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Hunt Henry County Wildlife Area 1 this 2026-27 season
Hunting ground of 60 acres, run as a state wildlife area in Henry County.
Photo: Nyttend (Public domain)
Getting to Henry County Wildlife Area 1
Henry County Wildlife Area 1 by the numbers ODNR keeps
The ODNR Division of Wildlife manages Henry County Wildlife Area 1, 60 acres of state wildlife area ground in Henry County. For wildlife work it falls under District 2, run from Findlay. By tenure the ground is owned outright by the state. It appears in OAC 1501:31-15-04(A)(1) as "Henry county wildlife area 1", the legal list of public hunting land.
| Measure | Acres |
|---|---|
| Area map PDF | 60 |
| Hunting-status layer | 60 |
| GIS parcel area | 60 |
From the agency page, ODNR hunting-status layer, OAC; retrieved 2026-11-05, checked November 6, 2026.
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Places to hunt and shoot around Henry County Wildlife Area 1
Ground rules for hunting Henry County Wildlife Area 1
Henry County Wildlife Area 1 is open ground in the ODNR status map.
- No driving off the posted roads; park in the lots.
- Camping is prohibited (Appalachian Hills, Simco and Woodbury are the exceptions).
- Closed 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. from September through May 1 to anything but hunting, trapping and fishing.
- Guns may be fired only in lawful hunting, trapping or range use.
- Feed and bait are not allowed.
- Bring a portable stand; permanent stands are illegal.
- The public-area antlerless limit is two per license year.
From the agency page, public hunting area rules; checked November 6, 2026.
Dates and limits for hunting Henry County Wildlife Area 1
No species list exists for Henry County Wildlife Area 1; Ohio statewide seasons govern it. Spring turkey rows show the 2026 dates; the 2027 spring dates were not out when checked.
| Game | Window | From | To | Daily limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | Archery | Sep 26, 2026 | Feb 7, 2027 | County limit |
| Deer | Youth gun | Nov 21, 2026 | Nov 22, 2026 | County limit |
| Deer | Gun | Nov 30, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | County limit |
| Deer | Bonus gun | Dec 19, 2026 | Dec 20, 2026 | County limit |
| Deer | Muzzleloader | Jan 2, 2027 | Jan 5, 2027 | County limit |
| Wild turkey | Fall | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | 1 turkey |
| Squirrels | Regular | Sep 1, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | 6 daily |
| Cottontail | Regular | Nov 6, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | 4 daily |
| Pheasant | Regular | Nov 6, 2026 | Jan 10, 2027 | 2 roosters daily |
| Cottontail | Youth small game weekend | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | 4 daily |
| Cottontail | Youth small game weekend | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | 4 daily |
| Pheasant | Youth small game weekend | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | 2 roosters daily |
| Pheasant | Youth small game weekend | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | 2 roosters daily |
| Raccoon | Hunting | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | No limit |
| Raccoon | Trapping | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | No limit |
Dates and limits from the 2026-27 hunting seasons list and the 2026-27 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations; species from the record (No species named by ODNR for this area); checked November 6, 2026.
Henry County Wildlife Area 1: next-nearest open land, by miles
Closest neighbour on the ODNR map: Wood County Wildlife Area 7, 1 mile northeast. Neighbour mix: 5 wildlife areas and 1 state park. Do not mistake these for open ground: Maumee Scenic River (scenic river land), Lanker Wildlife Area (no open parcels) and Turkeyfoot Creek Wildlife Area (no open parcels).
| Place | Type | Acres | County | Straight line | Which way |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County WA 7 | Wildlife area | 39 | Wood | 1 mile | northeast |
| Wood County WA 1 | Wildlife area | 38 | Wood | 6 miles | northeast |
| Mary Jane Thurston SP | State park | 105 | Henry | 6 miles | north |
| Wood County WA 5 | Wildlife area | 72 | Wood | 7 miles | southeast |
| North Turkeyfoot Wildlife Area | Wildlife area | 458 | Henry | 8 miles | northwest |
| Van Tassel Wildlife Area | Wildlife area | 102 | Wood | 8 miles | northeast |
Point: ODNR DNR_Lands_Hunting_Status layer, 1 parcel (polygon centroid). Straight-line distances. Closed places from the lands.json closed list. Checked November 6, 2026. Statewide public land map.
Where Henry County Wildlife Area 1 sits in Ohio's rules
The Henry County deer limit is 3 this season, only one of them antlered statewide. Final 2025-26 figure for Henry County: 1,181 deer checked. Through November 3, 2026: 174 deer checked.
| County | Bag | CWD area | Waterfowl | Turkey zone | Fall | Harvest 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County | 3 deer | No | A | South | Open | 1,181 |
From the deer bag limit map, DSA, waterfowl zones, turkey zones, 2025-26 deer harvest report, harvest to date (ODNR Division of Wildlife); checked November 6, 2026.
Resupply stops around Henry County Wildlife Area 1
Neapolis is the closest town on this site to Henry County Wildlife Area 1, 12 miles in a straight line. For a full grocery run, Bowling Green (30,463 people) is the pick. ODNR staff closest to Henry County Wildlife Area 1 work out of Findlay, 24 miles off.
| Town | County | Pop. 2024 | Miles off | Bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neapolis | Lucas | – | 12 miles | north |
| Bowling Green | Wood | 30,463 | 13 miles | east |
| Napoleon | Henry | 8,724 | 13 miles | northwest |
| Perrysburg | Wood | 25,313 | 20 miles | northeast |
| Wauseon | Fulton | 7,455 | 21 miles | northwest |
Towns from places.json (Census 2024 estimates); ODNR offices and businesses from services.json listings; straight-line miles. Checked November 6, 2026.
