Wildlife management area · Somerset County

Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area

3,081 acres · 37.935, -75.885 ↗

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Whitetail Deer

Season closed today

2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source

30/100

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)
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Ducks

Season closed today

2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source

41/100

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

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

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.

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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.