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...
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...
Tagging study offers $10-$200 rewards on invasive snakeheads
Tagged invasive snakeheads caught in the Chesapeake Bay or Blackwater River are worth up to $200 each with a new tagging program offered in conjunction with...
Fall turkey season opens Oct. 28 in western Maryland
Fall turkey hunting season opens Oct. 28 and continues through Nov. 4 in Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties, with a bag limit of one turkey per hunter.
First primitive deer hunt runs Feb. 1-3
Maryland’s first Primitive Deer Hunt will be open Feb. 1-3, 2021 statewide.
Hunters with a valid hunting license, or those exempt from the hunting license...