State forest · Garrett County

Garrett State Forest

7,740 acres · 39.478, -79.260 ↗

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Whitetail Deer

Open today: archery

2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source

56/100

Workable day for Whitetail Deer.

FAIR conditions

  • 49°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 20 mph wind Gusty; deer seek sheltered cover and movement thins
  • Wind out of the NW 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 · 2493 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Dawn/dusk low

49°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

60°F

today

Wind

20 mph NW

plan your scent

Barometer

1016.6 mb

steady · -0.3 hPa/3h

Moon

100%

full

Partly Sunny

County herd density

7.93 deer/sq mi

Garrett County took 5,146 deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

food + cover edge across the tract

Elevation

2493 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: Western Maryland plateau forest in Garrett County (Region A); public deer & turkey.

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Public-land data: Maryland DNR — FY25 Lands Acreage Report (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.