Maryland Lawmakers Considering Ban On Lead Hunting Ammo March 18, 2025 OutdoorHub
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Fort Meade announces annual deer herd reduction measures March 14, 2025 Maryland, United States Army
... Thermal -imaging cameras are used after dark to survey the deer population and come up with an estimate each year, she said. Despite a reduction of 100 deer in last year’s effort, this year’s survey and estimate saw the population of observed animals grow by 17 observable deer and a total estimate of 243 deer now, as opposed to the estimate of 221 last year...
Health officials search for people who may have had contact with rabid deer in Prince George's County March 1, 2025 Maryland, WUSA
... The deer was euthanized by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), but concerns the deer had contact with other animals or persons between Feb. 14, and Feb. 24 should be reported to the Prince George's County Health Department...
Maryland Farmers And Landowners Sustaining Deer Damage Have Multiple Management Options February 14, 2025 Maryland DNR News
... Maryland plays host to a robust white-tailed deer population, most recently estimated by the Department of Natural Resources to range between 200,000 and 250,000 deer. The current estimated deer population is down from a high of nearly 300,000... landowners and farmers who suffer from commercial crop damage on agricultural lands can apply for a Deer Management Permit or a Deer Cooperator License..,
Maryland Hunters Harvest 84,201 Deer for 2024-2025 Season February 14, 2025 Maryland DNR News
... The statewide harvest reported to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources included 32,148 antlered and 47,271 antlerless white-tailed deer, and 2,143 antlered and 2,639 antlerless sika deer. The harvest was 15.9% higher than the 2023-2024 total of 72,642 deer and 10.4% higher than the 5-year average of 76,272...
'Fascinating' sika deer thrive in Dorchester County but cause concerns for farmers December 31, 2024 Maryland, My Eastern Shore Maryland
... Brought to the region by a wealthy resident in the early 1900s, the sika deer population modestly grew from a count that started in the single digits. Despite slow growth, the numbers soared by the 1990s ...The population size is well off, with an estimated 19,000 across the state..,
Hunters Harvest 30,833 Deer during Two-Week Firearms Season December 20, 2024 Maryland DNR
... Maryland hunters reported harvesting 30,833 deer during the two-week firearm season from Nov. 30 through Dec. 14. The firearms season harvest was almost 9% higher than last year’s official count of 28,312 deer... Hunters reported taking 11,709 antlered deer during the two-week season, a 2.7% decrease compared to last year’s official total of 12,028. The antlerless harvest increased 17% from 16,284 last year to 19,124 this year. Sika deer represented 540 of the total antlered harvest and 566 of the total antlerless harvest...
NPS to conduct deer population reduction operations at Fort Dupont Park December 2, 2024 Maryland, National Park Service
... Research shows that vegetation damage occurs when deer populations exceed 15 per square mile. [Not the research consensus] ... The NPS follows an approved Management Plan/Environmental Assessment to guide these deer reduction operations...
Maryland Reports 2024 Early Deer Season Results November 7, 2024 Maryland DNR News
... Maryland hunters harvested 20,592 deer during the early portion of the 2024 archery and muzzleloader seasons. The harvest was a 24% increase from last year’s official harvest of 16,631 deer for the same period ... Good weather conditions and increased hunter effort were primarily responsible for the increased harvest this year, according to Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service Associate Director Brian Eyler...
Maryland White-tailed Deer Experiencing Hemorrhagic Disease Outbreak in Some Areas
October 8, 2024 Maryland.gov
... The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) advises hunters that Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) has been confirmed in Maryland and is the likely cause of death for white-tailed deer reported in numerous counties across the state..,
Hundred of new laws go into effect on Monday July 1, 2024 Maryland Matters
... HB 497/SB 508 raises the cost of a sika deer hunting stamp from $25 to $200 for hunters from outside the state...
Maryland Governor Signs Law Creating Individual Income Tax Credit for Hunting, Harvesting Antlerless Deer May 20, 2024 Bloomberg Tax
... an income tax credit for individuals who hunt and harvest antlerless deer and donate the processed venison meat to certain 501(c)(3) organizations... a maximum annual credit of $300 per individual ...
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Confirms 52 Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease May 8, 2024 Department of Natural Resources News
... 52 white-tailed deer sampled within Allegany, Baltimore, Frederick, Montgomery and Washington counties in 2023 tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease found in deer, elk, and moose. Of the positive samples, 49 came from within the existing chronic wasting disease management area (Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, and Washington counties), while one positive sample came from Baltimore County and two positive samples came from Montgomery County..,
Maryland House Passes Bill Continuing Antlerless Deer Hunting Programs March 29, 2024 WBOC
... SB0367/HB481 addresses concerns of wildlife damage to farming operations by allowing counties to continue programs that allow the hunting of antlerless deer, such as the Lower Shore's Doe Harvest Challenge...
