Ohio Landowner/Hunter Access Partnership (OLHAP) (OLHAP)

Ohio's Division of Wildlife pays landowners each year to let permitted hunters onto their property: $2.00 per acre for farmland and up to $32.50 per acre for wetlands, grasslands, brushlands and forests. Contracts run two years and can be renewed. Hunters must get a free daily OLHAP permit, which limits how many people use each property.

• Private landowners in Ohio willing to allow permitted public hunting access.

• Agricultural land and perennial wildlife cover are both eligible at different rates.

2-year enrollment contracts, renewable. Annual per-acre payments.

Published amounts: Participating landowners receive annual payment rates of $2.00/acre for agricultural lands and up to $32.50/acre for perennial wildlife cover, such as wetlands, grasslands, brushlands, and forests.

Call or email the district contact for your area (see contacts) to find out more or enroll.

Deadline text on the page: Enrollment contracts are for 2 years, with the possibility of reenrollment. Page last revised: 6/17/2026.