Carroll County Land Digest

ODNR's 2026–2027 controlled deer hunts on nature preserves offer hunters a structured way to help manage overbrowsing while gaining access to...

ODNR seeks public comments through Aug. 18 on horizontal drilling to access minerals under the Leesville Wildlife Area in Carroll County, with all...

Mike Rex pushes back on assumptions that tougher regulations automatically create more mature bucks or better hunting.

• Crossbow limits: Often...

New Auction Opportunity

• 🔥 218-Acre Carson Family Farm: The 218-acre Carson Family Farm in Hopedale, OH is newly listed for absolute auction on...

A 218-acre Carson Family Farm in Hopedale offers buyers a strong mix of open and wooded land plus multiple ponds and streams.

• Absolute auction on...

A new Ohio conveyance fee calculator covers all 88 counties, including Carroll, letting recreational land buyers instantly estimate transfer costs.

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• $1M Connecting Communities Grant Program funds trails, parks, playgrounds and waterfront projects across MWCD's 18-county eastern Ohio district
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New Listings in Carrollton

• 🔥 1.54-Acre Dogwood & Poplar Dr SW: Private 1.54-acre unimproved wooded parcel with mineral rights listed for sale,...

Hunters can still enter the 2026 Antlerless Deer Permit Lottery before the July 30 deadline to harvest an extra deer in designated districts and maximize their season on recreational properties. No application fee required.

Two new Carrollton listings both include mineral rights, a growing feature for recreational buyers seeking long-term value.

• 5.35-acre Patriot Rd...

• Disposals and exchanges move federal land via sales, transfers, or swaps, sometimes to improve access or habitat but often reducing public...

30.21 acres of open and wooded land in Carrollton hits the auction block August 12, offered in parcels or entirety with gas and oil mineral rights transferring to the buyer. A strong opportunity for recreational or hunting use in Carroll County.

• A 302-acre lease at Valley Run Wildlife Area in Carroll County has generated $86,000 for Ohio to date.
• Statewide leases on public lands have...

National farmland averages miss the mark for hunting and recreational land.

• Farmland benchmark: $4,350/acre in 2025, but this covers only cropland...

New Recreational Land Listings

• 🔥 13.45-Acre Bowerston Parcel: New MLS listing for 13.45 acres of undeveloped land in Bowerston suitable for...

Two distinct Carroll County hunting properties offer different paths for personal-use buyers.

• Large tract: 95.628 acres near Carrollton auctions...

Carroll County property owners will see a new Inflation Cap Credit line item on second-half 2026 tax bills due July 31.

• Created by House Bill 186,...

Ohio commission approved fracking under state parks and wildlife areas despite environmental opposition, raising questions for hunters and recreational users of public lands in the region.

Carroll County recorded dozens of land transfers in June 2026 with prices ranging from $1 to $785,000, consisting almost entirely of bargain-and-sale...

A completely rebuilt 2-bed, 2-bath lake house on Leesville Lake just listed in Carrollton for $269,900. Though a standard residence rather than a...