Sika Deer
Bow Seasons & Bag Limits

Antlered or Antlerless

Total Bag Limit:

1 Antlered

1 Antlerless

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

Sunday Deer Hunting: Deer Bow Season is open on Sundays October 11, October 18, October 25, November 1, and November 8, 2009 in Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on private land only.

Deer Bow Season is open on Sunday, November 1, 2009 in Caroline and Talbot counties on private land only.

Sika Deer
Firearms Junior Hunt* Seasons & Bag Limits

Open Season

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

Total bag Limit:

1 Antlered or

1 Antlerless

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.

Sika Deer
Firearms Seasons & Bag Limits

Open Season

Antlered or Antlerless

 Total Bag Limit:

1 Antlered

1 Antlerless

2009
Nov 28– Dec 12

Sunday Deer Hunting:  Sika Deer Firearms Season is open on Sunday Nov 29, 2009 in Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot Wicomico, and Worcester Counties on private land only.

Sika Deer
Muzzleloader Seasons & Bag Limits

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

Total Bag Limit:

1 Antlered

1 Antlerless

2009
Oct 22 - Oct 24

2009
Dec 19 - Jan 2

Antlered or Antlerless