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Guided Deer and Turkey Hunts in Medina County, OH

We guide deer and turkey hunts in Medina County, our home county. Hunters here checked 3,133 deer last season, and the county sits in Ohio's south turkey zone.

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County seat
Medina
Town pages
1communities with their own page
ZIP codes
15covered
Area codes
330 · 234 · 440 · 436

Medina County communities we serve

MedinaGuided Deer Hunts in Medina

We also work in Brunswick.

Guided deer and turkey hunts in Medina County, Ohio start from the county we call home. Medina County covers 421 square miles of land, with 182,470 residents at the 2020 census. Medina is the county seat and Brunswick is the largest city.

Most of those people live in the northern and eastern cities. The rest of the county is where the hunting is, and it connects straight into Lorain County to the northwest and Ashland County to the southwest, two more counties we guide in.

For 2026-27 Medina County is a three-deer county. Hunters checked 3,133 deer here in the 2025-26 season against a three-year average of 2,837, so last season ran about ten percent ahead of normal.

What we're called out for in Medina County

White-tailed buck walking head-down along a leaf-covered path in fallGuided Deer HuntsFully guided whitetail hunts in any Ohio deer season, with a guide beside you from first light to game check.Bowhunter in camouflage seen from behind in bare woods carrying a compound bowArchery and Crossbow Deer HuntsBow and crossbow whitetail hunts from late September through early February, the rut included.Close-up of a wide-antlered white-tailed buck with snow on the ground behind itGun and Muzzleloader Deer HuntsDeer gun week, the two-day December season and the January muzzleloader hunt.Wild turkey gobbler in full strut among tree trunks on a leaf-covered forest floorSpring Turkey HuntsSpring gobbler hunts with a guide who calls, in Ohio's south zone.Two white-tailed does standing in a snow-patched field at the edge of the woodsYouth Deer and Turkey HuntsYouth gun weekend for deer and the youth spring turkey weekend, with a parent along.Hunter in camouflage walking across a dry grass field carrying a compound bowSemi-Guided HuntsWe scout and set you up, then you hunt on your own. For hunters who know deer and turkeys but not the ground.

How many deer are taken in Medina County each year?

Hunters checked 3,133 deer in Medina County during the 2025-26 season. The average for the three seasons before it was 2,837. Spread over the county's 421 square miles of land, that works out to a little over seven deer per square mile. Figures are from the state's final count as reported by Ashland Source.

What is the Medina County deer limit for 2026-27?

Three deer per license year, with no extra cap on antlerless deer, under Ohio's deer rule. Only one of the three can be antlered, and that buck is also your one buck for the whole state. A hunter who fills a buck tag in Medina County can keep hunting does here or in a neighboring county.

Medina County hunt notes

About Medina County

Medina County was created in 1812 and organized in 1818. It borders Cuyahoga County to the northeast, Summit to the east, Wayne to the south, Ashland to the southwest and Lorain to the northwest.

Being this close to Cleveland and Akron is the reason guided hunts make sense here. Plenty of hunters live right next door and have no ground of their own.

Weather and climate in Medina County

Late-season hunts in Medina County mean snow on the ground more often than not, but less of it than Cleveland gets. Chippewa Lake, in the county, averages 35.7 inches of snow a year on about 19 days, under the 1991 to 2020 climate normals. Akron, to the east, averages 47.2 inches and Cleveland, to the north, 63.8.

For a hunter that matters most in gun week, the December weekend and the January muzzleloader season. Snow makes deer easier to see and to trail, and it makes a long sit colder. Pack for both.

How booking a hunt works

  1. Send the form

    Your name and phone first, then deer or turkey, the season or dates you want and how many hunters are coming.

  2. We call you

    We talk through open dates, which county fits the hunt and what you need to bring.

  3. Hold your dates

    Dates are held with a deposit. You get the amount and the terms in writing before you pay anything.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Medina County questions

Is there good deer hunting in Medina County, Ohio?
Hunters checked 3,133 deer in Medina County in 2025-26, about ten percent above the county's three-year average of 2,837. It's a suburban-edge county, so the deer are there but open ground to hunt them on is hard to find without help.
How many bucks can I take in Medina County?
One. Ohio allows a single antlered deer per hunter per license year across the whole state, and Medina County doesn't add a second. The other two deer in the county's three-deer limit have to be antlerless.
When does bow season open in Medina County in 2026?
Archery season opens Sept. 26, 2026 in Medina County, the same day as the rest of Ohio outside the CWD surveillance area. It runs until Feb. 7, 2027.
Can I hunt deer with a rifle in Medina County?
A straight-walled cartridge rifle from .357 to .515 caliber is legal during gun season in Medina County, as it is statewide. Bottleneck cartridges such as .30-06 are not. Shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders and some handguns are legal too.
What turkey zone is Medina County in?
Medina County is in the south zone. Next-door Cuyahoga County is in the northeast zone, which opens a week later, so check which side of the county line you're on.
Is Medina County open for fall turkey hunting?
Medina County was open for the fall 2026 season, Oct. 1 to 25, with a limit of one turkey of either sex. Fall hunting is shotgun only this year.
Is Medina County in a CWD zone?
Medina County is outside Ohio's disease surveillance area for 2026-27. That area is Allen County plus one township each in Hancock and Crawford counties, all well to the west.
How far is Medina County from Cleveland for a day hunt?
Medina County shares its northeast border with Cuyahoga County, where Cleveland is. We'll give you a meeting spot and a time when you book so you can plan the drive for a start before first light.
Do I need hunter orange in Medina County during bow season?
Only on the days a gun season is open: Nov. 21 and 22, Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, Dec. 19 and 20, 2026, and Jan. 2 to 5, 2027. On those days every deer hunter in the county wears orange, bowhunters included.
Which towns are in Medina County?
Medina is the county seat and Brunswick is the largest city. When you book, we'll tell you which part of the county the hunt is in and where to meet.

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Sources: Medina County, Ohio (Wikipedia) · ODNR 2026-27 hunting seasons · Ohio Administrative Code 1501:31-15-11, deer · Ohio Administrative Code 1501:31-15-10, wild turkey · Ashland Source, 2025-26 deer harvest by county · Current Results: Ohio annual snowfall (NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals)

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