Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
Junior hunter field day in multiple locations June 2
Budding outdoor enthusiasts with interests in fishing, hunting, shooting sports or wildlife management can get expert guidance June 2 in Anne Arundel,...
Winter turkey harvest numbers increase
Hunters report taking 89 wild turkeys during the 2021 winter turkey season, which was open statewide Jan. 21-23. This year’s harvest was slightly higher than...
2023 primitive deer hunt open Feb. 1-3
Hunters will have a final opportunity Feb. 1-3 to hunt deer statewide for 2022-23 with the state’s Primitive Deer Hunt. Hunters with a valid hunting license,...
Turkey season opens April 18, junior hunt April 16
Spring turkey season kicks off April 16 with Junior Turkey Hunt Day, while statewide spring turkey season runs April 18 through May 23.
Maryland hunters can...
Last chance winter turkey season Jan. 18-20
Hunters who did not bag a turkey during fall turkey season have one more change during winter turkey season Jan. 18-20 statewide.
The winter season was...
Annual sunflower planting for wildlife takes on special meaning
The DNR annual sunflower plantings of 130 acres of sunflowers on 15 wildlife management areas spanning 18 Maryland counties, will be dedicated to the people...
Opening weekend harvest increases, good weather helps
Hunters took 13,488 deer on the opening weekend of the 2016 Maryland firearm season, the state’s most popular hunting season.
The harvest represents a 24...
New WMAs now open to hunting
Two new public hunting opportunities in Charles County and Queen Anne’s County wildlife management areas are now open to regulated hunting and trapping.
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Hunters take 34,412 deer in firearm season
Maryland hunters reported taking 34,412 deer during the state’s most popular hunt, the two-week firearm season. The total was similar to last year’s official...
Popular firearms season sees 12% boost to harvest
Maryland hunters reported taking 35,078 deer during the two-week firearm season Nov. 26 to Dec. 10.
The harvest total was 12 percent higher than last year’s...