Wildlife management area · Somerset County
Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area
3,081 acres · 37.935, -75.885 ↗
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Whitetail Deer
Legal light: 5:33 AM – 8:45 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.
POOR conditions
- 70°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 16 mph wind Gusty; deer seek sheltered cover and movement thins
- Wind out of the NW Pick a stand that keeps your scent off the bedding and approach
- Bright moon Heavy nighttime feeding under a full moon can slow midday movement
- Ground Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands · 0 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Ducks
Legal light: 5:33 AM – 8:15 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Ducks season is closed at this spot today.
SLOW conditions
- 70°F (hot) Well above the comfortable band; animals lie up and move after dark
- 16 mph wind A good breeze keeps birds flying and makes the decoys look alive
- Wind out of the NW Set the spread so birds finish into the wind, coming over the guns
- Ground Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands · 0 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
70°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
85°F
today
Wind
16 mph NW
plan your scent
Barometer
1005.1 mb
steady · 0 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Sunny
The ground
County herd density
5.77 deer/sq mi
Somerset County took 1,846 deer last season
Habitat
Open Water
sampled across the tract
Elevation
0 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Coastal marsh island in Somerset County; a Chesapeake waterfowl area.
Where it is
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Public-land data: Maryland DNR — FY25 Lands Acreage Report (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.