Trumbull County hunting
Hunting Near Warren
City within Trumbull County. 6 public hunting properties inside 10 miles, the closest 3.5 miles out.
Photo: David Wilson (CC BY 2.0)
Warren hunting, the short version
Big-city size and county-seat status put Warren on this list; the Division of Wildlife counts Trumbull County in District 3, Northeast Ohio. Warren is home to some 38,683 people (Census, 2024) spread over 16.0 square miles. Inside 10 miles there are 3 state wildlife areas, 2 public hunting areas and 1 state park, about 3,190 public acres in all; the closest is Warren Wildlife Area, 3.5 miles out. ODNR sets deer limits county by county, and Trumbull County gets 3 for 2026-27.
Town point, population and land area from the Census 2024 Gazetteer and Vintage 2024 estimates; wildlife district from the ODNR County Contacts layer; public land rings from ODNR and PAD-US boundaries (GIS acres); deer limit from the 2026-27 deer bag limit map. Checked November 6, 2026.
Warren to the nearest wildlife areas and forests
Each mile figure measures from Warren to the closest boundary, not the parking lot, so allow for the drive. Out to 25 miles, hunters from Warren can reach 11 state wildlife areas, 5 public hunting areas, 3 state parks and 1 military property. Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center is the largest block within 25 miles of Warren, roughly 21,884 acres. Waterfowl show up on 10 of the 16 species lists near Warren, deer on 11. The status column repeats the ODNR parcel layer; restricted ground has posted zones, methods or dates.
| Area and miles | Kind | Acres | Status | Game | Controlled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Wildlife Area · 3.5 mi | Wildlife area | 41 | Restricted | Ohio seasons | – |
| Elm Road Hunting Area · 4.0 mi | Public hunting area | 126 | Restricted | deer, turkey + | 1 lottery |
| Mosquito Lake State Park · 4.8 mi | State park | 2,483 | Restricted | deer, turkey + | 3 lotteries |
| Braceville Hunting Area · 6.4 mi | Public hunting area | 77 | Open | furbearer trapping | 1 lottery |
| Brook Wildlife Area · 9.1 mi | Wildlife area | 390 | Open | furbearer trapping | 1 lottery |
| Grand River Wildlife Area · 9.4 mi | Wildlife area | 7,664 | Open | deer, turkey + | 1 lottery |
| Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area · 11 mi | Wildlife area | 9,021 | Restricted | deer, pheasant + | 14 lotteries |
| Lake Milton State Park · 11 mi | State park | 1,006 | Restricted | rabbit, waterfowl + | – |
| Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center · 14 mi | Military land | 21,884 | – | deer | 2 lotteries |
| West Branch State Park · 15 mi | State park | 5,379 | Restricted | deer, waterfowl + | 4 lotteries |
| West Farmington Hunting Area · 15 mi | Public hunting area | 263 | Open | deer, turkey + | – |
| Mesopotamia Hunting Area · 16 mi | Public hunting area | 99 | Open | deer, rabbit + | 1 lottery |
| Shenango Wildlife Area · 16 mi | Wildlife area | 3,957 | Open | deer, turkey + | 1 lottery |
| Berlin Lake Wildlife Area · 16 mi | Wildlife area | 8,518 | Restricted | deer, squirrel + | 1 lottery |
| West Branch Wildlife Area · 18 mi | Wildlife area | 2,913 | Restricted | dove, pheasant | – |
| Marsh Wetlands State Nature Preserve · 21 mi | Wildlife area | 152 | Restricted | Ohio seasons | – |
| Orwell Wildlife Area · 22 mi | Wildlife area | 204 | Open | Ohio seasons | – |
| Ladue Hunting Area · 22 mi | Public hunting area | 8,427 | Restricted | deer, turkey + | 4 lotteries |
Distances and acres from places.json and lands.json (ODNR_LANDS and hunting-status layers, PAD-US 4.1, USFS layers; GIS measures, not surveyed acreage); status from the ODNR hunting-status layer; lotteries from the 2026 controlled hunting access lists. Checked November 6, 2026.
County rules behind Warren
The Trumbull County deer group for 2026-27 reads three-deer, inside the statewide cap of 6 deer with 1 antlered. CWD area rules skip Trumbull County: it is not in the DSA. Trumbull County hunts waterfowl on the Zone B calendar. For turkeys near Warren, the spring Northeast zone applies and the county is one of the 70 fall counties. In addition, river otter trapping is in Otter Zone A around Warren. Paperwork for a deer hunt here: a hunting license ($19.00 resident, $180.96 nonresident) plus a deer permit ($31.20 resident either-sex). In the youth gun, gun, bonus gun and muzzleloader weeks every hunter except waterfowlers wears a hunter orange vest, coat, jacket or coveralls. Game check for deer closes at noon on the day after the kill.
