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Deer Management Permit

The Wildlife and Heritage Service (WHS) uses Deer Management Permits to help landowners and farmers resolve legitimate damage to commercial farm crops, orchards, nurseries and certain managed forests.  The WHS staff responsible for these permits, by county, are listed below. Staff should only be contacted during normal business hours for calls regarding deer management permits.

For an explanation of the Deer Management Permit Process, please click here​.

Deer Management Permits Contact List:

  
  
  
  
Allegany CountyRande Brown301-777-2136Rande.Brown@maryland.gov
Anne Arundel CountyPete Bendel410-260-8547Peter.Bendel@maryland.gov
Baltimore CountyMatt Adams410-836-4559matthew.adams1@maryland.gov
Calvert CountyPete Bendel410-260-8547Peter.Bendel@maryland.gov
Caroline CountyRick Walls410-928-3650Richard.Walls@maryland.gov
Carroll CountySamantha Hopkins301-258-7308samantha.hopkins@maryland.gov
Cecil CountyMatt Adams410-836-4559matthew.adams1@maryland.gov
Charles CountyJane Burgess 410-260-8559jane.burgess@maryland.gov
Dorchester CountyChris Keiser443-614-6447chris.keiser@maryland.gov
Frederick CountyJeff McAfee301-842-2702jeff.mcafee@maryland.gov
Garrett CountyRob Harvey301-334-4255Rob.Harvey@maryland.gov
Harford CountyMatt Adams410-836-4559matthew.adams1@maryland.gov
Howard CountySamantha Hopkins301-258-7308samantha.hopkins@maryland.gov
Kent CountyRick Walls410-928-3650Richard.Walls@maryland.gov
Montgomery CountySamantha Hopkins301-258-7308samantha.hopkins@maryland.gov 
Prince George's CountyJane Burgess 410-260-8559jane.burgess@maryland.gov
Queen Anne's CountyRick Walls410-928-3650Richard.Walls@maryland.gov
Somerset CountyWade Bradford410-651-2066Wade.Bradford@maryland.gov
St. Mary's CountyPete Bendel410-260-8547Peter.Bendel@maryland.gov
Talbot CountyChris Keiser443-614-6447chris.keiser@maryland.gov
Washington CountyTanner Brown301-842-2702tanner.brown@maryland.gov
Wicomico CountyWade Bradford410-651-2066Wade.Bradford@maryland.gov
Worcester CountyWade Bradford410-651-2066Wade.Bradford@maryland.gov

Corporate, Governmental and Community-level Deer Management Permit Issues

For more information, contact:

George Timko
Assistant Deer Project Leader/
Urban Deer Biologist
Wildlife & Heritage Service
Department of Natural Resources
11701 Mountain Road, N.E.
Flintstone, MD  21530

(301) 478-2314 (office)
(301) 777-9723 (fax)​
E-Mail: george.timko@maryland.gov