Region B: White-tailed Deer
Bow Seasons & Bag Limits

2 antlerless deer must be taken before a second antlered deer can be taken.
A Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp is required to take a second antlered deer.

Open season

Antlered or Antlerless

Total Bag Limit:
2 Antlered
10 Antlerless

* Unlimited Antlerless in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties

2009-10
Sep 15 - Oct 21
Oct 26 - Nov 27
Dec 14 - Dec 18
Jan. 4 - Jan 7
Jan 11 - Jan 30

Special Regulation for Oct 26 – 31, 2009 and Nov 14, 2009:
(1) Bowhunters must wear fluorescent orange; (2) Any deer taken with a bow on these dates must count towards the Bow Season Bag Limits.

Crossbows are legal for all hunters during the Oct 1 - 15, 2009 and Jan 15 - 30, 2010 segments of the Deer Bow Season.

Crossbows are legal for all hunters during the entire Bow Season in the ‘Suburban Deer Archery Zone’.  This zone includes Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.

Sunday Deer Hunting:  In Dorchester, Frederick, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Washington, Wicomico and Worcester counties on private lands only – Bow Season is open on Sundays October 11, October 18, October 25, November 1, and November 8, 2009.

Deer Bow Season is open on Sunday, November 1, 2009 in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot counties on private lands only.

NOTE: DNR has supported legislation to expand Sunday hunting. However, current Maryland law prohibits DNR from amending Sunday hunting restrictions through the regulatory process and without approval from the Maryland Legislature

Region B Suburban Deer Archery Zone - Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties:  During the Bow Season, bow hunters may take an unlimited number of antlerless deer within Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. The Bow Season antlerless bag limit for all other Region B counties is 10. All antlerless deer taken with a bow in the Bow Hunting Suburban Zone will be recorded on the hunter’s Big Game Harvest Record. If a hunter needs another Big Game Harvest Record, one can be printed at a Maryland Sports License Agent.

Region B: White-tailed Deer
Firearms Junior Hunt Seasons & Bag Limits

Open Season

Antlered or Antlerless
(Only 3 deer may be taken on these dates)

Total bag Limit:

3 deer

No more than 1 Antlered

Junior Hunt*

2009
Nov 14

 * Hunters age 16 or younger only; must be accompanied by a licensed (or exempt from license requirement) unarmed adult age 21 or older.

Region B: White-tailed Deer
Firearms Seasons & Bag Limits

2 antlerless deer must be taken before a second antlered deer can be taken.
A Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp is required to take a second antlered deer.

2009-10
Nov 28 - Dec 12
Jan 8 - Jan 9

Antlered or Antlerless

Total Bag Limit:
2 Antlered
10 Antlerless

Sunday Deer Hunting:  Deer Firearms Season is open on Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot, Wicomico, Washington and Worcester counties on private land only.

Region B: White-tailed Deer
Muzzleloader Seasons & Bag Limits

2 antlerless deer must be taken before a second antlered deer can be taken. 
A Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp is required to take a second antlered deer.

Dates

2009
Oct 22- Oct 24

Antlered or Antlerless
(Only 1 Antlered deer may be taken during these dates)

Total Bag Limit:
2 Antlered
10 Antlerless

2009
Oct 26- Oct 31

Antlerless Only

2009
Dec 19- Jan 2

Antlered or Antlerless