Deer limits from the 2026-27 deer bag limit map and regulations; DSA from OAC 1501:31-19-03; CWD detections from ODNR; waterfowl zones from the 2026-27 regulations; turkey zones from the turkey rules. Checked November 6, 2026.
Up close: hunting ground by Warren
Warren Wildlife Area, 3.5 mi
Warren Wildlife Area is a 41-acre state wildlife area located 1 mile south of Warren.
Elm Road Hunting Area, 4.0 mi
This 135 acre archery hunting only public hunting area lies in central Trumbull County. Game listed: deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, furbearer trapping. The 2026 lottery list names this property 1 time.
Mosquito Lake State Park, 4.8 mi
Construction Notice: Starting Oct 3rd road construction will begin at the park's marina and beach parking lots until further notice. Game listed: deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, waterfowl, raccoon. The 2026 lottery list names this property 3 times.
Descriptions, species, dove fields and access from each property’s ODNR page and the ODNR property details layer, or the agency page linked on the land page (lands.json); lotteries from the 2026 controlled hunting lists. Checked November 6, 2026.
Warren dates by species
ODNR splits duck and goose hunting into Zones A, B and C for 2026-27, which is why the bird rows for Warren show zone dates and not statewide ones.
| Animal | Kind of hunt | Covers | Start | Finish | Right now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | Archery | Statewide | Sep 26, 2026 | Feb 7, 2027 | |
| Deer | Youth gun | Statewide | Nov 21, 2026 | Nov 22, 2026 | |
| Deer | Gun | Statewide | Nov 30, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Deer | Bonus gun | Statewide | Dec 19, 2026 | Dec 20, 2026 | |
| Deer | Muzzleloader | Statewide | Jan 2, 2027 | Jan 5, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall | Fall counties | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| Squirrels | Regular | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Cottontail | Youth small game weekend | Statewide | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| Cottontail | Youth small game weekend | Statewide | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | |
| Cottontail | Regular | Statewide | Nov 6, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Pheasant | Youth small game weekend | Statewide | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| Pheasant | Youth small game weekend | Statewide | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | |
| Pheasant | Regular | Statewide | Nov 6, 2026 | Jan 10, 2027 | |
| Chukar | Youth small game weekend | Statewide | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| Chukar | Youth small game weekend | Statewide | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | |
| Chukar | Regular | Statewide | Nov 6, 2026 | Jan 10, 2027 | |
| Mourning dove | Dove | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 8, 2026 | |
| Mourning dove | Dove | Statewide | Dec 12, 2026 | Jan 1, 2027 | |
| Teal | Early teal | Statewide | Sep 5, 2026 | Sep 13, 2026 | |
| Canada goose | Early Canada goose | Statewide | Sep 5, 2026 | Sep 13, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Veterans and military | Statewide | Oct 3, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Youth waterfowl | Statewide | Oct 3, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Ducks (split 1) | Zone B | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Ducks (split 2) | Zone B | Nov 21, 2026 | Jan 10, 2027 | |
| Geese and brant | Geese (split 1) | Zone B | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| Geese and brant | Geese (split 2) | Zone B | Nov 21, 2026 | Feb 15, 2027 | |
| Woodcock | Woodcock | Statewide | Oct 16, 2026 | Nov 29, 2026 | |
| Snipe | Snipe | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 25, 2026 | |
| Snipe | Snipe | Statewide | Dec 12, 2026 | Jan 1, 2027 | |
| Rails | Rail | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | |
| Gallinule | Gallinule | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | |
| Crow | Crow (Fri-Sun) | Statewide | Jun 5, 2026 | Mar 7, 2027 | |
| Groundhog | No closed season | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 31, 2027 | |
| Coyote | Hunting (no closed season) | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 31, 2027 | |
| Coyote | Trapping (no closed season) | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 31, 2027 | |
| Red fox | Hunting | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Red fox | Trapping | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Gray fox | Hunting | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Gray fox | Trapping | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Raccoon | Hunting | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Raccoon | Trapping | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Skunk | Hunting | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Opossum | Hunting | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Weasel | Hunting | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Skunk | Trapping | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Opossum | Trapping | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Weasel | Trapping | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Mink | Trapping | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Muskrat | Trapping | Statewide | Nov 10, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| River otter | Trapping | Otter Zone A | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Beaver | Trapping | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 |
From the 2026-27 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations and the 2026-27 hunting seasons list (ODNR Division of Wildlife), checked November 6, 2026.
