Public Hunting & Fishing Division of Wildlife Publication 5402
4,935 Acres Ohio Department of Natural Resources (R0912)
JOCKEY HOLLOW WILDLIFE AREA
Belmont and Harrison Counties
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LEGEND CADIZ
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Clendening Lake
Grassland
Woodland 799
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Harrison County 149
Scale in Miles 800 HALLOWAY Belmont County
Piedmont Lake 331
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WILDLIFE JOCKEY HOLLOW WILDLIFE AREA DISTANCE FROM MAJOR
POPULATION CENTERS
Belmont and Harrison Counties
AREA 6 miles from Cadiz
14 miles from St. Clairsville
Public Hunting - Fishing
DIVISION OF WILDLIFE
29 miles from Steubenville
34 miles from New Philadelphia
SIGN 83A Ohio Department of Natural Resources
36 miles from Cambridge
Location and Description unusual features
This 4,935-acre wildlife area lies 6 miles southwest of Cadiz in Harrison County. Access is provided from State Route Reforestation, post mining, includes the planting of thousands of shrubs and trees. End dump reclamation has also
22 and State Route 519. Several township roads provide direct access to the area. The area lies in an unglaciated been used on this area to help reestablish forested cover. Several high walls and spoil areas are found on the area as
region of eastern Ohio. The terrrain is steeply rolling with some hilltops and valley floors. Second growth hardwoods a result of previous mining operations.
and conifers which cover most of the area are interspersed with brushy coverts and grassland. Consol Energy, Inc
owns 1, 490 acres of the area and has an agreement with the Division of Wildlife to allow public access for wildlife-
related activities.
Public Use Facilities
State and township roads provid good access to the wildlife area. Several parking lots are situated throughout the
area.
History and Purpose
Since the area was established in 2004, it has been managed as a public hunting area for forest wildlife. Hunting and
trapping are the major recreational uses. Wildlife management activities include the planting of shrubs and trees,
Additional Information
protection and improvement of existing woodland, selection of areas which will be allowed to return to woodlands Further information may be obtained from the area manager, Highlandtown Wildlife Area, 16760 Springvalley Road,
through natural selection, and management of existing open fields. Salineville, Ohio 43945, telephone (330) 679-2201 or at the Wildlife District Three Office, 912 Portage Lakes Drive,
The Consol-owned portion of the area was purchased by Consolidation Coal Company from the Crescent Valley Akron, Ohio 44319, telephone (330) 644-2293.
Mining Corporation in 1955. The area was surface mined between 1958 and 1968 and called the Crescent Valley
Mine. During this time around 200,000 tons of coal was produced from the Pittsburgh and Sewickley seams. The Turn in a Poacher
Consol-owned portion of the area was opened for public use in 2012. Ohios TIP, Turn In a Poacher, program is helping to curtail poaching throughout the state. TIP is designed to
involve the public in reporting wildlife violations. Citizens who observe wildlife violations should call the TIP toll-
Fish and Wildlife free hotline at 1-800-POACHER.
Wildlife found on the area are common forest species including wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, fox and gray squirrels,
and white-tailed deer. Racoons, foxes, and coyotes are common furbearers on the area and bobcats are occasionally
seen. Woodland songbirds can be seen in abundance during the spring and fall migrations. Grassland songbird species
can also be seen on some of the reclaimed mining portions of the property. Fishing is permitted in any pond found
on this area. Channel catfish, largemouth bass, and bluegill are common species in these ponds.
