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Public land ranked by today’s conditions, herd density, and habitat, per species. Each tract is scored on its own weather. Deer top pick: 75/100.

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Whitetail Deer

  1. #1 75 Allegheny National ForestCWD Warren Co., Pennsylvania · Deciduous Forest
  2. #2 74 Woodbury Wildlife Area Coshocton Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  3. #3 73 Taylorsville Lake Wildlife Management Area Anderson Co., Kentucky · Deciduous Forest + edge
  4. #4 72 Salt Fork Wildlife Area Guernsey Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  5. #5 72 Savage River State Forest Garrett Co., Maryland · Deciduous Forest + edge
  6. #6 70 Egypt Valley Wildlife Area Belmont Co., Ohio · Pasture/Hay + edge
  7. #7 70 Tri-Valley Wildlife Area Muskingum Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  8. #8 70 Weiser State ForestCWD Columbia Co., Pennsylvania · Deciduous Forest + edge
  9. #9 69 Garrett State Forest Garrett Co., Maryland · Deciduous Forest + edge
  10. #10 69 Millington Wildlife Management Area Kent Co., Maryland · Cultivated Crops + edge

Wild Turkey

  1. #1 82 Susquehannock State Forest Potter Co., Pennsylvania · Deciduous Forest
  2. #2 82 Weiser State Forest Columbia Co., Pennsylvania · Deciduous Forest + edge
  3. #3 81 Sproul State Forest Clinton Co., Pennsylvania · Mixed Forest
  4. #4 80 Daniel Boone National Forest Menifee Co., Kentucky · Mixed Forest + edge
  5. #5 79 Morgan-Monroe State Forest Monroe Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  6. #6 79 Green Ridge State Forest Allegany Co., Maryland · Deciduous Forest + edge
  7. #7 79 Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area Charles Co., Maryland · Woody Wetlands + edge
  8. #8 79 Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area Berkeley Co., West Virginia · Deciduous Forest + edge
  9. #9 79 East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area Wayne Co., West Virginia · Deciduous Forest + edge
  10. #10 78 Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area Morgan Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge

Ducks

  1. #1 71 Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area Trumbull Co., Ohio · Woody Wetlands
  2. #2 69 Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area Dorchester Co., Maryland · Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
  3. #3 67 Chesapeake Forest Lands Wicomico Co., Maryland · Open Water
  4. #4 66 Pocomoke State Forest Worcester Co., Maryland · Woody Wetlands
  5. #5 66 Deal Island Wildlife Management Area Somerset Co., Maryland · Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
  6. #6 65 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Wyandot Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  7. #7 64 Fairmount Wildlife Management Area Somerset Co., Maryland · Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
  8. #8 64 Millington Wildlife Management Area Kent Co., Maryland · Cultivated Crops
  9. #9 64 Ellis Bay Wildlife Management Area Wicomico Co., Maryland · Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
  10. #10 63 Big Island Wildlife Area Marion Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops

Canada Geese

  1. #1 70 Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area Dorchester Co., Maryland · Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
  2. #2 69 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Wyandot Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  3. #3 69 Millington Wildlife Management Area Kent Co., Maryland · Cultivated Crops
  4. #4 68 Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area Trumbull Co., Ohio · Woody Wetlands
  5. #5 68 Deal Island Wildlife Management Area Somerset Co., Maryland · Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
  6. #6 67 Big Island Wildlife Area Marion Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  7. #7 67 Deer Creek Wildlife Area Pickaway Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  8. #8 67 Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area LaGrange Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  9. #9 67 Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area Newton Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  10. #10 67 Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area Greene Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops

Mourning Dove

  1. #1 81 Millington Wildlife Management Area Kent Co., Maryland · Cultivated Crops
  2. #2 79 Jackson-Washington State Forest Jackson Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  3. #3 76 Idylwild Wildlife Management Area Caroline Co., Maryland · Cultivated Crops
  4. #4 72 Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area Charles Co., Maryland · Woody Wetlands
  5. #5 71 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Wyandot Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  6. #6 71 Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area LaGrange Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  7. #7 71 Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area Newton Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  8. #8 70 Morgan-Monroe State Forest Monroe Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest
  9. #9 70 Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area Greene Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  10. #10 70 Glendale Fish & Wildlife Area Daviess Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops

Squirrel

  1. #1 81 Morgan-Monroe State Forest Monroe Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  2. #2 81 Daniel Boone National Forest Menifee Co., Kentucky · Mixed Forest + edge
  3. #3 81 Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area Berkeley Co., West Virginia · Deciduous Forest + edge
  4. #4 81 East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area Wayne Co., West Virginia · Deciduous Forest + edge
  5. #5 80 Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area Morgan Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  6. #6 80 Salt Fork Wildlife Area Guernsey Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest + edge
  7. #7 80 Clark State Forest Clark Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  8. #8 79 Zaleski State Forest Vinton Co., Ohio · Deciduous Forest
  9. #9 79 Harrison-Crawford State Forest Harrison Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest + edge
  10. #10 79 Weiser State Forest Columbia Co., Pennsylvania · Deciduous Forest + edge

Cottontail Rabbit

  1. #1 67 Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area Greene Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  2. #2 67 Glendale Fish & Wildlife Area Daviess Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  3. #3 65 Egypt Valley Wildlife Area Belmont Co., Ohio · Pasture/Hay
  4. #4 65 Green River Lake Wildlife Management Area Taylor Co., Kentucky · Deciduous Forest
  5. #5 63 Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area Wayne Co., Ohio · Pasture/Hay
  6. #6 63 Martin State Forest Martin Co., Indiana · Deciduous Forest
  7. #7 62 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Wyandot Co., Ohio · Cultivated Crops
  8. #8 62 Jackson-Washington State Forest Jackson Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  9. #9 62 Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area LaGrange Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops
  10. #10 62 Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area Newton Co., Indiana · Cultivated Crops

Ranked across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Seasons open and close by date; the status is on each land’s page. Turkey and ducks are ranked only on the tracts that hold them.