How it hunts
Woodlots, wetlands, and remnant beach-ridge timber.
Public access. Mostly private ground with scattered metroparks, stream corridors, or small WMAs.
617 sq mi of land (Census)
Lake Plains
Wood County
Flat farm and marsh country, plus suburban woods on the lake counties.
Sit forecast
Checking the forecast…
41/100
TrophyBook Opportunity Score · v1
#60 of 88 Ohio counties
Ranks the county on harvest and record-book numbers. Not the odds of taking a buck.
- Total harvest1,434 deer · beats 32% of other counties12.8 / 40
- Harvest trend+22% · beats 64% of other counties16.0 / 25
- Harvest per sq mi2.3 per sq mi · beats 8% of other counties1.6 / 20
- Book-buck odds2.9 per 1,000 deer · beats 71% of other counties10.7 / 15
2025-26 harvest · record book 2019–2023 · How it works
Harvest109#66 of 88 · +6.9% vs last year
So far in 2026-27
Bucks43#63 of 88 · 39% of harvest
66 antlerless · +5% vs last year
Harvest per sq mi0.18#79 of 88
Not a population count
Book-buck odds2.9#25 of 88 · 1.4× Ohio
Per 1,000 deer · 18 entries, 2019–23
Harvest trend+22%#30 of 88
Last 3 seasons vs the 3 before
Harvest by season
Through Oct 13, 2026 · 102 at this point last season
Book bucks
138 Buckeye Big Buck Club entries · 110 typical · 28 non-typical · latest 2023 · #69 of 88
| Score | Hunter | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 217 5/8 | Ryan Petree | 2010 |
| 205 6/8 | Wynn A Brinker | 2001 |
| 205 0/8 | Andrew J Caputo | 2021 |
| 195 6/8 | Chad Young | 2018 |
| 195 0/8 | Brian Ruetz | 2012 |
Taken with: Modern Shotgun 54 · Long Bow 34 · Crossbow 28 · Muzzleloader 14
All 138 entries →Buck board: no Wood deer posted for 2026-27 yet. Post the first
History
Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 132,248. Its county seat is Bowling Green. The county was named for Captain Eleazer D. Wood, the engineer for General William Henry Harrison's army, who built Fort Meigs during the War of 1812. Wood County is part of the Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its diagonal northwest border is formed by the Maumee River, which has its mouth at Maumee Bay on Lake Erie.
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