Whitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:41 AM – 7:38 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Good day to hunt Whitetail Deer.
GOOD conditions
- 49°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 8 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 Deciduous Forest · 2111 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
49°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
62°F
today
Wind
8 mph NW
plan your scent
Barometer
— mb
steady · 0 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Mostly Sunny
The ground
County herd density
5.69 deer/sq mi
Monongalia County took 2,050 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
sampled across the tract
Elevation
2111 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Rugged forest east of Morgantown (Monongalia/Preston); public deer & turkey. WV State Parks does not publish a per-forest acreage.
Where it is
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Public-land data: WV State Parks & Forests (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.