State forest · Perry County

Ferdinand State Forest

7,821 acres · 38.246, -86.749 ↗

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Whitetail Deer

Season closed today

2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source

57/100

Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.

FAIR conditions

  • 63°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 5 mph wind A steady breeze covers your movement and noise; deer stay on their feet
  • Wind out of the N Pick a stand that keeps your scent off the bedding and approach
  • Bright moon Heavy nighttime feeding under a full moon can slow midday movement
  • Ground Deciduous Forest · 628 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Wild Turkey

Season closed today

2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source

74/100

Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.

GOOD conditions

  • 63°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 5 mph (light) Calm, quiet air; gobbles carry and birds relax
  • Wind out of the N Set up so a called bird approaches without the wind in your face
  • Clear morning Bluebird calm mornings are classic gobbling weather
  • Full moon Birds feed at night and fly down late; mornings can start slow
  • Ground Deciduous Forest · 628 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Squirrel

Season closed today

2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source

77/100

Squirrel season is closed at this spot today.

GOOD conditions

  • 63°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 5 mph (light) Calm and quiet; you can hear them cutting and spot the shaking limbs
  • Clear & calm Bright, still mornings; squirrels move and you can spot them
  • Ground Deciduous Forest · 628 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Dawn/dusk low

63°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

86°F

today

Wind

5 mph N

plan your scent

Barometer

1013.5 mb

steady

Moon

100%

full

Sunny

County herd density

4.79 deer/sq mi

Perry County took 1,831 deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

food + cover edge across the tract

Elevation

628 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: Forest east of Ferdinand in Dubois County; public deer & turkey hunting.

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Public-land data: Indiana DNR — Property (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.