Fall and winter hunting seasons bring sportsmen and women from across Pennsylvania and beyond to the Laurel Highlands. Whether your group is coming for white-tailed deer hunting, black bear hunting, wild turkey, grouse, small game or another Pennsylvania hunting season, having a comfortable place to come back to can make a good trip even better.
Ohiopyle Vacation Rentals offers something particularly valuable for hunting parties: the opportunity to stay together.
Instead of splitting the group among separate hotel rooms, choose a vacation home where everyone can gather at the beginning and end of the day. Prepare breakfast before an early start, come back and warm up after hours outdoors, make dinner together, relax in a comfortable living space and get ready for the next day.
A hunting trip isn’t only about the hours spent in the field. Early mornings, evening meals and time spent together are part of the tradition. A vacation rental gives your hunting party a comfortable home base for the entire trip.
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Keep the Hunting Party Together
Larger vacation homes let hunting parties stay together instead of splitting up among multiple hotel rooms, making it easier to coordinate early departures and the next day’s plans.
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Start the Day on Your Schedule
Having your own kitchen makes early mornings easier. Make coffee, prepare breakfast and pack something for later without planning your departure around restaurant hours.
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Come Back to the Comforts of Home
After a cold fall or winter day outdoors, come back to a comfortable living space where the group can warm up, prepare a meal, relax and get ready for another early start.
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Make a Weekend of It
Staying near Ohiopyle makes it easier to turn hunting season into a multi-day trip. Come back to your rental after a day outdoors, recharge and head out again the next morning.
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Coming with a full hunting party or just a few hunting partners? Ohiopyle Vacation Rentals offers accommodations in a variety of sizes, including larger homes that make it easier for groups to stay together.
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White-tailed deer and black bear are two of the biggest draws of Pennsylvania’s fall hunting season, and Ohiopyle puts visiting hunters close to extensive public hunting opportunities in the Laurel Highlands.
Ohiopyle State Park has approximately 20,000 acres open to hunting during established seasons, with additional public hunting opportunities available in nearby State Game Lands 51 and 111.
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More Than Deer & Bear
Depending on the season, southwestern Pennsylvania also draws hunters pursuing wild turkey, ruffed grouse, rabbit, squirrel, pheasant, coyote and other game. That variety helps make the Laurel Highlands a natural destination for hunting trips throughout the fall and winter.
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We’re not going to tell you how to plan your hunt—you know what you’re looking for. Use the official resources from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Pennsylvania Game Commission to research hunting areas, maps, Wildlife Management Units, licensing requirements and current regulations.
Then let Ohiopyle Vacation Rentals take care of where you stay.
Planning a hunting stay near Ohiopyle? Use this quick reference for several of Pennsylvania’s 2026–27 hunting seasons.
| GAME | 2026–27 SEASON QUICK REFERENCE |
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| White-Tailed Deer |
Archery:
Oct. 3–Nov. 20 & Dec. 26–Jan. 24, 2027 Regular Firearms:
Nov. 28–Dec. 13 |
| Black Bear |
Archery:
Oct. 17–25 in many WMUs* Muzzleloader:
Oct. 22–25 Regular Firearms:
Nov. 21–24 |
| Wild Turkey |
Fall:
Begins Oct. 31 in open WMUs; closing dates vary by WMU* Spring Gobbler:
May 1–31, 2027 |
| Ruffed Grouse | Oct. 17–Dec. 24 |
| Cottontail Rabbit | Oct. 17–Dec. 24 & Dec. 26–Feb. 28, 2027 |
| Squirrel | Sept. 12–Dec. 24 & Dec. 26–Feb. 28, 2027 |
| Pheasant | Oct. 24–Dec. 24 & Dec. 26–Feb. 28, 2027 |
| Coyote | No closed season* |
*Some seasons and hunting opportunities vary by Wildlife Management Unit, location, license type or other requirements. This chart is provided only as a general planning reference.
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A multi-day hunting trip can require a lot of gear—and sometimes you don’t realize what you need until you’re already here. The Ohiopyle area and surrounding communities have sporting-goods businesses, hunting resources and wild-game processors that may be useful during your stay.
The businesses below are provided as convenient resources rather than specific recommendations. Services and seasonal availability can change, so it’s a good idea to call ahead before making the drive.
If your hunt is successful, knowing where to find a processor can be helpful—especially when you’re visiting from outside the area.
Processing services, the types of game accepted and seasonal availability can change significantly during hunting season, so always contact a processor before making the drive.
Ohiopyle may be best known to many visitors for waterfalls, hiking and whitewater, but hunting has long been part of the outdoor tradition of the Laurel Highlands.
Approximately 20,000 acres of Ohiopyle State Park are open to hunting during established seasons, with opportunities for deer, turkey, grouse, rabbit, squirrel and other game. Nearby State Game Lands provide additional public hunting areas.
The Pennsylvania DCNR provides information specifically about hunting at Ohiopyle State Park, while the Pennsylvania Game Commission should be your source for current seasons, licenses, Wildlife Management Unit information, maps, bag limits and regulations.
Ohiopyle State Park – Hunting →
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Whether you’re planning a weekend around Pennsylvania deer season, coming to the Laurel Highlands for black bear hunting, or getting together with friends for a fall or winter hunting trip, the right home base can make the experience better. With Ohiopyle Vacation Rentals, your group can have room to stay together, a kitchen for meals, comfortable living space and a place to settle in between days outdoors. And when you’re traveling with a larger hunting party, one of our spacious vacation homes can turn the time spent together into as much a part of the tradition as the hunt itself. |
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