National forest · Pocahontas County
Monongahela National Forest
919,000 acres · 38.332, -80.311 ↗
Live · updatedWhitetail Deer
Legal light: 5:50 AM – 9:04 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.
GOOD conditions
- 52°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 · 3490 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
52°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
68°F
today
Wind
8 mph NW
plan your scent
Barometer
1011.9 mb
steady · 0 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Mostly Sunny
The ground
County herd density
1.98 deer/sq mi
Pocahontas County took 1,862 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
sampled across the tract
Elevation
3490 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Federal public land across ~10 highland counties (Randolph/Pocahontas/Pendleton/Grant/Tucker/Webster/Greenbrier/Nicholas); WV’s largest public hunting land. Open under WV regs.
Where it is
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Public-land data: USDA Forest Service — Monongahela National Forest (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.