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State forest · Union County

Bald Eagle State Forest

194,602 acres · 40.897, -77.277 ↗

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Inside 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

Season closed today

Legal light: 5:32 AM – 8:58 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset

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

57/100

Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.

FAIR conditions

  • 60°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 12 mph wind A steady breeze covers your movement and noise; deer stay on their feet
  • 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 · 1275 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Wild Turkey

Season closed today

Legal light: 5:32 AM – 8:28 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

61/100

Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.

FAIR conditions

  • 60°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 12 mph wind Breezy; gobbles are hard to hear, so hunt tighter to the roost
  • Wind out of the NW 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 Mixed Forest · 1275 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Squirrel

Season closed today

Legal light: 5:32 AM – 8:28 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset

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

64/100

Squirrel season is closed at this spot today.

FAIR conditions

  • 60°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 12 mph wind Breezy; squirrels quiet down and stay in the dreys
  • Clear & calm Bright, still mornings; squirrels move and you can spot them
  • Ground Mixed Forest · 1275 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Cottontail Rabbit

Season closed today

Legal light: 6:02 AM – 8:28 PM ET · sunrise to sunset

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

59/100

Cottontail Rabbit season is closed at this spot today.

FAIR conditions

  • 60°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 12 mph wind A light breeze is fine
  • Bright day A clear day after a cold night gets rabbits out sunning
  • Ground Mixed Forest · 1275 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Conditions at the pin

Dawn/dusk low

60°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

79°F

today

Wind

12 mph NW

plan your scent

Barometer

1006.8 mb

steady

Moon

100%

full

Partly Sunny

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.