Earleville Wildlife Management Area: deer harvest, hunting rules and map
Hunters reported 12 deer on Earleville Wildlife Management Area in the 2025-26 season, 5 antlered and 7 antlerless, against 20 in 2024-25. It is a Maryland DNR wildlife management area of about 195 acres in Cecil County, in deer management Region B.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026, Appendix II. Area: Maryland DNR owned lands (Maryland iMAP); DNR's page for Earleville WMA. Seasons: Maryland DNR Hunting Seasons Calendar for 2026-2027.
Wildlife management areaState parkEarleville WMACounty lineHighway
| Size | 195 acres (measured from DNR's map) |
|---|---|
| County | Cecil County |
| Managed by | Wildlife and Heritage Service |
| Deer reported, 2025-26 | 12 (5 antlered, 7 antlerless) |
| Deer reported, 2024-25 | 20 |
| Deer management region | Region B |
| Nearest towns | Cecilton (4 mi), Chesapeake City (7 mi) and Galena (7 mi) |
How many deer are taken on Earleville WMA each year?
| Season | Antlered | Antlerless | All deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
Source: the public land table (Appendix II) in DNR's report for each season (Maryland DNR deer and big game report archive).
What is Earleville WMA like?
DNR describes it: "Located in the southwestern portion of Cecil County, Maryland, this property is owned and managed by the Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service and managed for public hunting. The property was acquired by the State in 1968 and is dedicated to wildlife conservation."
On wildlife: "Earleville WMA provides habitat for upland game and forest game, primarily white-tailed deer, gray squirrels, rabbits, and songbirds."
Quoted from DNR's page for Earleville WMA.
What are the rules on Earleville WMA?
- Hunting is allowed all legal days of the week. See your Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping for available Sunday hunting in Cecil County.
- Reservations are ONLY required to hunt deer during the 3-day early Muzzleloader season, the opening day of Firearms Season through the second Saturday, and the late Firearms season.
- During these times there are 6 reservations available per day. Reservations are not required for Junior
- Deer Hunt days or primitive deer hunt days.
- During Spring Turkey Season reservations are required daily from opening day through the second Saturday. Three reservations are available per day. After the second Saturday hunting is allowed seven days a week without a reservation.
- Permitted hunting devices include all legal devices allowed in Cecil County.
From DNR's page for Earleville WMA.
When can you hunt Earleville WMA in 2026-27?
Seasons follow Region B: archery September 11 to January 31 with breaks, early muzzleloader October 22 to 24, firearm November 28 to December 12 and January 8 to 10, 2027, late muzzleloader December 19 to January 2. Spring turkey runs April 19 to May 24, 2027.
| County | Deer, 2025-26 | Antlered, 2025-26 | Spring turkeys, 2026 | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil County | 3,159 | 1,320 | 130 | 6.1% |
Seasons: Maryland DNR Hunting Seasons Calendar for 2026-2027. County harvest: Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026.
How do you get to Earleville WMA?
Highways within five miles: MD 213, MD 282, MD 272 and MD 310. Nearest towns: Cecilton (4 miles), Chesapeake City (7 miles), Galena (7 miles) and Charlestown (10 miles).
Questions hunters ask
How many deer are taken on Earleville WMA?
12 in 2025-26: 5 antlered and 7 antlerless (Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026, Appendix II). In 2024-25: 20.
Do you need a permit to hunt Earleville WMA?
DNR's page for Earleville WMA says: "Hunting is allowed all legal days of the week. See your Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping for available Sunday hunting in Cecil County. Reservations are ONLY required to hunt deer during the 3-day early Muzzleloader season, the opening day of Firearms Season through the second Saturday, and the late Firearms season."
What county is Earleville WMA in?
Cecil County. Cecil County reported 3,159 deer in 2025-26, 1,320 antlered, and is in Region B.
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Where these facts come from
- Deer by area: the public land tables in Maryland DNR deer and big game report archive. Boundary: Maryland DNR owned lands (Maryland iMAP).
- Seasons: Maryland DNR Hunting Seasons Calendar for 2026-2027; Maryland DNR: 2026-27 archery deer season opens September 11. County harvest: Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026.
- Public land around it: Maryland DNR owned lands (Maryland iMAP) for state land; USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1) for federal land. Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
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