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Public land ranked by today’s conditions, herd density, and habitat, per species. Each tract is scored on its own weather. Deer top pick: 77/100.

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Whitetail Deer

  1. #1 77 Allegheny National ForestCWD Warren Co., Pennsylvania · Deciduous Forest
  2. #2 75 Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife AreaCWD LaGrange Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops + edge
  3. #3 75 Taylorsville Lake Wildlife Management Area Anderson Co., Kentucky · Deciduous Forest + edge
  4. #4 74 Woodbury Wildlife Area Coshocton Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  5. #5 73 Martin State Forest Martin Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  6. #6 72 Salt Fork Wildlife Area Guernsey Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  7. #7 72 Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Pulaski Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  8. #8 71 Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area Trumbull Co., Ohio · Woody Wetlands + edge
  9. #9 70 Egypt Valley Wildlife Area Belmont Co., Ohio · Pasture/Hay + edge
  10. #10 70 Tri-Valley Wildlife Area Muskingum Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge

Wild Turkey

  1. #1 80 Daniel Boone National Forest Menifee Co., Kentucky · Mixed Forest + edge
  2. #2 80 Panther Wildlife Management Area McDowell Co., West Virginia · Deciduous Forest
  3. #3 79 Morgan-Monroe State Forest Monroe Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  4. #4 78 Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area Morgan Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  5. #5 78 Salt Fork Wildlife Area Guernsey Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  6. #6 78 Harrison-Crawford State Forest Harrison Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  7. #7 76 Tar Hollow State Forest Ross Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  8. #8 76 Yellowwood State Forest Brown Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest
  9. #9 76 Jackson-Washington State Forest Jackson Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops + edge
  10. #10 76 Taylorsville Lake Wildlife Management Area Anderson Co., Kentucky · Deciduous Forest + edge

Ducks

  1. #1 71 Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area Trumbull Co., Ohio · Woody Wetlands
  2. #2 71 Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area Newton Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  3. #3 69 Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area LaGrange Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  4. #4 69 Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area Greene Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  5. #5 69 Glendale Fish & Wildlife Area Daviess Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  6. #6 67 Idylwild Wildlife Management Area Caroline Co., Maryland · Cultivated Crops
  7. #7 66 East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area Wayne Co., West Virginia · Deciduous Forest
  8. #8 65 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Wyandot Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  9. #9 65 R.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area Wyoming Co., West Virginia · Deciduous Forest
  10. #10 65 Delaware State Forest Pike Co., Pennsylvania · Deciduous Forest

Canada Geese

  1. #1 82 Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area Newton Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  2. #2 80 Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area LaGrange Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  3. #3 80 Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area Greene Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  4. #4 80 Glendale Fish & Wildlife Area Daviess Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  5. #5 76 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Wyandot Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  6. #6 74 Big Island Wildlife Area Marion Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  7. #7 74 Deer Creek Wildlife Area Pickaway Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  8. #8 72 Kingsbury Fish & Wildlife Area LaPorte Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  9. #9 71 Spring Valley Wildlife Area Greene Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  10. #10 71 Idylwild Wildlife Management Area Caroline Co., Maryland · Cultivated Crops

Mourning Dove

  1. #1 71 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Wyandot Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  2. #2 71 Jackson-Washington State Forest Jackson Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  3. #3 69 Big Island Wildlife Area Marion Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  4. #4 69 Deer Creek Wildlife Area Pickaway Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  5. #5 69 Kingsbury Fish & Wildlife Area LaPorte Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  6. #6 68 Egypt Valley Wildlife Area Belmont Co., Ohio · Pasture/Hay
  7. #7 67 Fallsville Wildlife Area Highland Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  8. #8 67 Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area LaGrange Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  9. #9 67 Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area Newton Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  10. #10 67 Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area Greene Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops

Squirrel

  1. #1 89 Daniel Boone National Forest Menifee Co., Kentucky · Mixed Forest + edge
  2. #2 88 Morgan-Monroe State Forest Monroe Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  3. #3 88 East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area Wayne Co., West Virginia · Deciduous Forest + edge
  4. #4 87 Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area Morgan Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  5. #5 87 Salt Fork Wildlife Area Guernsey Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  6. #6 87 Clark State Forest Clark Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  7. #7 87 Harrison-Crawford State Forest Harrison Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  8. #8 86 Zaleski State Forest Vinton Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest
  9. #9 85 Crown City Wildlife Area Gallia Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  10. #10 85 Tar Hollow State Forest Ross Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge

Cottontail Rabbit

  1. #1 74 Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area LaGrange Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  2. #2 74 Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area Newton Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  3. #3 74 Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area Greene Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  4. #4 74 Glendale Fish & Wildlife Area Daviess Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  5. #5 70 Martin State Forest Martin Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest
  6. #6 69 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Wyandot Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  7. #7 69 Jackson-Washington State Forest Jackson Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  8. #8 68 Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Pulaski Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest
  9. #9 68 Daniel Boone National Forest Menifee Co., Kentucky · Mixed Forest
  10. #10 67 Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area Morgan Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest

Ranked across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Seasons open and close by date; the status is on each land’s page. Turkey and ducks are ranked only on the tracts that hold them.