Like much of the topography in the area, Deer Creek WMA varies from flat to gently rolling. About 1,000 acres are in row crops and small grains. About 25 percent of the area is covered with hardwoods, mostly on the east side of Deer Creek. Some of the best deer hunting is found in that area. The remaining acres consist of meadows, reverting crop fields, wildlife food plots and prairie grasses. Parking lots are available throughout the area, and there is a Class A rifle and pistol range available by paid permit only. Also, a Class C shotgun range is available without a permit.

For more information, contact the Area Supervisor, Deer Creek WMA, 12552 Post Road, Mt. Sterling, OH 43143; or call (740) 869-2365.

Deer Creek State Park offers 227 campsites as well as Deer Creek Resort, with 110 guest rooms and 25 cottages.

For more information on the park and campground, call (740) 869-3124 or (740) 869-2020 for information on the resort.

Caesar Creek Lake WMA
This 2,959-acre area is in Clinton, Green and Warren counties. From the south, state Route 73 bisects Caesar Creek Reservoir and crosses Corwin-New Burlington Road, which provides access to the wildlife area. Lumberton-New Burlington and Mound roads provide access from the southeast. Access is also possible from the north and west in Green County using the Roxanna-New Burlington road and state Route 380. Clarksville and Oregonia Road provide access from the south.

The area is about 30 miles from Cincinnati and 26 miles from Dayton.

About 40 percent of the wildlife area is covered with a mixture of oak, hickory, beech and maple. About 50 percent of the property consists of meadows and grain crops; the rest is reverting fields of shrubs, small trees, grasses and forbs. In general, the topography varies from flat to gently rolling slopes and ridges. Deer are found throughout the area, hunting is quite popular and the opportunities are considered quite good.

For more information, contact the ODOW District Five Office, 1076 Old Springfield Pike, Xenia, OH 45385; or call (937) 372-9261.

Caesar Creek State Park covers more than 8,100 acres, borders the management area and is found on both sides of the reservoir. It offers 285 campsites with electrical hookups and other services. For information and season dates, contact the Park Headquarters, 8570 East S.R. 73, Waynesville, OH 45068; or call (513) 897-3055.

Paint Creek Lake WMA
Deer are found throughout this 5,090-acre WMA, and the hunting opportunities there are considered good. The area is in Highland and Ross counties at the south edge of Greenfield on the Paint Creek Fork and the southeast edge of Centerfield on the Rattlesnake Fork of Paint Creek Lake. State routes 138 and 753 cross Rattlesnake Fork about 15 miles east of Hillsboro and offer access.

The area also may be reached by turning north off U.S. Route 50 and using state Route 753 or Rapid Forge Road in Ross County.

About one-third of this area consists of meadows and grain crop fields, with the remainder evenly divided between woodlands and reverting fields.

The ODOW's wildlife management plan includes rotating crops and managing fields to provide food and cover, planting trees and shrubs to establish field dividers, improving existing fencerows, selective cutting and improving woodlands.

Paint Creek WMA is along the edge of Appalachian Plateau, and its topography is a mixture of rolling hills, ridges, rocky outcroppings and creek bottoms, all of which offer good habitat for deer.

For more information, contact the ODOW's District Five office in Xenia by calling (937) 372-9261.

Paint Creek Lake State Park covers 5,934 acres and is south of the wildlife management area on both sides of the reservoir. Some 195 campsites with electrical hookups and cabins are available.