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Hunting Elm Road Hunting Area: what the ODNR record shows
126 acres of public public hunting area ground in Trumbull County.
Photo: Jack Pearce (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Getting to Elm Road Hunting Area
Parking, trailheads and gates near Elm Road Hunting Area
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Parking, trailhead and gate locations come from OpenStreetMap contributors. Roads into public land can be gated or seasonal; check with the managing agency before you go.
What kind of place Elm Road Hunting Area is
Expect 126 acres of public hunting area here, in Trumbull County, with the ODNR Division of Wildlife in charge. In ODNR terms this is District 3 country, with district staff based in Akron. Habitat named by ODNR includes woods, streams, meadow and marsh. Non-hunters share the ground for hiking, birding and fishing. In the parcel data the land is held under a cooperative agreement. In the Ohio Administrative Code it is "Elm road" (1501:31-15-04(A)(1)).
In the words of its ODNR page:
“Trumbull County MetroParks received the 135 acres as a donation from the Trumbull County Commissioners in 2006.”
Not every ODNR source agrees: the spread is 126 to 135 acres.
| Where the figure comes from | Acres |
|---|---|
| Property Details layer | 126 |
| Water (Property Details) | 8 |
| Hunting-status layer | 134 |
| GIS parcel area | 135 |
From the ODNR property page, ODNR hunting-status layer, OAC; retrieved 2026-11-05, checked November 6, 2026.
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Places to hunt and shoot around Elm Road Hunting Area
Official word on Elm Road Hunting Area game
Two lines from the agency page on hunting Elm Road Hunting Area, quoted as written:
“Wildlife found on the area are common forest species including white-tailed deer, turkey, gray squirrel, and cottontail rabbit.”
Quoted from the agency page; checked November 6, 2026.
Lottery permits for Elm Road Hunting Area
For 2026 the controlled hunts here number 1: 1 trapping. You pay $3 per hunt applied for, online, in the app or by phone. Furbearer and beaver-otter permits are drawn at district offices on the first Saturday in October.
| No. | Lottery hunt | Game | Window | Packet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2998 | Elm Road WA beaver/otter trapping | Trapping | In person, Oct. 3 | packet |
Hunts from the ODNR controlled hunting access lotteries page and the 2026-27 regulations, pp. 26-27; checked November 6, 2026.
Before the first shot on Elm Road Hunting Area
Restricted status means only some of Elm Road Hunting Area is open; take the map along.
- Keep trucks on the open roads and in marked lots.
- Camping is prohibited (Appalachian Hills, Simco and Woodbury are the exceptions).
- Hours: other visitors leave by 8 p.m. from September 1 to May 1.
- No casual shooting: guns are for hunting, trapping or a Division range.
- Baiting deer is banned on all public hunting areas.
- Tree stands must be portable, with no nails or screw-in steps.
- Public land limit: no more than two antlerless deer a year.
- Partner-owned land under a Division agreement.
- A few hunts are permit-only.
From the agency page, public hunting area rules; checked November 6, 2026.
Elm Road Hunting Area season dates, game by game
For deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit and trapping, here are the 2026-27 windows that apply on Elm Road Hunting Area. 2027 spring turkey dates are pending, so the 2026 dates are shown.
| Game | Kind | Begins | Ends | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mink | Trapping | Nov 10, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | No limit |
| Muskrat | Trapping | Nov 10, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | No limit |
| Beaver | Trapping | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | No limit |
| River otter | Trapping | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | 3 per season |
Dates and limits from the 2026-27 hunting seasons list and the 2026-27 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations; species from the record (ODNR property page hunting text); checked November 6, 2026.
What else lies near Elm Road Hunting Area on the map
First on the neighbour list is Mosquito Lake State Park, 5 miles away and north of here. Six neighbours by kind: 4 wildlife areas, 1 state park and 1 public hunting area. Off limits to hunting close by: Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park (park without hunting).
| Place | Type | Acres | County | Straight line | Which way |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Lake State Park | State park | 2,483 | Trumbull | 5 miles | north |
| Warren Wildlife Area | Wildlife area | 41 | Trumbull | 7 miles | south |
| Braceville Hunting Area | Hunting area | 77 | Trumbull | 10 miles | southwest |
| Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area | Wildlife area | 9,021 | Trumbull | 11 miles | north |
| Grand River Wildlife Area | Wildlife area | 7,664 | Trumbull | 12 miles | northwest |
| Brook Wildlife Area | Wildlife area | 390 | Trumbull | 12 miles | west |
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.
Zone and limit check for Elm Road Hunting Area
County limit where it lies: 3 deer (Trumbull County). Final 2025-26 figure for Trumbull County: 5,324 deer checked. Early 2026-27 tally (to November 3, 2026): 1,724 deer.
| County | Deer bag | DSA | Duck zone | Turkey | Fall | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbull County | 3 deer | No | B | Northeast | Open | 5,324 |
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.
Supply towns and ODNR help around Elm Road Hunting Area
Fuel, ice and groceries: Warren is nearest, 4 miles away. For a full grocery run, Youngstown (59,123 people) is the pick. The closest ODNR desk: North Bloomfield, 11 miles in a straight line.
| Nearest towns | County | Population | Miles | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | Trumbull | 38,683 | 4 miles | southwest |
| Cortland | Trumbull | 7,069 | 4 miles | northeast |
| West Farmington | Trumbull | 534 | 13 miles | northwest |
| Youngstown | Mahoning | 59,123 | 14 miles | southeast |
| Kinsman Center | Trumbull | – | 15 miles | northeast |
Towns from places.json (Census 2024 estimates); ODNR offices and businesses from services.json listings; straight-line miles. Checked November 6, 2026.
