State forest · Kanawha County

Kanawha State Forest

9,300 acres · 38.256, -81.657 ↗

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Whitetail Deer

Season closed today

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

57/100

Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.

FAIR conditions

  • 58°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 5 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 · 1252 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Dawn/dusk low

58°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

80°F

today

Wind

5 mph NW

plan your scent

Barometer

1012.2 mb

steady

Moon

100%

full

Sunny

County herd density

2.59 deer/sq mi

Kanawha County took 2,338 deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

sampled across the tract

Elevation

1252 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: Forest just south of Charleston in Kanawha County; public deer & turkey.

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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.