State forest · Worcester County
Pocomoke State Forest
18,809 acres · 38.155, -75.544 ↗
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Whitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:24 AM – 7:22 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Tough day to hunt Whitetail Deer.
POOR conditions
- 57°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 16 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
- 44% 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 Evergreen Forest (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Wild Turkey
Legal light: 6:24 AM – 6:52 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.
SLOW conditions
- 57°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 16 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 Evergreen Forest (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Ducks
Legal light: 6:24 AM – 6:52 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Slow conditions for Ducks today.
SLOW conditions
- 57°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 16 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 Evergreen Forest (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Mourning Dove
Legal light: 6:24 AM – 6:52 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Tough day to hunt Mourning Dove.
POOR conditions
- 57°F (cold) A cold snap and the doves are gone south
- 16 mph wind Gusty; tough, erratic conditions
- Wind out of the NW Doves decoy into the wind; set up with it at your back
- Ground Evergreen Forest (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Squirrel
Legal light: 6:24 AM – 6:52 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Workable day for Squirrel.
FAIR 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
- 16 mph wind Breezy; squirrels quiet down and stay in the dreys
- Ground Evergreen Forest (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Cottontail Rabbit
Legal light: 6:54 AM – 6:52 PM ET · sunrise to sunset
2025-26 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Cottontail Rabbit season is closed at this spot today.
POOR conditions
- 57°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 16 mph wind Gusty; tough, erratic conditions
- Ground Evergreen Forest (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
- NWS alert active Check the active weather alert before you head out
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
57°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
66°F
today
Wind
16 mph NW
plan your scent
Barometer
1008.1 mb
steady
Moon
100%
full
Chance Light Rain
The ground
County herd density
6.12 deer/sq mi
Worcester County took 2,862 deer last season
Habitat
Woody Wetlands
food + cover edge across the tract
Elevation
— ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Loblolly pine and cypress-swamp forest along the Pocomoke River (Worcester/Wicomico/Somerset); 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.