State forest · Vinton County

Zaleski State Forest

27,822 acres · 39.330, -82.330 ↗

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Whitetail Deer

Season closed today

2026-27 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
  • 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 · 953 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Wild Turkey

Season closed today

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

74/100

Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.

GOOD conditions

  • 56°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 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 · 953 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Squirrel

Season closed today

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

77/100

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 · 953 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Dawn/dusk low

56°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

81°F

today

Wind

6 mph N

plan your scent

Barometer

1012.5 mb

steady · -0.4 hPa/3h

Moon

100%

full

Sunny

County herd density

4.69 deer/sq mi

Vinton County took 1,931 deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

sampled across the tract

Elevation

953 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: Ohio's 2nd largest state forest, Appalachian hill country near Zaleski/McArthur. Statewide ODNR regs; heavy deer/turkey use.

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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.