Wildlife management area · Somerset County
Deal Island Wildlife Management Area
13,564 acres · 38.179, -75.868 ↗
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Whitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:25 AM – 7:23 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Tough day to hunt Whitetail Deer.
POOR conditions
- 60°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 22 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
- 39% rain A light drizzle barely slows deer and quiets your entry
- Bright moon Heavy nighttime feeding under a full moon can slow midday movement
- Ground Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands · 1 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Ducks
Legal light: 6:25 AM – 6:53 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Slow conditions for Ducks today.
SLOW conditions
- 60°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 22 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 · 1 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Canada Geese
Legal light: 6:25 AM – 6:53 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Canada Geese season is closed at this spot today.
SLOW conditions
- 60°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 22 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 · 1 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Mourning Dove
Legal light: 6:25 AM – 6:53 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Slow conditions for Mourning Dove today.
SLOW conditions
- 60°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 22 mph wind Gusty; tough, erratic conditions
- Wind out of the NW Doves decoy into the wind; set up with it at your back
- Ground Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands · 1 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
60°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
67°F
today
Wind
22 mph NW
plan your scent
Barometer
1008.1 mb
steady
Moon
100%
full
Chance Light Rain
The ground
County herd density
5.77 deer/sq mi
Somerset County took 1,846 deer last season
Habitat
Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
sampled across the tract
Elevation
1 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Tidal marsh impoundments in Somerset County; a renowned waterfowl area with sika & whitetail deer.
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.