State forest · Cameron County

Elk State Forest

217,000 acres · 41.267, -78.144 ↗

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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

  • 58°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 9 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 · 1969 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

  • 58°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 9 mph (light) Calm, quiet air; gobbles carry and birds relax
  • 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 · 1969 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Dawn/dusk low

58°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

77°F

today

Wind

9 mph NW

plan your scent

Barometer

1010.2 mb

steady

Moon

100%

full

Mostly Sunny

County herd density

deer/sq mi

Cameron County took undefined deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

sampled across the tract

Elevation

1969 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: PA elk-range forest (Elk/Cameron/Potter/McKean); public deer, turkey and (by permit) elk.

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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.