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 - Coming Soon
• Public Hunting Waterfowl Regulation Packet - Coming Soon
• 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)
• 2nd Split Duck Season Opening Day Lottery Results (November 11, 2023)
  
• November Goose Split Opening Day Lottery Results​ (November 18, 2023 or November 21, 2023)​
  
• December Duck and Goose Opening Day or 1st Saturday Lottery Results​
  

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Deer Hunt Application 2024-2025

Click here to apply for the lottery

SERC Managed Hunt Information:

• A Shooter Qualification Card and verification that the hunter has complied with the Hunter Education and Safety Requirement are required to participate in this hunt.
• Hunters will be chosen by lottery. Only one application allowed per hunter. Group applications of up to three hunters will be accepted.
  
• NEW! Shotguns with slugs and straight-walled cartridge rifles are now allowed during Firearms Season hunts. Ammunition and rifle must meet all regulations set forth by MD DNR for Anne Arundel County in the Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping.
• Hunters are responsible for their own safety and the use of a tree harness is encouraged.
• The use of scopes is encouraged.
• The use of a portable tree stand is required.
• Accommodations will be made for hunters with a Universal Disability Pass that will allow them to hunt from a vehicle.
• Pre-hunt mandatory scout dates are Nov. 2nd and Nov. 3rd, 2024.
• 2024-2025 Lottery Hunt Dates:
• Application Deadline – October 7, 2024
• Lottery Drawing – October 11, 2024
• Mandatory Scout Days – November 2nd & 3rd, 2024
• Hunt Day 1 – November 30, 2024
• Hunt Day 2 – December 14, 2024
• Hunt Day 3 – December 28, 2024
• Hunt Day 4 – January 11, 2025
• Hunt Day 5 – January 25, 2025
• 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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Wildlife Management Areas

• Bowen WMA
• Cedar Point WMA
• Cheltenham WMA
• Chicamuxen WMA
• Myrtle Grove WMA
• Nanjemoy WMA
• Ben Doane parcel of Nanjemoy WMA
• Nanjemoy Creek WMA
• Parker's Creek WMA
• ​Popes Creek WMA
• Riverside WMA
  





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

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