Western Zone

About Western Zone

Western Zone is a duck zone in Maryland, United States, set by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. It covers about 9,500 km² (3,668 mi²). Towns inside it include Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Hagerstown, Westminster and Cumberland.

HuntGrid draws its boundary from Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service's data for the 2026 season. The agency's regulations say which species and seasons use it.

Unit code

Western

Area

9,500 km²

Area (miles)

3,668 mi²

Boundaries

2026

Public and protected land mapped inside it

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 1,331 km² of public or protected land inside it, 14% of the unit. Some protected land is privately owned (a conservation group's, for one). By manager, as the source names it:

Boundaries are approximate and aren't legal descriptions. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there: check your local regulations and posted signs.

Public land: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Seasons and regulations

Seasons for this unit that a person has checked against Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service's regulations:

The official regulations have the final word: check them before you hunt.

Official regulations: Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service

Units around it

Next to it in the same unit system

• Eastern Zone

Other hunting units that cover part of it

• Black Bear Hunt Zone 1
• Black Bear Hunt Zone 2
• Region A (deer management region)
• Atlantic Population zone (goose zone)
• Region B (deer management region)
• Fall turkey season area
• Late Southern Maryland resident zone (goose zone)
• Western zone (September goose zone)
• Late Western Maryland resident zone (goose zone)

What HuntGrid shows for Western Zone

• Its boundary on the map; tap inside it for the unit's card with the agency's regulations link.
• Public land and the other hunting units in the same view, each with its source.
• Season dates once a person has checked them, and legal shooting hours where the rule is checked.
• Hourly wind with a scent cone for every stand, and official weather alerts.
• Offline maps: download the area and use the map, your pins and the forecast with no signal.

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Questions

How big is Western Zone (duck zone)?

About 9,500 km² (3,668 mi²), as HuntGrid maps Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service's boundary.

How much public or protected land is in Western Zone?

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 1,331 km² of public or protected land, 14% of the unit; the largest share is managed by Other or unnamed managers. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there.

Where are the season dates for Western Zone?

This page lists 29 seasons a person has checked against Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service's regulations; the official regulations have the final word.

Which units are next to Western Zone?

In the same unit system: Eastern Zone.

More on huntgrid.net

• Hunting map of Maryland
• HuntGrid, the hunting app

Sources

Unit boundary: Maryland DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service (zone definition); U.S. Census Bureau. Licence: Zones defined in the 2026-27 Maryland Guide to Hunting & Trapping (DNR) and COMAR 08.03.04; geometry public domain (U.S. Census Bureau counties and TIGER/Line roads). Boundaries for the 2026 season.

• The agency's boundary data
• Official regulations

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. The official regulations and maps have the final word.