MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LICENSING AND REGISTRATION

​​​​​​​Get Outdoors Maryland!

​​​​​​​​​​​​In Maryland, revenue from recreational hunting and fishing license sales is used to fund the state's wildlife and fisheries management programs.​​ Boating registration money goes towards boater education, ​​law enforcement and search and rescue efforts. Please help support our programs, buy or renew today!​​

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FISHING AND HUNTING NEWS

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Matt Foreman of Crownsville holds the state record Chesapeake Channa, a 21.8-pound fish caught June 7, 2025. Photo courtesy Matt Foreman.

Anne Arundel County Angler Breaks Maryland State Record for Chesapeake Channa​​

Matt Foreman of Crownsville is the new state record holder for Chesapeake Channa— also known as northern snakehead (Channa argus) — in the state’s Invasive Division. Foreman caught the 21.8-pound fish on the evening of June 7 in the Susquehanna River below the Conowingo Dam.
The best of friends, Vinny Spilker, Kayson Blachowicz and Cullen Goles take their fishing seriously when fishing for Chesapeake Channa. Photo courtesy of the “Fearsome Threesome”
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Maryland Fish​ing Report
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September is a remarkable month, with one foot dragging along a little summer weather and yet taking another noticeable step into fall. It is the best of both worlds and fishing could hardly be better.

​blue wing teal flying over a marsh
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Maryland’s Early Teal Season Opens September 18​

Maryland’s September teal-only hunting season will be open from Sept. 18 through Sept. 27 in the September Teal Hunting Zone. Shooting hours are one half-hour before sunrise until sunset, the daily bag limit is six teal (blue or green-winged), and the possession limit is 18 teal, or three times the daily bag limit.
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Hard Cards​

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​Maryland is offering the purchase of durable license cards that have your license information printed on the card. No more paper licenses that fade, rip or fall apart. These rugged, collectable cards feature beautiful  images of Maryland fish and wildlife. 

Each year we will feature new imagery showing the beauty and diversity of Maryland and what it has to offer outdoor enthusiasts. These cards are not required but are an add-on purchase available after the purchase of a hunting or fishing license or vessel registration. In many cases these images are photographs taken by Maryland photographers as part of our annual photo contest.​

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