State forest · Franklin County

Buchanan State Forest

Live · updated Sep 26, 8:27 PM ET

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

Legal light: 6:33 AM – 7:30 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset

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

48/100

Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.

SLOW conditions

55°F Right in the comfortable activity band
18 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
78% 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 Deciduous Forest · 2070 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Wild Turkey

Legal light: 6:33 AM – 7:00 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

48/100

Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.

SLOW conditions

55°F Right in the comfortable activity band
18 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
78% rain Steady rain quiets gobbling and keeps birds roosted
Full moon Birds feed at night and fly down late; mornings can start slow
Ground Deciduous Forest · 2070 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Conditions at the pin

Dawn/dusk low

55°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

61°F

today

Wind

18 mph NW

plan your scent

Barometer

1012.5 mb

steady

Moon

100%

full

Light Rain

The ground

County herd density

9.3 deer/sq mi

Franklin County took undefined deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

food + cover edge across the tract

Elevation

2070 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: South-central ridge forest (Franklin/Fulton/Bedford); 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.