Henry County Wildlife Area 1 legal-hour chart by opener
Ohio deer hunters may shoot from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset; ducks, geese, squirrels and fall turkeys stop at sunset; rabbits, pheasants, quail and doves wait for sunrise.
| When | Event | Rise | Set | Deer | Waterfowl | Small game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | Archery deer opens | 7:26 a.m. | 7:28 p.m. | 6:56 a.m. to 7:58 p.m. | 6:56 a.m. to 7:28 p.m. | 7:26 a.m. to 7:28 p.m. |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Fall turkey | 7:31 a.m. | 7:19 p.m. | 7:01 a.m. to 7:49 p.m. | 7:01 a.m. to 7:19 p.m. | 7:31 a.m. to 7:19 p.m. |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Rabbit and pheasant | 7:12 a.m. | 5:27 p.m. | 6:42 a.m. to 5:57 p.m. | 6:42 a.m. to 5:27 p.m. | 7:12 a.m. to 5:27 p.m. |
| Nov 14, 2026 | Second duck split | 7:22 a.m. | 5:19 p.m. | 6:52 a.m. to 5:49 p.m. | 6:52 a.m. to 5:19 p.m. | 7:22 a.m. to 5:19 p.m. |
| Nov 30, 2026 | Deer gun week | 7:41 a.m. | 5:08 p.m. | 7:11 a.m. to 5:38 p.m. | 7:11 a.m. to 5:08 p.m. | 7:41 a.m. to 5:08 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:58 a.m. | 5:09 p.m. | 7:28 a.m. to 5:39 p.m. | 7:28 a.m. to 5:09 p.m. | 7:58 a.m. to 5:09 p.m. |
| Jan 2, 2027 | Muzzleloader | 8:01 a.m. | 5:17 p.m. | 7:31 a.m. to 5:47 p.m. | 7:31 a.m. to 5:17 p.m. | 8:01 a.m. to 5:17 p.m. |
Hours rules from the 2026-27 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations; sunrise and sunset worked out for this location with the NOAA solar formula (Eastern Time); checked November 6, 2026. Legal hours for every county.
Reaching Henry County Wildlife Area 1 and its managers
Your district office: 952 Lima Ave, Findlay, OH 45840, 419-424-5000. The officer assigned to Henry County is Matthew R. Smith, (419) 429-8386. Call 1-800-POACHER to report a violation anonymously.
- Area map PDF (published 5/19/2022) · legend: parking area, parking, trail
- Open the point in Google Maps
Address and phone from the agency page and the ODNR Property Details layer; district offices from the ODNR Districts layer; officers from the officer list; point from ODNR DNR_Lands_Hunting_Status layer, 1 parcel (polygon centroid); checked November 6, 2026.
Images for sizing up a Henry County Wildlife Area 1 hunt
Henry County Wildlife Area 1 hunters: public range plus clubs
Wildlife District 2 Office Shooting Range is 24 miles from Henry County Wildlife Area 1 and is the nearest public range on ODNR’s list. Club and private ranges within 30 miles fill the other cards.
From ODNR’s public range list and range pages, ranges’ own pages and directory listings, checked November 6, 2026.
Common Henry County Wildlife Area 1 questions with sourced answers
Can I apply for a drawn hunt at Henry County Wildlife Area 1?
No controlled hunts are on file for it.
Which county deer limit applies to Henry County Wildlife Area 1?
Henry County allows 3. Remember the one-antlered rule and the two-antlerless public land cap.
May I camp while hunting Henry County Wildlife Area 1?
No overnight camping.
When can ducks be hunted on Henry County Wildlife Area 1 this year?
Ducks in Zone A open Oct 17 to Nov 1, 2026; Nov 14 to Dec 27, 2026.
Hunter orange rules for Henry County Wildlife Area 1 in deer season?
A hunter orange vest or coat during the gun deer seasons; no square-inch rule.
Stand and bait rules for Henry County Wildlife Area 1?
Portable stands only, with nothing driven into the tree, and no bait: deer baiting is illegal on public hunting areas.
What office handles Henry County Wildlife Area 1 for ODNR?
419-424-5000 reaches the managers.
What are deer hunting hours at Henry County Wildlife Area 1 on the gun opener?
Deer hours run 7:11 a.m. to 5:38 p.m. on November 30, 2026, worked out for this spot.
Is hunting restricted anywhere on Henry County Wildlife Area 1?
Open: no restricted parcels.
Where is Henry County Wildlife Area 1 relative to the nearest town?
Neapolis, 12 miles away in a straight line.
Does Ohio law allow Sunday hunts on Henry County Wildlife Area 1?
Sunday is a normal hunting day in Ohio.
How is a turkey or deer from Henry County Wildlife Area 1 checked?
Noon the next day is the deadline for the game check.
How many acres of hunting land is Henry County Wildlife Area 1?
60 acres, from the ODNR area map PDF. The table above lists every source.
Henry County Wildlife Area 1: the night-before checklist
Report your deer or turkey by noon the next day, and keep your license and permits on you while hunting Henry County Wildlife Area 1.
Sources: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4; seasons from the 2026-27 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations. Checked November 6, 2026.
Other photos on this page: ShenandoahNPS (Public domain); Vince pahkala (CC BY-SA 3.0); Clay Heaton (CC BY-SA 3.0).