What does a guided hunt in northern Ohio cost?
The price depends on the hunt, so we quote it when we know your dates. These are the things that move it.
| What affects the price | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Deer or turkey | A spring turkey hunt is a different trip from a fall deer hunt. |
| Season and weapon | Archery, gun and muzzleloader dates book differently, and the first weeks of November go first. |
| Number of days | A weekend, or several days in a row. |
| Number of hunters | One hunter, a pair, or a parent with a youth hunter. |
| Fully guided or semi-guided | A guide beside you all day, or a setup you hunt on your own. |
| State license and permits | Bought by you from the state, separate from our price. |
How booking a hunt works
Send the form
Your name and phone first, then deer or turkey, the season or dates you want and how many hunters are coming.
We call you
We talk through open dates, which county fits the hunt and what you need to bring.
Hold your dates
Dates are held with a deposit. You get the amount and the terms in writing before you pay anything.
Buy your license and permit
Every hunter buys an Ohio hunting license and a deer or turkey permit before the hunt. We tell you which ones.
Hunt
We meet you before legal shooting time, put you where the sign is and stay with the hunt through game check.
Asking about dates costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Hunts we guide
Six ways to hunt with us, from a full archery rut hunt to a youth weekend.
Guided Deer HuntsFully guided whitetail hunts in any Ohio deer season, with a guide beside you from first light to game check.
Archery and Crossbow Deer HuntsBow and crossbow whitetail hunts from late September through early February, the rut included.
Gun and Muzzleloader Deer HuntsDeer gun week, the two-day December season and the January muzzleloader hunt.
Spring Turkey HuntsSpring gobbler hunts with a guide who calls, in Ohio's south zone.
Youth Deer and Turkey HuntsYouth gun weekend for deer and the youth spring turkey weekend, with a parent along.
Semi-Guided HuntsWe scout and set you up, then you hunt on your own. For hunters who know deer and turkeys but not the ground.Who books a guided hunt
Most of the people who hunt with a guide fit one of these:
- Out-of-state hunters after an Ohio buck
- Ohio hunters with no ground of their own
- First-time deer or turkey hunters
- Parents bringing a youth hunter
- Bowhunters with one week of vacation
- Turkey hunters who want a caller
When are Ohio's 2026-27 deer seasons?
Archery runs Sept. 26, 2026 to Feb. 7, 2027. Gun season is Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, with two more days on Dec. 19 and 20. Muzzleloader is Jan. 2 to 5, 2027, and the youth gun weekend is Nov. 21 and 22. The dates are on ODNR's 2026-27 season chart.
Legal hunting time for deer is half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset, all season long.
How many deer can you take in these four counties?
Medina, Ashland, Lorain and Huron are all three-deer counties for 2026-27, and none of them caps antlerless deer below that. Statewide you may take one antlered deer per license year, no matter the county or the season, and six deer in total. Those limits are in Ohio's deer rule.
A buck counts as antlered when its antlers are three inches or longer. Deer management permits are for antlerless deer only.
Ohio rules to know before you book
How good is the deer hunting in northern Ohio?
Hunters checked 5,108 deer in Ashland County in the 2025-26 season, 3,520 in Huron, 3,133 in Medina and 2,799 in Lorain. All four beat their three-year averages, and Ashland finished just outside the state's top ten counties. The county numbers were published by Ashland Source from the state's final report.
Ohio hunters checked 232,142 deer that season, and about 45 percent of them fell during archery season. Nonresident licenses were bought by hunters from all 50 states.
When can you hunt turkeys here?
Spring is the main season, and all four of our counties sit in Ohio's south zone. The state had not announced spring 2027 dates when we wrote this in November 2026. In 2026 the south zone ran April 25 to May 24, with a youth weekend the Saturday and Sunday before. Check ODNR's 2026-27 season chart for the new dates.
The spring limit is one bearded turkey. Fall 2026 was open Oct. 1 to 25 in 70 counties, ours included, for one bird of either sex with a shotgun, under Ohio's wild turkey rule.
What to ask any Ohio guide before you pay a deposit
These questions are fair to ask us and anyone else you call.
- Which county will I hunt, and what is that county's deer limit?
- Is the guide with me the whole hunt, or do I sit alone?
- What exactly does the deposit hold, and what happens if I cancel?
- Which license and permits do I buy, and when?
- Is the outfitter on the Division of Wildlife's Hunt PrOH accredited list?
Hunt PrOH is a voluntary certification run by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. It checks hunter education, licenses, wildlife violations, background, first aid training and liability insurance.
Counties we hunt
Pick a county for its deer numbers, limits and season notes.
Counties we cover
Towns we serve
Also serving Brunswick, Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Elyria, Lorain, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Sheffield Lake, Vermilion.
What we guide, and what we don't
Deer and turkeys, in four counties that touch each other.
Hunts we guide
- Archery and crossbow whitetail hunts
- Deer gun week and the two-day December gun season
- Muzzleloader deer hunts in January
- Youth gun weekend for deer
- Spring gobbler hunts
- Youth spring turkey weekend
- Semi-guided deer and turkey hunts
What we leave to others
Waterfowl, pheasant and small game
We stick to deer and turkeys.
High-fence or preserve hunts
The deer and turkeys we hunt are wild.
Licenses and permits
Ohio sells those to the hunter directly. We tell you which ones to buy.
Not sure which hunt fits? Send your dates and what you've hunted before, and we'll sort it out on the phone.
Questions hunters ask before they book
Do I need an Ohio hunting license for a guided hunt?
Can a nonresident hunt deer in Ohio?
Can I use a crossbow during Ohio's archery deer season?
What is the best week to book an Ohio deer hunt?
Do you take a deposit to hold dates?
Deer and turkey hunting, close to home
Northern Ohio Guided Hunts guides whitetail and wild turkey hunts in Medina, Ashland, Lorain and Huron counties. The four counties share borders, so one trip can reach farm country, creek bottoms and woodlots without a long drive between them.
Ready to pick your dates?
Send the form with the season you want and how many hunters, and we'll call you to plan it.