State forest · Pike County

Delaware State Forest

83,519 acres · 41.348, -74.958 ↗

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Whitetail Deer

Season closed today

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

60/100

Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.

FAIR conditions

  • 52°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 14 mph wind A steady breeze covers your movement and noise; deer stay on their feet
  • Wind out of the NE Pick a stand that keeps your scent off the bedding and approach
  • 96% 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 · 1346 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Wild Turkey

Season closed today

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

48/100

Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.

SLOW conditions

  • 52°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 14 mph wind Breezy; gobbles are hard to hear, so hunt tighter to the roost
  • Wind out of the NE Set up so a called bird approaches without the wind in your face
  • 96% 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 · 1346 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Ducks

Season closed today

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

69/100

Ducks season is closed at this spot today.

GOOD conditions

  • 52°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 14 mph wind A good breeze keeps birds flying and makes the decoys look alive
  • Wind out of the NE Set the spread so birds finish into the wind, coming over the guns
  • 96% rain Wind and rain keep birds moving all day
  • Ground Deciduous Forest · 1346 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Canada Geese

Season closed today

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

69/100

Canada Geese season is closed at this spot today.

GOOD conditions

  • 52°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 14 mph wind A good breeze keeps birds flying and makes the decoys look alive
  • Wind out of the NE Set the spread so birds finish into the wind, coming over the guns
  • 96% rain Wind and rain keep birds moving all day
  • Ground Deciduous Forest · 1346 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Squirrel

Open today: general

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

63/100

Workable day for Squirrel.

FAIR conditions

  • Mast dropping Squirrels are cutting nuts hard; the best weeks, and you can hear them working
  • 52°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 14 mph wind Breezy; squirrels quiet down and stay in the dreys
  • 96% rain Squirrels den up in the rain and wet leaves muffle the cutting
  • Ground Deciduous Forest · 1346 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Cottontail Rabbit

Season closed today

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

49/100

Cottontail Rabbit season is closed at this spot today.

SLOW conditions

  • 52°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 14 mph wind A light breeze is fine
  • 96% rain Rabbits sit tight through steady rain
  • Ground Deciduous Forest · 1346 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Dawn/dusk low

52°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

61°F

today

Wind

14 mph NE

plan your scent

Barometer

— mb

steady

Moon

100%

full

Rain Showers

County herd density

7.42 deer/sq mi

Pike County took undefined deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

sampled across the tract

Elevation

1346 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: Pocono forest (Pike/Monroe/Northampton/Carbon); 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.