 99% of other counties39.6 / 40
- Harvest trend+13% · beats 40% of other counties10.0 / 25
- Harvest per sq mi13.4 per sq mi · beats 97% of other counties19.4 / 20
- Book-buck odds1.8 per 1,000 deer · beats 31% of other counties4.7 / 15
2025-26 harvest · record book 2019–2023 · How it works
Harvest797#3 of 88 · +33.9% vs last year
So far in 2026-27
Bucks312#2 of 88 · 39% of harvest
485 antlerless · +37% vs last year
Harvest per sq mi1.4#4 of 88
Not a population count
Book-buck odds1.8#56 of 88 · 0.8× Ohio
Per 1,000 deer · 58 entries, 2019–23
Harvest trend+13%#51 of 88
Last 3 seasons vs the 3 before
Harvest by season
Through Oct 13, 2026 · 595 at this point last season
Book bucks
465 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 375 typical · 90 non-typical · latest 2025 · #9 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 223 2/8 | Leo Keim | 2019 |
| 212 4/8 | Richard A Stocker | 1989 |
| 209 5/8 | Tom Stull | 2023 |
| 204 3/8 | Bruce E Lane | 2009 |
| 200 3/8 | Mike D Korns | 1978 |
Taken with: Modern Shotgun 208 · Crossbow 115 · Long Bow 100 · Muzzleloader 30
All 465 entries →Buck board: no Tuscarawas deer posted for 2026-27 yet. Post the first
History
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,263. Its county seat is New Philadelphia. Its name is a Delaware Indian word variously translated as "old town" or "open mouth". Tuscarawas County comprises the New Philadelphia–Dover, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland–Akron–Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.
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