Wildlife management area · Garrett County
Mt. Nebo Wildlife Management Area
1,854 acres · 39.449, -79.390 ↗
Live · updatedWhitetail Deer
Legal light: 5:44 AM – 9:03 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 53°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 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 Woody Wetlands · 2451 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Wild Turkey
Legal light: 5:44 AM – 8:33 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to noon (Apr 18–May 9), then to sunset (May 10–23)
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 53°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 Woody Wetlands · 2451 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Ducks
Legal light: 5:44 AM – 8:33 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Ducks season is closed at this spot today.
FAIR conditions
- 53°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 9 mph wind Enough wind to keep birds moving
- Wind out of the NW Set the spread so birds finish into the wind, coming over the guns
- Ground Woody Wetlands · 2451 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Squirrel
Legal light: 5:44 AM – 8:33 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Squirrel season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 53°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 9 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 Woody Wetlands · 2451 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Cottontail Rabbit
Legal light: 6:14 AM – 8:33 PM ET · sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Cottontail Rabbit season is closed at this spot today.
FAIR conditions
- 53°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 9 mph wind A light breeze is fine
- Bright day A clear day after a cold night gets rabbits out sunning
- Ground Woody Wetlands · 2451 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
53°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
72°F
today
Wind
9 mph NW
plan your scent
Barometer
1012.5 mb
steady · 0.3 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Sunny
The ground
County herd density
7.93 deer/sq mi
Garrett County took 5,146 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
sampled across the tract
Elevation
2451 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Upland forest near Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County (Region A); public deer & turkey.
Where it is
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Public-land data: Maryland DNR — FY25 Lands Acreage Report (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.