Public Hunt LandFINDER

State guide

Public land that may allow hunting in Maryland

50 named public land units in Maryland from PAD-US 4.1: 12 state wildlife & game areas, 6 forests & grasslands, 4 wildlife refuges & WPAs, 1 lake & reservoir project lands, 27 other public land units. The largest are Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Jennings Randolph Recreation Area, Chesapeake Forest Lands.

  • 50listed areas
  • 108Kacres (approx.)
  • 12state wildlife & game areas
2026 deer season opening dates by state. For Maryland, check the agency link below.

Regulations & licenses: Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service

This site does not list seasons, bag limits, license or permit rules. Those change every year and differ by area. Check them with the state agency before you go, and confirm the specific area is open to the hunting you plan.

Check regulations with Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service
PAD-US 4.1 contains relatively few state-managed wildlife areas for Maryland, so this list is likely missing many of them. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service publishes the official list of areas it manages.

Where the listed areas are

State wildlife & game areas (12)Forests & grasslands (6)Wildlife refuges & WPAs (4)Lake & reservoir project land (1)Other public land (27)

One dot per area at its reference point; larger dots are larger areas. Outline: U.S. Census Bureau.

Acres by land type

Refuges & WPAs40K acForests & grasslands28K acState wildlife areas18K acLake & reservoir12K acOther10K ac

Approximate acres for the portion of each unit inside Maryland.

All 50 areas, largest first

Acreage is calculated from simplified PAD-US boundaries for the portion inside Maryland. “Access” is the PAD-US public access field, not a statement about hunting. National wildlife refuges are generally coded “restricted” in PAD-US because of seasonal or area closures.

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