State forest · Garrett County

Potomac State Forest

12,323 acres · 39.468, -79.177 ↗

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Whitetail Deer

Season closed today

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

57/100

Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.

FAIR conditions

  • 56°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 12 mph wind A steady breeze covers your movement and noise; deer stay on their feet
  • 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 · 2665 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Dawn/dusk low

56°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

73°F

today

Wind

12 mph NW

plan your scent

Barometer

1012.5 mb

steady · 0.3 hPa/3h

Moon

100%

full

Sunny

County herd density

7.93 deer/sq mi

Garrett County took 5,146 deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

sampled across the tract

Elevation

2665 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: High-elevation forest along the Potomac headwaters 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.