Harvest in Trumbull County, the county around Warren
Deer checked in Trumbull County: 5,324 for 2025-26, 4,251 for 2022-23. So far in 2026-27: 1,724 deer, reported through November 3, 2026. Method split for Trumbull County, 2025-26: gun 1,852, crossbow 2,106, longbow 560, muzzleloader 243. Trumbull County gave up 409 spring gobblers and bearded birds in 2026.
| Hunt year | Total | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 4,251 | 1,518 | 2,733 | 2,348 | – |
| 2023-24 | 4,703 | 1,776 | 2,927 | 2,498 | – |
| 2024-25 | 4,852 | 1,746 | 3,106 | 2,416 | 2,436 |
| 2025-26 | 5,324 | 2,016 | 3,308 | 2,687 | 2,637 |
Final weekly deer harvest reports: 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26; 2026-27 to date from the in-season report; spring turkey from the 2026 spring turkey results; 2025-26 by method from the 2025-26 deer summary. County totals, not town figures. Checked November 6, 2026.
The Division of Wildlife desk for Warren
Need a Division of Wildlife desk near Warren? ODNR Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area headquarters is 13 miles off. The wildlife area headquarters nearest the middle of Trumbull County is Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area headquarters in North Bloomfield. The county contacts layer names Marty Cisine as Trumbull County’s wildlife officer.
Akron district office
912 Portage Lakes Drive
Akron 44319
District manager is Pete Novotny
District offices from the ODNR wildlife contacts page and Districts layer; county wildlife officers from the ODNR County Contacts layer; nearest offices measured from the town point (services.json); ranger district offices from the USFS office layer (places.json). Checked November 6, 2026.
What hunters can attend near Warren
Inside roughly 30 straight-line miles: 3 dates ahead (NWTF banquet and hunter education class), soonest first. First up is ODNR Hunter Education Class (Ravenna) on November 7.
| Day | Name | Distance | Place | Next step | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | ODNR Hunter Education Class (Ravenna) · hunter education class, Ravenna | 23 | Ravenna, Portage County | Register | Source |
| Nov 15, 2026 | ODNR Hunter Education Class (Mecca) · hunter education class, Mecca | 5 | Mecca, Trumbull County | Register | Source |
| Apr 26, 2027 | Thundering Toms of Trumbull County NWTF Banquet · NWTF banquet, Cortland | 8 | Cortland, Trumbull County | Tickets | Source |
Warren hunting services
Within 25 miles of Warren the listings include 53 gun or outdoor stores, 7 taxidermists, 5 deer or meat processors and 0 guide or preserve listings.
Listings from Yellow Pages, store locators, Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry and the ODNR office list (services.json); not every listing was checked as open, so call first. Checked November 6, 2026.
Warren: three ranges within a short drive
Each card gives the entry rule for Warren shooters.
The public range nearest Warren on the ODNR list is Grand River Wildlife Area Shooting Range, about 12 miles away. More
Straight-line miles from the town centre; ranges checked November 6, 2026.
Legal light in Warren
Furbearers have no hour limit in Ohio, but in the deer gun and muzzleloader weeks coyote hunting near Warren keeps to deer hours.
| When | Event | Rise | Set | Deer | Waterfowl | Small game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7:00 a.m. | 5:14 p.m. | 6:30 a.m. to 5:44 p.m. | 6:30 a.m. to 5:14 p.m. | 7:00 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.
Common Warren hunting questions answered
Which duck splits apply in Trumbull County?
The Zone B rows in the season table on this page, both splits.
How do turkey zones work around Warren?
Spring splits Ohio into a South zone and a Northeast zone, and Trumbull County is in the Northeast zone. Fall hunting is open here too.
What opens next for hunters near Warren?
Red fox (Hunting) opens November 10. Meanwhile 14 rows stood open on November 6, 2026.
Which ODNR district runs things around Warren?
ODNR District 3, Northeast Ohio, with its office in Akron; district manager Pete Novotny.
Which hours did deer hunters have at Warren on November 6?
6:30 a.m. to 5:44 p.m., worked out for Warren with the NOAA solar formula.
Is there a hunting preserve or guide near Warren?
0 guide or preserve listings inside 25 miles of Warren.
Are there controlled hunts near Warren?
13 properties within 25 miles of Warren hold 35 2026 controlled hunts, starting with Elm Road Hunting Area.
How does 2025-26 compare with earlier seasons in Trumbull County?
The chart on this page runs from 2022-23 (4,251) to 2025-26 (5,324).
Which wildlife area, forest or hunting area is closest to Warren?
The nearest mapped tract is Warren Wildlife Area, a wildlife area, 3.5 miles out from the middle of town.
What is my deer limit if I hunt the Warren area?
Trumbull County has a county limit of 3 deer; ODNR lists its class as three-deer for 2026-27. Statewide the ceiling is 6 deer, 1 antlered.
Is Trumbull County part of Disease Surveillance Area 2021-01?
No. Its counties are Allen, Hardin, Marion and Wyandot in full, plus townships in Crawford, Delaware, Hancock, Morrow and Union.
Answers from places.json, lands.json, regs.json, harvest.json and services.json, the 2026-27 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations and the 2026-27 hunting seasons list. Checked November 6, 2026.
Keep planning from Warren
Hunting out of Warren? Keep the county limit handy and confirm dates in the regulations.
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