State forest · Tioga County

Tioga State Forest

161,890 acres · 41.797, -77.421 ↗

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Whitetail Deer

Season closed today

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

48/100

Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.

SLOW conditions

  • 52°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 18 mph wind Gusty; deer seek sheltered cover and movement thins
  • Wind out of the N Pick a stand that keeps your scent off the bedding and approach
  • 92% 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 Mixed Forest · 2123 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
  • 18 mph wind Breezy; gobbles are hard to hear, so hunt tighter to the roost
  • Wind out of the N Set up so a called bird approaches without the wind in your face
  • 92% rain Steady rain quiets gobbling and keeps birds roosted
  • Full moon Birds feed at night and fly down late; mornings can start slow
  • Ground Mixed Forest · 2123 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
  • 18 mph wind Breezy; squirrels quiet down and stay in the dreys
  • 92% rain Squirrels den up in the rain and wet leaves muffle the cutting
  • Ground Mixed Forest · 2123 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Dawn/dusk low

52°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

58°F

today

Wind

18 mph N

plan your scent

Barometer

1015.6 mb

steady · 0.4 hPa/3h

Moon

100%

full

Rain

County herd density

9.61 deer/sq mi

Tioga County took undefined deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

sampled across the tract

Elevation

2123 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: Northern-tier forest around the PA Grand Canyon (Tioga/Bradford); 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.