Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area: deer harvest, hunting rules and map
Hunters reported 3 deer on Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area in the 2025-26 season, 1 antlered and 2 antlerless, against 5 in 2024-25. It is a Maryland DNR wildlife management area of about 904 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 Pocomoke Sound WMA. Seasons: Maryland DNR Hunting Seasons Calendar for 2026-2027.
Wildlife management areaState parkPocomoke Sound WMACounty lineHighway
| Size | 904 acres (measured from DNR's map) |
|---|---|
| County | Somerset County |
| Managed by | Wildlife and Heritage Service |
| Deer reported, 2025-26 | 3 (1 antlered, 2 antlerless) |
| Deer reported, 2024-25 | 5 |
| Deer management region | Region B |
| Nearest towns | Crisfield (2 mi), Frenchtown-Rumbly (7 mi) and Fairmount (9 mi) |
How many deer are taken on Pocomoke Sound WMA each year?
| Season | Antlered | Antlerless | All deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
Source: the public land table (Appendix II) in DNR's report for each season (Maryland DNR deer and big game report archive).
What is Pocomoke Sound WMA like?
DNR describes it: "Pocomoke Sound WMA, with over 900 acres of marsh and tidal mud flats, is located in southern Somerset County. The property provides excellent habitat for ducks, wading birds and shorebirds and more recently has become home to growing populations of osprey and barn owls."
On hunting and other uses: "Pocomoke Sound is famous for waterfowl and rail hunting. Pursuing rails in the marshes and shallow channels is an historic Chesapeake Bay sport. Along the shoreline and in adjacent waters, crabbing and fishing for sea trout, flounder, croaker, rockfish, spot and white perch are popular."
On wildlife: "From April through September bird enthusiasts come from miles around to see the glossy ibis probing its long bill in the mud for worms and other small marine life. Herons and egrets hunt the extensive marsh for small fish while ducks paddle through the shallows in search of their favorite plants."
Quoted from DNR's page for Pocomoke Sound WMA.
What are the rules on Pocomoke Sound WMA?
- Use of Pocomoke Sound 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.
From DNR's page for Pocomoke Sound WMA.
When can you hunt Pocomoke Sound 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 Pocomoke Sound WMA?
Highways within five miles: MD 413, MD 667, MD 380 and MD 358. Nearest towns: Crisfield (2 miles), Frenchtown-Rumbly (7 miles), Fairmount (9 miles) and Smith Island (12 miles).
Questions hunters ask
How many deer are taken on Pocomoke Sound WMA?
3 in 2025-26: 1 antlered and 2 antlerless (Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026, Appendix II). In 2024-25: 5. DNR's tables go back to 2019-20 for this area.
Do you need a permit to hunt Pocomoke Sound WMA?
DNR's page for Pocomoke Sound WMA says: "Use of Pocomoke Sound WMA is generally permitted seven days a week throughout the year. Use of Pocomoke Sound WMA is generally permitted seven days a week throughout the year."
What county is Pocomoke Sound 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 Pocomoke Sound WMA?
DNR: "Pocomoke Sound is famous for waterfowl and rail hunting. Pursuing rails in the marshes and shallow channels is an historic Chesapeake Bay sport. Along the shoreline and in adjacent waters, crabbing and fishing for sea trout, flounder, croaker, rockfish, spot and white perch are popular."
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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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