It's about a three hour drive from Chester to here, but there are all the opportunities you would ever want to observe deer and other critters. Come on over some time and I'll be glad to give you the "two dollar tour" of the mountains. If your looking for photogenic opportunities, now untill around the first week of November is good...thats when muzzleloading comes in. If you want to kill something, any time after the first week of November is good.