Whitetail Deer
Legal light: 5:57 AM – 9:16 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 56°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- Falling barometer (1013.6 mb) Feeds and moves ahead of a pressure drop
- 6 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 · 1148 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Wild Turkey
Legal light: 5:57 AM – 8:46 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset (to noon for the season’s first 9 days)
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 56°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- Falling barometer (1013.6 mb) An incoming front shuts gobbling down
- 6 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 · 1148 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Squirrel
Legal light: 5:57 AM – 8:46 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Squirrel season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 56°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 6 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 · 1148 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
56°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
80°F
today
Wind
6 mph N
plan your scent
Barometer
1013.6 mb
falling · -0.6 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Sunny
The ground
County herd density
4.94 deer/sq mi
Ross County took 3,402 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
food + cover edge across the tract
Elevation
1148 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Ohio's 3rd largest state forest, ridge-and-ravine country (Ross/Hocking/Vinton). Statewide ODNR regs.
Where it is
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Public-land data: ODNR Find-a-Property (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.