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Guide to Hunting and Trapping in Maryland

  • All Game Species
  • General Hunting Regulations
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  • Big Game Check-in
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  • Black Bear Hunt Guide
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Hunting & Trapping

  • 2020-2021 Guide to Hunting & Trapping
  • Hunter Education
  • Public Hunting Lands
  • Junior Hunting
  • Mentored Hunt Program
  • Apprentice Hunter Opportunity
  • Sunrise-Sunset Table
  • Fluorescent Color Clothing
  • Deer and Turkey Check-in Procedures and
    Public and Private Land Codes
  • Report Violations
  • Public Dove Fields for 2020-2021
  • Hunting Seasons Calendar
  • Shooting Ranges
  • Wildlife Management Areas
  • Permission to Enter - Landowner Consent Card
  • Archery Hunter Survey
  • Disabled Hunter Access
  • Game Birds
  • Game Mammals

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2020-2021 Hunting and Trapping Information

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Detailed Hunting and Trapping Information

  • Welcome to Maryland Waterfowl Hunting
  • Welcome to Maryland Deer Hunting
  • Welcome to Maryland Black Bear Hunting
  • Welcome to Maryland Eastern Wild Turkey Hunting

All Game Species Seasons and Bag Limits

​Game Mammals
Beaver
Black Bear
Bobcat
Coyote
Deer - White-tailed & Sika
Delmarva Fox Squirrel NO OPEN SEASON
Fisher
Gray Fox & Red Fox
Mink
Muskrat
Nutria
Opossum
Otter
Rabbit
Raccoon
Skunk
Snowshoe Hare NO OPEN SEASON
Squirrel
Weasel

​Game Birds
Brant
Canada Goose (September Seasons)
Canada Goose (Regular Resident)
Canada Goose (Migratory)
Clapper & King Rails
Coots
Crow
Doves
Ducks & Mergansers
Grouse 
Light Geese (snow geese, Ross's geese)
Pheasant
Quail
Sea Ducks
Snipe
Sora & Virginia Rails 
Swans - NO OPEN SEASON
   (Tundra, Trumpeter, & Mute)
Teal (September)
Turkey
Woodcock
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