Maryland publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 81 public hunting areas. Chapel Point SP is highest at 32.0 deer harvested per square mile in 2025. Wye Island NRMA has 27.0 in 2025 and Soldiers Delight NEA has 25.6 in 2025. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- Chapel Point SP has the highest harvest per square mile at 32.0. The agency reported 41 deer on 821 acres in 2025.
- 81 public hunting areas are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured between 2023 and 2025 and each row shows its own newest year.
Maryland public land rankings
Best public land in Maryland
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Seasons measured 2023 through 2025. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
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Public hunting areas
Top 15 of 81 ranked public hunting areas by deer harvest per square mile. Each row shows its own newest year.
15 of 81 areas shown
| 1 | Chapel Point SP | Charles | 821 | 2025 | 41 | 32.0 |
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| 2 | Wye Island NRMA | Queen Anne's | 2,532 | 2025 | 107 | 27.0 |
| 3 | Soldiers Delight NEA | Baltimore | 2,078 | 2025 | 83 | 25.6 |
| 4 | Greenbrier SP | Washington | 1,378 | 2025 | 52 | 24.2 |
| 5 | Rocks SP | Harford | 1,081 | 2025 | 40 | 23.7 |
| 6 | Sassafras NRMA | Kent | 1,199 | 2025 | 42 | 22.4 |
| 7 | Patuxent River SP | Howard | 3,542 | 2025 | 124 | 22.4 |
| 8 | Morgan Run NEA | Carroll | 1,930 | 2025 | 66 | 21.9 |
| 9 | Monocacy NRMA | Frederick | 2,016 | 2025 | 67 | 21.3 |
| 10 | Islands of the Potomac WMA | Montgomery | 789 | 2023 | 25 | 20.3 |
| 11 | Grove Farm WMA | Cecil | 987 | 2025 | 29 | 18.8 |
| 12 | Patuxent River SP | Montgomery | 3,203 | 2025 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 13 | Browns Branch WMA | Queen Anne's | 1,172 | 2025 | 33 | 18.0 |
| 14 | LeCompte WMA | Dorchester | 747 | 2025 | 21 | 18.0 |
| 15 | Garrett SF | Garrett | 7,741 | 2025 | 215 | 17.8 |
01Public hunting areas
81 areas ranked on harvest per square mile
Chapel Point SP has the most deer harvested per square mile at 32.0 in 2025. Wye Island NRMA has 27.0 in 2025 and Soldiers Delight NEA has 25.6 in 2025.
The top 15 run from 32.0 down to 17.8 deer harvested per square mile.
02Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured between 2023 and 2025 and each row shows its own newest year.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Seasons measured 2023 through 2025. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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