State guide · 2026–2027 season

Maryland Wildlife Refuge Hunting

Maryland has 7 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges and stations in our database, 5 of which list hunting opportunities. The largest huntable refuge areas are Blackwater NWR (20K ac), Patuxent Research Refuge (12.6K ac) and Chincoteague NWR (9.9K ac).

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7refuges & stations
54hunt units
34.6Khuntable acres
0WPAs

Map of refuges & WPAs in Maryland

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Maryland by the numbers

Hunt unit acreage by status
Open: 1,445 (3%)Special regulations: 33,154 (60%)Closed: 20,682 (37%)34.6Khuntable acres
  • Open1,445 ac 3%
  • Special regulations33,154 ac 60%
  • Closed20,682 ac 37%
Refuges offering each activity
🦌 Big Game
5
🦆 Waterfowl
3
🦃 Wild Turkey
5
🕊️ Migratory Birds
2
🐇 Small Game
4
🎣 Fishing
4
Hunt unit acres by refuge — open special regs closed
Blackwater NWR
35.9K
Patuxent Research Refuge
12.9K
Martin NWR
4.2K
Eastern Neck NWR
2.1K
Chincoteague NWR
172
Southern Maryland Woodlands NWR
32
Susquehanna NWR
1

All refuges & stations in Maryland

Blackwater NWR

Dorchester County, MD

37 special2 closed
🦌🦆🦃🐇🎣

20K huntable acres

Chincoteague NWR

Accomack County, VA · primary: VA

5 special2 closed
🦌🦆🦃🕊️🐇🎣

9.9K huntable acres

Eastern Neck NWR

MD

1 special1 closed
🦌🦃🐇🎣

2K huntable acres

Martin NWR

MD

2 closed
No hunting listed

Patuxent Research Refuge

Prince George's County, MD

1 open6 special1 closed
🦌🦆🦃🕊️🐇🎣

12.6K huntable acres

Southern Maryland Woodlands NWR

Charles County, MD

1 special1 closed
🦌🦃

31 huntable acres

Susquehanna NWR

Harford County, MD

1 closed
No hunting listed

Counties with federal public hunting land

Hunting in Maryland: what to know

Licenses & seasons

Refuge hunts follow Maryland seasons, bag limits and license requirements set by the Maryland DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service. Refuges may be more restrictive — never less — than state rules.

Refuge-specific rules

Each refuge publishes hunt regulations in 50 CFR Part 32 and in its hunt brochure. Units marked special regulations may limit species, dates, weapons, or require quota permits.

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