Whitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:14 AM – 9:33 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.
SLOW conditions
- 61°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- Dead calm Scent hangs and carries; deer are edgy, so play the wind carefully
- Wind out of the NE 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 Deciduous Forest · 809 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Wild Turkey
Legal light: 6:14 AM – 9:03 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset (all day — no noon closure)
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 61°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 3 mph (light) Calm, quiet air; gobbles carry and birds relax
- Wind out of the NE 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 Deciduous Forest · 809 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Squirrel
Legal light: 6:14 AM – 9:03 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Squirrel season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 61°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 3 mph (light) Calm and quiet; you can hear them cutting and spot the shaking limbs
- Clear & calm Bright, still mornings; squirrels move and you can spot them
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 809 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
61°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
85°F
today
Wind
3 mph NE
plan your scent
Barometer
1014.9 mb
steady · -0.3 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Sunny
The ground
County herd density
4.99 deer/sq mi
Owen County took 1,922 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
sampled across the tract
Elevation
809 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Scattered forest tracts west of Spencer (Owen/Putnam); public hunting under DNR regs.
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Public-land data: Indiana DNR — Property (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.