Maryland Marine Properties Wildlife Management Area: deer harvest, hunting rules and map
Hunters reported 0 deer on Maryland Marine Properties Wildlife Management Area in the 2025-26 season, 0 antlered and 0 antlerless, against 2 in 2024-25. It is a Maryland DNR wildlife management area of about 1,014 acres in Somerset 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 Maryland Marine Properties WMA. Seasons: Maryland DNR Hunting Seasons Calendar for 2026-2027.
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| Size | 1,014 acres (measured from DNR's map) |
|---|---|
| County | Somerset County |
| Managed by | Wildlife and Heritage Service |
| Deer reported, 2025-26 | 0 (0 antlered, 0 antlerless) |
| Deer reported, 2024-25 | 2 |
| Deer management region | Region B |
| Nearest towns | Pocomoke City (8 mi), Crisfield (8 mi) and West Pocomoke (9 mi) |
How many deer are taken on Maryland Marine Properties WMA each year?
| Season | Antlered | Antlerless | All deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Source: the public land table (Appendix II) in DNR's report for each season (Maryland DNR deer and big game report archive).
What is Maryland Marine Properties WMA like?
DNR describes it: "The Maryland Marine Properties WMA is a great place to watch boats go by. Recreational craft join fishing, crabbing and other work boats sailing in and out of the adjacent Pocomoke River in southeastern Somerset County."
On hunting and other uses: "Hikers, all terrain bicyclists and bird-watchers will find hours of diversion as they head down the 1.5 mile trail toward Pocomoke Sound. Deer hunting is excellent as is hunting for cottontail rabbits, mourning doves, bobwhite quail, woodcock and gray squirrels."
On wildlife: "Osprey nesting on channel marker buoys delight visitors with their fishing skills, plucking fish from the waters of Pocomoke Sound. Vast fields of bright yellow sunflowers, planted as food for wintering doves and songbirds, catch the eye of hikers on the trails."
Quoted from DNR's page for Maryland Marine Properties WMA.
What are the rules on Maryland Marine Properties WMA?
- Use of Maryland Marine Properties WMA is generally permitted seven days a week throughout the year.
- Hunting is allowed in accordance with open seasons and shooting hours, unless otherwise noted.
- All State and Federal Hunting Laws and Regulations are applicable.
- Dove hunting is restricted to certain days and shooting hours.
From DNR's page for Maryland Marine Properties WMA.
When can you hunt Maryland Marine Properties 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset County | 1,846 | 657 | 184 | 22.2% |
Seasons: Maryland DNR Hunting Seasons Calendar for 2026-2027. County harvest: Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026.
How do you get to Maryland Marine Properties WMA?
Highways within five miles: MD 667. Nearest towns: Pocomoke City (8 miles), Crisfield (8 miles), West Pocomoke (9 miles) and Frenchtown-Rumbly (11 miles).
Questions hunters ask
How many deer are taken on Maryland Marine Properties WMA?
0 in 2025-26: 0 antlered and 0 antlerless (Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026, Appendix II). In 2024-25: 2. DNR's tables go back to 2019-20 for this area.
Do you need a permit to hunt Maryland Marine Properties WMA?
DNR's page for Maryland Marine Properties WMA says: "Use of Maryland Marine Properties WMA is generally permitted seven days a week throughout the year. Use of Maryland Marine Properties WMA is generally permitted seven days a week throughout the year."
What county is Maryland Marine Properties WMA in?
Somerset County. Somerset County reported 1,846 deer in 2025-26, 657 antlered, and is in Region B.
What can you hunt on Maryland Marine Properties WMA?
DNR: "Hikers, all terrain bicyclists and bird-watchers will find hours of diversion as they head down the 1.5 mile trail toward Pocomoke Sound. Deer hunting is excellent as is hunting for cottontail rabbits, mourning doves, bobwhite quail, woodcock and gray squirrels."
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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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