Daylight math for Elm Road Hunting Area, worked from its own point
The sun comes up roughly a quarter hour later in Defiance than in Marietta, so use the times worked out for Elm Road Hunting Area rather than a Columbus table.
| Date | Season point | Sunrise | Sunset | Deer | Waterfowl, squirrel | Rabbit, pheasant, dove |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | Archery deer opens | 7:13 a.m. | 7:16 p.m. | 6:43 a.m. to 7:46 p.m. | 6:43 a.m. to 7:16 p.m. | 7:13 a.m. to 7:16 p.m. |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Fall turkey | 7:18 a.m. | 7:07 p.m. | 6:48 a.m. to 7:37 p.m. | 6:48 a.m. to 7:07 p.m. | 7:18 a.m. to 7:07 p.m. |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Rabbit and pheasant | 6:59 a.m. | 5:14 p.m. | 6:29 a.m. to 5:44 p.m. | 6:29 a.m. to 5:14 p.m. | 6:59 a.m. to 5:14 p.m. |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Second duck split | 7:18 a.m. | 5:01 p.m. | 6:48 a.m. to 5:31 p.m. | 6:48 a.m. to 5:01 p.m. | 7:18 a.m. to 5:01 p.m. |
| Nov 30, 2026 | Deer gun week | 7:28 a.m. | 4:56 p.m. | 6:58 a.m. to 5:26 p.m. | 6:58 a.m. to 4:56 p.m. | 7:28 a.m. to 4:56 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:45 a.m. | 4:57 p.m. | 7:15 a.m. to 5:27 p.m. | 7:15 a.m. to 4:57 p.m. | 7:45 a.m. to 4:57 p.m. |
| Jan 2, 2027 | Muzzleloader | 7:49 a.m. | 5:04 p.m. | 7:19 a.m. to 5:34 p.m. | 7:19 a.m. to 5:04 p.m. | 7:49 a.m. to 5:04 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.
Maps and contacts for Elm Road Hunting Area
The Wildlife District Three office is at 912 Portage Lakes Dr, Akron, OH 44319 (330-644-2293). Report problems to Marty Cisine, the county wildlife officer, at (330) 245-3037. Report poaching at 1-800-762-2437. Map text: State Route 5 just north of the 5/82 Bypass. Map text: alongside Mosquito Creek, contains slightly steeper terrain and is located in the floodplain.
- Area map PDF · legend: parking, hunting area, grassland, woodland
- Elm Road Hunting Area Map [pdf]
- Point on 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.
Hunting events on and around Elm Road Hunting Area
Rows marked for this land meet on it; upcoming rows also count within about 10 miles. In all, 1 date ahead.
| Day | Name | Miles | Place | Next step | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2027 | Thundering Toms of Trumbull County NWTF Banquet · NWTF banquet, Cortland | 4 | Cortland, Trumbull County | Tickets | Source |
Pictures from Elm Road Hunting Area country and its game
Zeroing a slug gun on the way to Elm Road Hunting Area
The closest ODNR-listed range to Elm Road Hunting Area is Grand River Wildlife Area Shooting Range, about 12 miles off as the crow flies. Private and club lines no more than 30 miles away complete the set.
From ODNR’s public range list and range pages, ranges’ own pages and directory listings, checked November 6, 2026.
Elm Road Hunting Area questions, from permits to parking
Can I hunt Elm Road Hunting Area on a Sunday in Ohio?
Ohio law has no Sunday closure.
Do I need more than an Ohio hunting license for Elm Road Hunting Area?
Carry a valid Ohio hunting license; add a deer, turkey or fur taker permit, and for ducks the federal duck stamp, the $15 Ohio wetlands stamp and HIP. Some hunts here are by lottery permit.
How big is the Elm Road Hunting Area property in acres?
It takes in 126 acres of ground. GIS and map figures vary.
Which county deer limit applies to Elm Road Hunting Area?
Trumbull County allows 3. One antlered deer statewide; public areas cap antlerless deer at two a year.
Does ODNR draw permits for Elm Road Hunting Area?
Yes, 1 hunt in 2026: trapping. The fee is $3 a hunt.
Which Ohio waterfowl zone covers Elm Road Hunting Area?
Waterfowl Zone B: ducks Oct 17 to Oct 25, 2026; Nov 21, 2026 to Jan 10, 2027.
May I camp while hunting Elm Road Hunting Area?
Not allowed; only three wildlife areas have camping.
What are the stand and baiting rules on Elm Road Hunting Area?
Bait is banned on public land; use portable stands only.
Orange clothing rules at Elm Road Hunting Area?
Wear an orange vest, coat or coveralls in all deer gun weeks; duck hunters are exempt.
What time can I start deer hunting at Elm Road Hunting Area?
Legal deer light on November 30, 2026: 6:58 a.m. to 5:26 p.m.
Which number reaches the Elm Road Hunting Area managers?
(330) 644-2293 reaches the managers.
How far is Elm Road Hunting Area from the closest town?
Warren, 4 miles away in a straight line.
Are parts of Elm Road Hunting Area closed to hunters?
It is restricted; check the map.
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