Maryland national parks see 1st cases of ‘zombie deer disease’ March 6, 2024 FOX News on MSN.com
... Two deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) at Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields ... the disease has been present in the state since 2010..,
Maryland Hunters Harvest 72,642 Deer for 2023-2024 Season February 13, 2024 DNR News
... The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported that deer hunters harvested 72,642 deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, from Sept. 8, 2023 through Feb. 3, 2024. The statewide harvest included 30,025 antlered and 38,511 antlerless white-tailed deer, and 1,912 antlered and 2,194 antlerless sika deer. The harvest was 5% lower than the 2022-2023 total of 76,687 deer..,
Maryland Deer Hunters Conclude Successful Fall Firearm Season December 18, 2023 Maryland DNR News
... hunters harvested 28,236 deer during the two-week firearm season from Nov. 25 through Dec. 9. The firearms season harvest was 3% lower than last year’s official count of 29,160 deer... Hunters reported taking 12,002 antlered deer during the two-week season, which was similar to last year’s official total of 12,018. The antlerless harvest decreased 5% from 17,142 last year to 16,234 this year. Sika deer represented 501 of the total antlered harvest and 589 of the total antlerless harvest and was up 12% overall..,
Deer Kill Down in Montgomery County and Maryland December 18, 2023 Maryland, Montgomery Community Media
... Statewide, 28,236 deer were harvested between Nov. 25 and Dec. 9. That was a 3.2% decrease as compared to the 2022 season in which 29,160 deer were killed..,
Maryland’s Deer Firearm Season Opens with 7% Increase in Harvest November 30, 223 DNR News
... 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 harvest was 7% higher than last year’s official opening weekend harvest of 10,159 deer...
Maryland’s Deer Firearms Hunting Opens Nov. 25 November 17, 2023 DNR News
... Hunters are reminded that an antler-point restriction remains in effect. Deer hunters may harvest one antlered white-tailed deer within the yearly bag limit that does not meet the requirement of having at least three points on one antler. Any additional antlered deer taken within the established bag limit must meet the minimum point restriction. Licensed junior hunters and apprentice license holders, 16 years of age or younger, are exempt from this restriction...
As firearms season approaches, hunters aim to keep deer population down November 17, 2023 Maryland, Yahoo
... Approximately 125,000 people, or 2% of Maryland’s population, have a license to hunt in the state, a Maryland Department of Natural Resources spokesperson said earlier this year..,
Black Bear Hunt Aims To Maintain Maryland’s Bear Population November 8, 2023 DNR News
... DNR estimates there are about 1,500 to 2,000 black bears in the state, though the number can be difficult to pin down because bears move between states frequently ... Maryland reestablished its bear hunt in 2004, with an average of about 85 bears harvested each year...,
Be alert! Deer breeding season brings rise in Maryland crashes. October 20, 2023 YAHOO!News
...Maryland’s deer population peaked in the early 2000s with a herd of nearly 300,000, but has since held steady at about 230,000, Trudeau said [game mammal section leader for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Heritage Service] ..,
Maryland's Muzzleloader Deer Season Opens with New Regulations October 7, 2023 The Southern Maryland Chronicle
... An important antler-point restriction remains in effect. Deer hunters may harvest one antlered white-tailed deer within the yearly bag limit that does not meet the requirement of having at least three points on one antler. Any additional antlered deer taken within the established bag limit must meet the minimum point restriction ..,
Can you fence deer out of crop fields? October 6, 2023 Marlyland, Farm Progress
... Compared to plots without fencing, “The comparison is night and day. It can’t even come close,” he says. “The soybeans are waist-high; corn damage is more spotty. It’s a drop in the bucket compared to the deer damage we had before. You can’t even compare it.” With the savings in crop damage, Fraley calculates that he has paid for the fencing in just one year...
When deer come to feed, sacrificing some plants may save others October 5, 2023 Maryland, Farm Progress
... Macaulay says the research shows him growers may want to do more to keep deer at the edges of their fields, either by growing a sacrificial crop or even mowing under the trees to allow more sun to penetrate and more foliage to grow...
Archery Deer Hunting Season Opens September 8th Across Maryland September 5, 2023 Southern Maryland News Net
... An antler-point restriction remains in effect. Deer hunters may harvest one antlered white-tailed deer within the yearly bag limit that does not meet the requirement of having at least three points on one antler...
Harford County Special Response Team saves baby deer during training exercise July 1, 2023 Maryland, CBS News
... It was trapped at the bottom of a well. The Special Response Team decided to implement a rappel operation ...
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announces Revised Hunting License Price Structure June 22, 2023 Maryland Department of Natural Resources News
... Under the new legislation, the price of a resident regular hunting license will increase from $24.50 to $35 while the cost of a non-resident hunting license will increase from $130 to $160... The 2023 legislation also created a new hunting stamp that will be required in order to hunt sika deer. The resident sika deer stamp will cost $10 while the non-resident version will cost $25...
'Deer Summit' sets stage to inform Senate May 22, 2023 Maryland, Southern Maryland Newspapers
... Brian Eyler, from the Department of Natural Resources ... said that despite popular belief, their data indicates a stable deer population...The fee for licenses hunters need also goes back into the economy... That’s $400 million to the state ..,