page_title: Deal Island Wildlife Management Area
hierarchical_section_title: Deal Island Wildlife Management Area
caption_attribution_description: English: From over the Wicomico River an aerial view of Dames Quarter located on Maryland's Eastern Shore. In the foreground is a residential area. The middle is part of the 13000 acre Deal Island Wildlife Management Area. The back is where the Manokin RIver meets the open waters of the Chesapeake Bay.
context_page_description: Deal Island Wildlife Management Area protects 13,565 acres in western Somerset County, Maryland near the community of Deal Island. As a wildlife management area, the area is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife and Heritage Service to conserve wildlife populations and their habitats, while providing public recreational use of wildlife resources.
  Deal Island WMA includes a 2,800-acre man-made pond or "impoundment", and flat trails frequented by hiking and off-road cycling enthusiasts. Recreational activities include photography, fishing, small boating, birdwatching, hunting and crabbing. According to the Maryland Ornithological Society, over 220 different species of birds have been seen within the area.
context_section_description: Deal Island Wildlife Management Area protects 13,565 acres (54.90 km²) in western Somerset County, Maryland near the community of Deal Island. As a wildlife management area, the area is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife and Heritage Service to conserve wildlife populations and their habitats, while providing public recreational use of wildlife resources.
  Deal Island WMA includes a 2,800-acre (11 km²) man-made pond or "impoundment", and flat trails frequented by hiking and off-road cycling enthusiasts. Recreational activities include photography, fishing, small boating (canoe and kayak), birdwatching (waterfowl including uncommon duck species), hunting (geese and duck) and crabbing. According to the Maryland Ornithological Society, over 220 different species of birds have been seen within the area.
caption: Aerial view of Deal Island WMA behind a residential area
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