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Maryland’s Deer Firearm Season Opens with 7% Increase in Harvest

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Cooler weather prevails in opening weekend of two-week hunt  Sika deer in the marsh, photo by Earl Blansfield, submitted to Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Hunters reported harvesting 10,864 deer  on the opening weekend of the 2023 Maryland firearm season from Nov. 25-26, according to data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The overall deer …

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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Presents Emergency Regulations to Increase Protections for Maryland’s Striped Bass Spawning Population

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DNR biologists survey and tag striped bass in the northern reaches of the Chesapeake Bay as part of the annual spring survey of the spawning population. Photo by Stephen Badger, Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is submitting striped bass emergency regulations this week in an effort to bolster the …

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FishMaryland Master Angler Award Presented to Jason Paugh of Garrett County

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FishMaryland Master Angler Jason Paugh with a largemouth bass. Photo courtesy of Jason Paugh Jason Paugh, of Red House, officially became the fourth Master Angler awarded under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program this month. The highest award in the program recognizes the skill and determination required to catch ten trophy-size fish species …

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Maryland’s Deer Firearms Hunting Opens Nov. 25

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Popular season helps significantly to manage the deer population  Photo by Steve Edwards, submitted to Maryland DNR photo contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the two-week firearms hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Saturday, Nov. 25 and runs through Saturday, Dec. 9.  The two-week season includes Sunday hunting in all but three counties, affording …

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Maryland DNR Announces 2024-2025 Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest Winner

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Towson Artist Wins 50th and Final Design Contest Jim Taylor’s illustration, “May They Always Fly,” won the 50th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest. Image courtesy Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that Jim Taylor of Towson won the 50th Annual Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design …

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Maryland Reports 2023 Early Deer Season Results

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Deer hunting opportunities still abound for the rest of the year Photo by Rida Allen, submitted to Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports that hunters harvested 16,607 deer during the early portion of the 2023 archery and muzzleloader seasons. The harvest was an 18% decrease from last year’s official harvest of 20,267 …

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