Hunting Locations

Real, legal public deer-hunting destinations — with maps, seasons, access, plus the local guides and shops worth knowing before you go. Pick a spot and start planning your next mobile hunt.

◎ South Carolina, USA

Sumter National Forest

Sumter National Forest spans nearly 371,000 acres across three ranger districts (Andrew Pickens in the mountains, plus Enoree and Long Cane in the Piedmont) and

South Carolina, USAWhite-tailed deer
◎ Missouri, USA

Mark Twain National Forest

At roughly 1.5 million acres, Mark Twain National Forest is the largest block of public hunting land in Missouri and spans rugged Ozark terrain of oak-hickory r

Missouri, USAWhite-tailed deer
◎ Pennsylvania, USA

Allegheny National Forest

Pennsylvania's only national forest, the Allegheny covers roughly half a million acres of the Allegheny Plateau with steep hardwood ridges, hemlock benches, and

Pennsylvania, USAWhite-tailed deer
◎ Kentucky, USA

Daniel Boone National Forest

The Daniel Boone National Forest stretches over 700,000 acres across eastern Kentucky's Cumberland Plateau, a maze of sandstone ridges, cliff lines, and steep h

Kentucky, USAWhite-tailed deer
◎ Illinois, USA

Shawnee National Forest

The Shawnee National Forest covers more than 280,000 acres of southern Illinois between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and is the largest block of public land

Illinois, USAWhite-tailed deer
◎ Texas, USA

Sam Houston National Forest

The Sam Houston National Forest covers about 163,000 acres north of Houston across Montgomery, San Jacinto, and Walker counties, and the entire forest is manage

Texas, USAWhite-tailed deerFeral hog