This is a list of Maryland wildlife management areas., the state of Maryland owned and managed sixty-one wildlife management areas (WMAs) covering 123530acres of land.[1]
Maryland wildlife management areass are managed by the Wildlife and Heritage Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Management focuses on developing wildlife habitat and providing publicly accessible space for hunting, fishing and trapping; low-impact non-hunting use is also permitted on many properties.[2] [3]
The following table lists all WMAs owned and managed by Maryland .[1] It does not include Cooperative Wildlife Management Areas, which are managed by Maryland but owned by various other entities.[4]
| WMA name | County or counties | Region[5] | Area | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 177acres | ||||
| Western | 356acres | ||||
| Eastern | 1acres | ||||
| Western | 758acres | ||||
| Southern | 313acres | Accessible only by boat | |||
| Eastern | 3081acres | Accessible only by boat | |||
| Southern | 1914acres | ||||
| Southern | 10acres | ||||
| Southern | 382acres | ||||
| Eastern | 234acres | ||||
| Western | 257acres | ||||
| Western | 9596acres | ||||
| Eastern | 13565acres | ||||
| Eastern | 47acres | ||||
| Central | 40acres | Designated as a wildlife sanctuary; hunting and trapping not permitted. | |||
| Eastern | 2769acres | ||||
| Central | 190acres | ||||
| Eastern | 3208acres | ||||
| Eastern | 5224acres | ||||
| Eastern | 30019acres | Located adjacent to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge | |||
| Western | 103acres | ||||
| Southern | 207acres | ||||
| Western | 69acres | ||||
| Central | 745acres | ||||
| Central | 88acres | The oldest WMA in Maryland; established in 1919. | |||
| Western | 194acres | Located within the Potomac River and accessible only by boat. | |||
| Central | 20acres | ||||
| Central | 274acres | ||||
| Eastern | 3578acres | ||||
| Western | 6596acres | ||||
| Central | 1158acres | Encompasses thirty islands within the Potomac River. | |||
| Eastern | 224acres | ||||
| Eastern | 153acres | ||||
| Eastern | 31acres | ||||
| Eastern | 485acres | ||||
| Eastern | 313acres | ||||
| Southern | 50acres | ||||
| Eastern | 1030acres | ||||
| Southern | 81acres | ||||
| Central | 1971acres | ||||
| Eastern | 3943acres | ||||
| Western | 1854acres | ||||
| Southern | 4817acres | ||||
| Southern | 1830acres | ||||
| Southern | 233acres | ||||
| Eastern | 2268acres | ||||
| Central | 1004acres | ||||
| Southern | 1877acres | ||||
| Eastern | 1008acres | ||||
| Eastern | 922acres | Accessible only by boat | |||
| Western | 215acres | ||||
| Western | 82acres | ||||
| Southern | 676acres | ||||
| Western | 3466acres | ||||
| Eastern | 93acres | Accessible only by boat | |||
| Eastern | 2969acres | Accessible only by boat | |||
| Central | 267acres | ||||
| Eastern | 12acres | Accessible only by boat | |||
| Eastern | 1114acres | ||||
| Western | 5048acres | ||||
| Eastern | 428acres | ||||
| Eastern | 87acres |