Whitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:38 AM – 7:36 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Workable day for Whitetail Deer.
FAIR conditions
- 50°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 21 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 · 2665 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
50°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
60°F
today
Wind
21 mph NW
plan your scent
Barometer
1016.6 mb
steady · -0.3 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Partly Sunny
The ground
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.
Where it is
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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.