
Visitors should contact the appropriate managing authority for information on public hunting opportunities on state owned public hunting lands.
Contact information is available by "clicking" on each park name below.
For detailed information on hunting seasons, required permits, and specific regulations view the Guide to Hunting and Trapping in Maryland available on the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service website.
Western Region
Big Run
- No Hunting
- Hunting permitted in adjacent State Forest
Casselman River Bridge
Cunningham Falls
- General hunting permitted in 4,400 acre designated hunting area
- Nighttime furbearer hunting by permit only
- Hunting permitted Monday-Saturday
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
- Provisions for hunters with mobility impairments
Dans Mountain
Deep Creek Lake
- General hunting permitted in 551 acre designated hunting area
- No firearms hunting until October 15
- Hunting permitted Monday-Saturday
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
- Provisions for hunters with mobility impairments
- Waterfowl hunting only at designated sites on Deep Creek Lake (reservation required)
Fort Frederick
- Managed shotgun deer hunting program in a 500 acre designated area – lottery system to select hunters – Managed Hunt Permit required to participate in the hunt (not required to participate in the lottery)
Gambrill
Gathland
- No Hunting
- Hunting permitted in areas of adjacent South Mountain State Park
Greenbrier
- General hunting permitted in 500 acre designated hunting area
- Nighttime Furbearer hunting by permit only
- Hunting permitted Monday-Saturday
Herrington Manor
- No Hunting
- Hunting permitted in adjacent State Forest
New Germany
- No Hunting
- Hunting permitted in adjacent State Forest
Rocky Gap
- General hunting permitted in 1,451 acre designated hunting area
- Archery-only hunting permitted in 300 acre designated hunting area
- Hunting permitted Monday-Saturday
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters during deer firearms season
Sang Run
South Mountain / South Mountain State Battlefield
- General hunting permitted on 4,000 acres of designated hunting areas
- Archery-only hunting permitted on additional 170-acre area
- Hunting permitted on State Park property only – hunting prohibited on all National Park Service property
- Hunting permitted Monday-Saturday
Swallow Falls
- No Hunting
- Hunting permitted in adjacent State Forest
Washington Monument
- No Hunting
- Hunting permitted in areas of adjacent South Mountain State Park
Western Maryland Rail Trail
Wolf Den Run
- Hunting for deer permitted on 1,986 acres
- Hunting will be permitted Monday-Saturday
Woodmont
- General hunting permitted in 2,000 acre designated hunting area
- Hunting permitted Monday-Saturday
- Trapping by permit
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Youghiogheny Wild River
- General hunting permitted in 1,200 acre designated hunting area
- Hunting permitted Monday-Saturday
Southern Region
Belt Woods
- Archery / Muzzleloader / Shotgun hunting for deer only permitted in 526-acre designated hunting area with free WHS permit (reservation required)
Calvert Cliffs
- General hunting permitted in 950 acre designated hunting area with daily sign-in required
Cedarville
- General hunting permitted in 1,100 acre designated hunting area
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Chapel Point
- General hunting permitted in 550 acre designated hunting area with daily sign-in required
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Chapman
- Deer and waterfowl hunting only permitted in designated Mt. Aventine hunting area (free WHS permit / daily sign-in required)
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Franklin Point
Greenwell
- General hunting permitted in 187 acre designated hunting area with daily sign-in required
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Merkle
Newtowne Neck
- General hunting permitted in 360 acre designated hunting area (free WHS permit / reservation required) and daily sign-in required
- Waterfowl blind sites by permit
Patuxent River (all areas)
- General hunting permitted in designated hunting areas with daily sign-in required
Point Lookout
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted during the early muzzleloader season in 240 acre Jacobs tract designated hunting area with daily sign-in required
- Waterfowl hunting at designated blind sites
Rosaryville
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted in 460 acre designated hunting area (free WHS permit / daily sign-in required)
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Sandy Point
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted on 215-acre Corcoran Tract and 50-acre designated hunting area (free WHS permit / reservation / daily sign-in required)
- Waterfowl blind sites available (free WHS permit / reservation required) during third split of the waterfowl season (boat access only)
Severn Run
Smallwood
St. Clements Island
- Waterfowl and rabbit hunting only permitted in 63 acre designated hunting area (boat access only)
St. Mary’s River
- General hunting permitted in 2,200 acre designated hunting area with daily sign-in required
- Waterfowl blind sites available – free WHS permit / reservation required (boat access only)
Zekiah Swamp
- Waterfowl blind sites available – free WHS permit / reservation required (boat access only)
Eastern Region
Assateague
- Archery-only hunting for deer in 450 acre designated hunting area with limit of 10 hunters per day (plus one disabled hunter) with daily sign-in required.
- Season restricted from November 16 to end of Archery deer season.
- Universal Disability Pass for disabled hunters. ADA parking space only to be used by hunters in possession of WHS issued Universal Disability Pass. ADA reservation required, call 410-641-2120 Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at least 48 hours in advance. No hunting north of Route 611 except for designated ADA.
