Bowhunting on Liberty and Prettyboy Reservoirs
	Hunting License Exemption For Children and Grandchildren of Landowners
	New Public Hunting Opportunities
	Preference Point System for Bear Hunting Applicants
	Regulated Shooting Area Carcass Handling
	Special Hunting Methods for Resident Canada Geese
	Sunday Hunting Opportunities
	Trapper Education

Bowhunting on Liberty and Prettyboy Reservoirs
The DNR Copy of the Liberty and Prettyboy Reservoirs  Bowhunter Registration and final date to register have been eliminated. Hunters are still required to complete the Bowhunter Permit Registration found in the Guide to Hunting & Trapping in Maryland or may print and complete the form found online. The registration permit must be in your possession while hunting on these areas. All other rules for bowhunting on Liberty and Prettyboy Reservoirs remain in effect. See Bowhunting at Liberty and Prettyboy Reservoirs.

Hunting License Exemption For Children and Grandchildren of Landowners
Legislation passed during the 2007 session of the General Assembly modified State law related to who can hunt on a landowner’s property without a hunting license, bow stamp, or muzzleloader stamp.  Effective July 1, 2007, the landowner’s adult (age 16 or older) children and grandchildren and the spouses of the children and grandchildren, are exempt from the hunting license, bow stamp and muzzleloader stamp requirement if the child, grandchild, or their spouse: (1) lives on the property; (2) has worked on the property for at least 30 days during the preceding 12-months, or (3) manages the property.  Each person must individually qualify under these criteria. See Licenses, Stamps and Permits.

New Public Hunting Opportunities
For more information, please call Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area at 301-743-5161 between the hours of 7:30 am and 12:30 pm.

• Anne Arundel County- Offshore waterfowl hunting at Sandy Point State Park. See Hunting On State Parks.

• St. Mary’s County- Waterfowl hunting at St. Mary’s Lake. See Hunting On State Parks.

Preference Point System for Bear Hunting Applicants
DNR will implement a Preference Point System for bear hunting permit applicants. Preference points will provide additional entries in future drawings for those not selected in a current drawing. See Forest Game Regulations.

Regulated Shooting Area Carcass Handling
There are new requirements for the handling of captive raised mallard ducks for Regulated Shooting Areas. See Migratory Game Bird Regulations.

Special Hunting Methods for Resident Canada Geese
during September Seasons Only
Shotguns capable of holding more than three shells may be used to take Resident Canada geese.

Shooting hours for Resident Canada geese are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

Sunday Hunting
Legislation passed during the 2007 session of the General Assembly now allows for additional Sunday deer hunting on private lands.  St. Mary’s, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties now have deer bow hunting on private land only on Sundays October 14, October 21, October 28, November 4, and November 11, 2007. See Deer Management Region B .

Also, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties now have sika deer bow hunting on private land only on these dates; and have firearms hunting for both white-tailed and sika deer on Sunday November 25, 2007 on private lands only. See Sika Deer Seasons & Bag Limits.

Trapper Education
Effective August 1, 2007, any person who is trapping or attempting to trap furbearers under the authority of a Furbearer Permit must first obtain a certificate of trapper education, except that the certificate is not required if the person held a Furbearer Permit during the 2006-07 trapping season (prior to August 1, 2007). Trapper Education Requirement.