State forest · Union County
Bald Eagle State Forest
194,602 acres · 40.897, -77.277 ↗
Live · updatedInside a CWD Disease Surveillance Area. Pennsylvania has extensive CWD, managed through Disease Management Areas (DMAs 2–8) covering much of central, southern and northwestern PA. Within a DMA it is unlawful to feed wild deer or use urine-based attractants, and high-risk carcass parts (head, backbone, spleen) may not leave the DMA except to an approved processor. The counties flagged here are those in a DMA as of the PGC’s last published boundary set — DMAs expand as new detections occur, so ALWAYS confirm the current DMA map and rules with the PA Game Commission before you hunt or move a carcass.
Whitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:31 AM – 7:28 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.
SLOW conditions
- 53°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 16 mph wind Gusty; deer seek sheltered cover and movement thins
- Wind out of the N Pick a stand that keeps your scent off the bedding and approach
- 91% rain Heavy rain beds deer down; the movement comes right after it clears
- Bright moon Heavy nighttime feeding under a full moon can slow midday movement
- Ground Mixed Forest · 1275 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Wild Turkey
Legal light: 6:31 AM – 6:58 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to noon (May 1–15), then to sunset (May 16–31)
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.
SLOW conditions
- 53°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 16 mph wind Breezy; gobbles are hard to hear, so hunt tighter to the roost
- Wind out of the N Set up so a called bird approaches without the wind in your face
- 91% rain Steady rain quiets gobbling and keeps birds roosted
- Full moon Birds feed at night and fly down late; mornings can start slow
- Ground Mixed Forest · 1275 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Squirrel
Legal light: 6:31 AM – 6:58 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Workable day for Squirrel.
FAIR conditions
- Mast dropping Squirrels are cutting nuts hard; the best weeks, and you can hear them working
- 53°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 16 mph wind Breezy; squirrels quiet down and stay in the dreys
- 91% rain Squirrels den up in the rain and wet leaves muffle the cutting
- Ground Mixed Forest · 1275 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Cottontail Rabbit
Legal light: 7:01 AM – 6:58 PM ET · sunrise to sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Cottontail Rabbit season is closed at this spot today.
SLOW conditions
- 53°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 16 mph wind Gusty; tough, erratic conditions
- 91% rain Rabbits sit tight through steady rain
- Ground Mixed Forest · 1275 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
53°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
62°F
today
Wind
16 mph N
plan your scent
Barometer
1012.5 mb
steady
Moon
100%
full
Rain
The ground
County herd density
9.04 deer/sq mi
Union County took undefined deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
food + cover edge across the tract
Elevation
1275 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Ridge-and-valley forest (Snyder/Union/Centre/Mifflin/Clinton); public deer & turkey.
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Public-land data: PA DCNR — State Forest (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.