Bill Burton Fishing Pier
Black Walnut Point
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad
Janes Island
- Waterfowl hunting permitted in 2,900 acre designated hunting area
Love Point
Martinak
Pocomoke River
- No Hunting
- Hunting permitted in adjacent State Forest
Sassafras
- General hunting permitted in 1,000 acre designated hunting area with daily sign-in required
- Migratory goose and waterfowl hunting by lottery – Managed Hunt Permit required
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Tuckahoe
- General hunting permitted in 1,000 acre designated hunting area – daily sign-in required
- Migratory goose hunting by lottery – Managed Hunt Permit required
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Wye Island
- Archery hunting for deer permitted on 2,500 acres – limited to 25 hunters per day with daily sign-in required
- Muzzleloader and firearms hunting for deer permitted on 2,500 acres by lottery – Managed Hunt Permit required
- Migratory goose blind sites / hunting by lottery – Managed Hunt Permit required
- Provisions for hunters with mobility impairments
Wye Oak
Central Region
Bohemia River
- Archery / Muzzleloader / Shotgun (no rifles / no SWC rifles) hunting for deer permitted on 200 acres of designated hunting areas - free WHS permit / reservation and daily sign-in required
Bush Declaration
Elk Neck
- Archery / Muzzleloader / Shotgun hunting for deer permitted on 570 acres of designated hunting areas with daily sign-in required – Managed Hunt Permit / free WHS permit required
- Waterfowl blind sites available by lottery (free WHS permit / reservation required) – Managed Hunt Permit required
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Fair Hill
- Managed shotgun deer hunting program – lottery system to select hunters – Managed Hunt Permit required to participate in the hunt (not required to participate in the lottery)
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted on 1,550 acres of designated hunting areas with
daily sign-in required – Managed Hunt Permit / free WHS Permit required
- Raccoon hunting by permit (reservation required)
- Falconry hunting by permit (reservation required)
Gunpowder Falls
- Waterfowl blind sites available by lottery (free WHS permit / reservation required for some sites) offshore the Hammerman and Days Cove areas – Managed Hunt Permit required
- Managed shotgun deer hunting program in the Sweet Air / Pleasantville area and Hammerman area – lottery system to select hunters – Managed Hunt Permit required to participate in the hunt (not required to participate in the lottery)
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted on 500 acres of designated hunting areas of the Hereford area with permit and daily sign-in required – Managed Hunt Permit required
Hart-Miller Island
- Waterfowl blind sites available by lottery on certain dates (reservation required) and on first come, first served basis on all other dates (free WHS permit / Managed Hunt Permit required)
Monocacy
- General hunting permitted in 1,800-acre designated hunting area
- Hunting permitted Monday-Saturday
Morgan Run
- Archery / Muzzleloader hunting for deer permitted on 600 acres of designated hunting areas - Managed Hunt Permit / free WHS permit / reservation required
- rchery deer hunting permitted Wednesday-Saturday (Monday-Saturday in Cherry Tree)
North Point Battlefield
North Point
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted on 300 acres of designed hunting areas - free WHS permit / reservation required
- Waterfowl blind sites available by lottery on certain dates (reservation required) and on first come, first served basis on all other dates (free WHS permit / Managed Hunt Permit required)
Palmer
Patapsco Valley
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted on 3,760 acres of designated hunting areas with daily sign-in required – Managed Hunt Permit / free WHS permit required
- Mercer property - Archery / Muzzleloader hunting for deer permitted on 150 acres of designated hunting areas with Managed Hunt Permit / free WHS permit / reservation required
- Hunt from Vehicle provisions for disabled hunters
Patuxent River
- General hunting permitted on 5,000 acres of designated hunting area
Rocks
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted in 120-acre designated hunting area with daily sign-in required
- Cameron property – Archery-only hunting for deer permitted on 105 acres (free WHS
permit / reservation required)
Seneca Creek
- General hunting permitted in 1,000-acre designated hunting area
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted in 2,000-acre designated hunting area
- Managed shotgun deer hunting program in the Clopper area – lottery system to select hunters – Managed Hunt Permit required to participate in the hunt (not required to participate in the lottery)
- Shotgun/SWC Rifle only- hunting for deer permitted in the Schaeffer Farm area – Managed Hunt Permit / free WHS permit / reservation required
Soldiers Delight
- Archery / Muzzleloader / Shotgun hunting for deer permitted on 1,425 acres of designated hunting areas during season designated for Soldiers Delight, with free WHS permit / reservation – Managed Hunt Permit required
Susquehanna
- Archery-only hunting for deer permitted in an 650-acre designated hunting area. Free WHS permit and daily sign-in required – Managed Hunt Permit / free WHS permit required
- Waterfowl blind sites available (free WHS permit / reservation required) – Managed Hunt Permit required
Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail