ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — Sealed bids for trapping privileges on Eastern Shore public lands are due at noon Oct. 14.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources said Sept. 22, 2026, that it is accepting bids for 2026–27 trapping privileges at several Eastern Shore Wildlife Management Areas and other public lands. The deadline for bid packages at every location is noon Oct. 14. The individual with the highest bid for each area will be awarded annual trapping privileges.

For Ellis Bay, Fishing Bay, Idylwild, LeCompte, Linkwood, Nanticoke River, Taylor’s Island, and Wetipquin Wildlife Management Areas, bid packages must be picked up and submitted by noon Oct. 14 at LeCompte Wildlife Management Area, 4220 Steele Neck Road, Vienna. Sealed bids open at 1 p.m. Oct. 14. For information, call 410-376-3236, ext. 302, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For Cedar Island, Deal Island, E. A. Vaughn, Fairmount, Isle of Wight, Johnson, Maryland Marine Properties, Pocomoke River, Pocomoke Sound, South Marsh Island, and Wellington Wildlife Management Areas, as well as Janes Island State Park, packages must be picked up and submitted by noon Oct. 14 at Wellington Wildlife Management Area, 32733 Dublin Road, Princess Anne. Sealed bids open at 1 p.m. Oct. 14. For information, call 410-651-2065 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

DNR says trapping requirements are posted on the department website, and hunting and trapping licenses are available through the MD Outdoors licensing system.