Regulations

HUNTING HOURS

30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, Monday through Saturday.

LICENSES/STAMPS

Consolidated hunting license or basic hunting license and deer stamp/stamps for firearms season. Antlerless deer permit may

be required.

NEW REGULATIONS

The second deer taken in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties may be antlered or antlerless. The second deer stamp for firearms season will not be valid in Dorchester County.

LEGAL WEAPONS

Shotguns 20-gauge or larger, which use a pumpkin ball or rifled slug; rifles that generate muzzle energy of at least 1,200-foot pounds.

SPECIAL REGULATIONS

During firearms season, the deer taken with a second deer stamp must be an antlered deer in Allegany, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot and Washington counties. However, the second deer may be antlerless in Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties if the person possesses an antlerless deer permit and his first deer was antlered and taken in firearms season. In Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Charles, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Wicomico

and Worcester counties, the second deer may be antlered or antlerless. In Garrett, Allegany, Washington and Frederick counties, which have deer management zones, hunters may use the antlerless permit only in designated zones.

All deer harvested must be taken to a designated check-in station by the hunter in the county where the kill was made before the deer may be taken from the county. A field tag must be filled out before the deer is taken from the site of the kill, and check-in must be within 24 hours. The carcass may be field-dressed but not dismembered before check-in. Dogs cannot be used to hunt deer. Deer may not be hunted while

swimming or taking refuge in water.

The season

Species.. .. ..Dates.. .. .. .. ..Counties.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..No.

White-tailed.. Nov. 30-Dec. 7.. ..Allegeny, Carroll, Frederick.. ..1

Antlered or.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Garrett, Washington

antlerless.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Antlerless permit required

White-tailed.. Nov. 30-Dec. 7.. ..Anne Arundel, Baltimore 1.. .. ..1

Antlered or.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Calvert, Caroline, Cecil

antlerless.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Charles, Dorchester, Harford,

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .George's, Queen Anne's

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .St. Mary's, Somerset, Talbot

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Worcester, Wicomico

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .No antlerless permit required

.. .. .. .. .. Jan. 24-25.. .. .. Worcester.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Note: One white-tailed deer may be taken statewide and 1 additional deer from Dorchester County. Additionally, 1 deer may be taken from Worcester County in the special firearms season

Jan. 24-25 for a total of 3 white-tailed deer.

Sika.. .. .. ..Nov. 30-Dec. 7.. ..Dorchester.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

Antlered or

antlerless

Note: Only 1 white-tailed deer may be taken per day except in Dorchester County, where 2 of each species may be taken per day.