Wildlife management area · Washington County
Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area
6,600 acres · 39.700, -78.035 ↗
Live · updatedInside a CWD Disease Surveillance Area. CWD was first detected in a wild Maryland deer in Allegany County in November 2010. Maryland’s CWD Management Area covers 7 western/central counties: Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Carroll, Baltimore, Montgomery and Howard. In the Management Area, whole carcasses may not leave except to an approved processor/taxidermist — only deboned meat, quarters with no spine/head, cleaned hide/skull cap, antlers with no tissue, and finished mounts may be moved out. Importing whole carcasses/high-risk parts from another state’s CWD area is prohibited. Confirm the current rules with MD DNR.
Whitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:34 AM – 7:31 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Slow conditions for Whitetail Deer today.
SLOW conditions
- 57°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 18 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
- 48% 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 Deciduous Forest · 616 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Wild Turkey
Legal light: 6:34 AM – 7:01 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to noon (Apr 18–May 9), then to sunset (May 10–23)
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.
FAIR conditions
- 57°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 18 mph wind Breezy; gobbles are hard to hear, so hunt tighter to the roost
- Wind out of the NW Set up so a called bird approaches without the wind in your face
- Scattered showers Birds still gobble between cells; hunt the fields once it clears
- Full moon Birds feed at night and fly down late; mornings can start slow
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 616 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Ducks
Legal light: 6:34 AM – 7:01 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Workable day for Ducks.
FAIR conditions
- 57°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 18 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 Deciduous Forest · 616 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Canada Geese
Legal light: 6:34 AM – 7:01 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.
FAIR conditions
- 57°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 18 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 Deciduous Forest · 616 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Squirrel
Legal light: 6:34 AM – 7:01 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Good day to hunt Squirrel.
GOOD conditions
- Mast dropping Squirrels are cutting nuts hard; the best weeks, and you can hear them working
- 57°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 18 mph wind Breezy; squirrels quiet down and stay in the dreys
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 616 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Cottontail Rabbit
Legal light: 7:04 AM – 7:01 PM ET · sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Cottontail Rabbit season is closed at this spot today.
SLOW conditions
- 57°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 18 mph wind Gusty; tough, erratic conditions
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 616 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
57°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
67°F
today
Wind
18 mph NW
plan your scent
Barometer
1012.5 mb
steady
Moon
100%
full
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
The ground
County herd density
9.96 deer/sq mi
Washington County took 4,560 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
sampled across the tract
Elevation
616 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Ridge forest north of Hancock in Washington County; public deer, turkey and small game.
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.