State forest · Garrett County
Savage River State Forest
56,035 acres · 39.668, -79.252 ↗
Live · updatedWhitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:39 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
- 49°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 Mixed Forest · 2542 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
49°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
food + cover edge across the tract
Elevation
2542 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Maryland’s largest state forest, high plateau country in Garrett County (Region A); public deer, turkey and small game.
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.