Southern Region Permit Links

• Click here to apply for the Free Public Hunting Permit
• Click here for instructions on how to get the Free Public Hunting Permit online
• Click here to log in to view your current public lands reservations in the Southern Region.​
  

Free Public Hunting Permit Regulation Packets

• Public Hunting Program Regulation Packet
• Public Hunting Waterfowl Regulation Packet
• ​​Public Hunting Spring Turkey Regulation Packet​ - ​ Coming Soon​​
  

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Southern Region Lotteries

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• 1st Split Duck Season Opening Day Lottery Results (October 14, 2023) - Closes September 15, 2023
• 2nd Split Duck Season Opening Day Lottery (November 11, 2023) - Closes October 13, 2023​​
  
• November Goose Split Opening Day Lottery (November 18, 2023 or November 21, 2023) - Closes October 13, 2023
• December Duck and Goose Opening Day or 1st Saturday Lottery - Closes November 9, 2023

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Deer Hunt Application - ​ Closes October 2, 2023​​​​​

• SERC Deer Hotline: 443-482-2435

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Southern Region Public Lands Trapping Lottery 2023 - Closes October 13, 2023

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Cooperative Wildlife Management Areas

Cooperative Wildlife Management Areas (CWMAs), are properties not owned by the Department, but has an agreement with the landowner to manage the public access. Access may be restricted to certain times of the year so you should contact the appropriate department office to learn more about a CWMA you intend to visit.

• Aquasco Farms CWMA
• Billingsley CWMA
• Biscoe Gray Heritage Farm CWMA
• Blossom Point CWMA - Closed to hunting, effective August 2023
• Crownsville CWMA
• Elms CWMA
• Flag Ponds Nature Park CWMA
• Gardner Road Park CWMA
• Historic St. Mary's City CWMA
• Marlboro Natural Area CWMA
• Myrtle Point Myrtle Point CWMA
• National Park Service Blind Sites
• Queen Anne Bridge Road CWMA

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Southern Region State Park Hunting Areas

NEW! Starting October 2, 2023 Merkle NRMA will be open for deer archery hunting. Click here for more information.

• Zekiah Swamp NEA (Allens Fresh)
• Belt Woods NEA
• Calvert Cliffs State Park
• Chapman State Park - Mt. Aventine
• Greenwell State Park
• Hall Creek NRMA
• King’s Landing NRMA (Huntingtown Area)
• Indian Creek NRMA
• Milltown Landing NRMA
• Newtowne Neck State Park
• Nottingham NRMA
• Rosaryville State Park
• Sandy Point State Park - Waterfowl Sites
• Sandy Point State Park - Corcoran Hunting Area
• Severn Run NEA
• Spice Creek NRMA
• St. Clement's Island State Park
• St. Mary’s River State Park (St. Mary’s Lake)

Southern Region State Forest Hunting Areas

• Salem State Forest
• St. Inigoes State Forest
• Doncaster Demonstration Forest – Tayloes Neck Tract

Note: Cooperative Wildlife Management Areas, or CWMA’s, are properties where the department does not own the land, but has an agreement with the landowner to manage the public access. Access may be restricted to certain times of the year so you should contact the appropriate department office to learn more about a CWMA you intend to visit.

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