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Hocking Hills: What To Do
Hocking Hills: What To Do

Ohio Hunting Seasons in the Hocking Hills of Southeast Ohio


The Hocking Hills area provides some of the most striking landscapes that Ohio has to offer with a variety of vegetation, rock outcrops, and many species of wildlife. The vast woodlands of our state forests are the perfect locations to enjoy your hunting season. The Hocking Hills also provides several deer check, deer processing and hunting permit locations.     

Hunting and Fishing is allowed in the following Hocking Areas: 

  Zaleski State Forest    
PO Box 330, SR 278
Zaleski, Ohio 45698-0330
(740) 596-5781   

Tar
 Hollow State Park  
16396 Tar Hollow Road
Laurelville, OH 43135
(614) 887-4818 

Wayne National Forest
  Athens Ranger District
13700 U.S. Highway 33
Nelsonville, OH 45764
(740) 753-0101
Fax (740) 753-0118   

Hocking State Forest 
19275 S.R. 374
Rockbridge, OH 43149
(740) 385-4402

Season Dates

For charts of hunting season dates visit: http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/regs/seasons&baglimits.htm  

Hunting Permits

Regardless of your age you must have a hunting license to hunt or trap all legal game in Ohio. Additional permits may be required to hunt or trap specific game animals. The license(s) that you are required to purchase is determined by age and residency status. For more information visit: http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/regs/licenses&permits.htm  

Permits can be purchased in Hocking County at the following locations:

Ohio Valley Trading & Exchange Co. 1375 W. Hunter St., Logan (740) 380-3702 Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 12pm-5pm.  
Down’s Bait & Tackle
30586 Lake Logan Rd., Logan (740)385-7722 Hours: Mon-Thurs & Sunday 8am-8pm, Friday 8am-9pm  
Grandma Fayes Grocery & C/O
20507 SR 664 S, Logan (740)385-9466 Hours: Mon-Thurs & Sunday 8am-9pm, Fri & Sat 8am-10pm  
Walmart
12910 SR 664, Logan (740)380-1472 Hours selling Permits: 7 days/week, 7am-10:30pm    

Hocking Area Deer Check Stations  

Down’s Bait & Tackle Lake Logan, one mile off St. Rt. 664 (740) 385-7722   
Ohio Valley Trading & Exchange Co. 1375 W. Hunter St., Logan (740) 380-3702
Carpenter’s Mini-Mart 22165 St. Rt. 93 N,  at Logan city limits (740) 385-6496 
Etta’s General Store 35960 St. Rt. 56, New Plymouth (740) 380-0736  
Gibisonville General Store St. Rt. 678, Two miles off of St. Rt. 374, Gibisonville (740) 385-1326 
Grandma Faye’s Grocery 20507 St. Rt. 664 S, ½ mile north of St. Rt. 374 (740) 385-9466  
Old Man’s Cave General Store
18809 St. Rt. 664 S,  Logan (740) 380-2564  
South Perry Carryout
19552 St. Rt. 180, Laurelville (740) 332-0630
Oasis Carryout 13977 Locust St., Murray City (740) 762-9565
Hamrick's General Store 22165 St. Rt. 93 S, Logan (740) 385-6014
 

Hocking Area Deer Processing Locations  

Edward’s Meats 19836 St. Rt. 374, Rockbridge (740) 385-3025 
Kroy’s Custom Deer Processing 14219 St. Rt. 328, Logan (740) 385-7278  
Steve’s Deer Processing 2 ½ miles off of US 33 on St. Rt. 595 to Stout Rd. (740) 385-5907