{"id":34195,"date":"2021-09-02T12:57:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T16:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=34195"},"modified":"2021-09-02T12:57:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T16:57:12","slug":"maryland-migratory-game-bird-hunting-2021-2022-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2021\/09\/02\/maryland-migratory-game-bird-hunting-2021-2022-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Migratory Game Bird Hunting 2021-2022 Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mourning Dove, Early Canada Goose Seasons Now Open<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a>

Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo<\/p><\/div>\n

The <\/span>Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a> has announced the state\u2019s 2021-2022 migratory game bird hunting seasons. Bag limits, season dates, and shooting hours can be found in the <\/span>2021-2022 Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cMaryland hunters wait for September with a high degree of anticipation as this month marks the beginning of the fall hunting seasons,\u201d Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Paul Peditto said. \u201cOur diverse landscape and abundant <\/span>access to public land<\/span><\/a> offer exciting opportunities for both experienced and new hunters alike. We wish a safe and memorable season to all who venture outdoors in Maryland this fall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Season dates are as follows. Shooting hours begin 30 minutes before sunrise and end at sunset for all early migratory game bird hunting seasons except as noted below:<\/span><\/p>\n

Dove, split season<\/b><\/p>\n

First Season: Sept. 1 – Oct. 16 (shooting hours are from noon to sunset)<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Season: Oct. 23 – Nov. 26<\/span><\/p>\n

Third Season: Dec. 17 – Jan. 8, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Woodcock, split season<\/b><\/p>\n

First Season: Oct. 20- Nov. 26<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Season: Jan. 10-22, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Early resident Canada Goose season<\/b><\/p>\n

Eastern zone: Sept. 1-15\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Western zone: Sept. 1-25<\/span><\/p>\n

For the early Canada Goose season, hunters are allowed to use shotguns capable of holding more than three shot shells. Shooting hours are extended to a half-hour before sunrise to a half-hour after sunset.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teal, September season<\/b><\/p>\n

Sept. 16\u201330<\/span><\/p>\n

Shooting hours will be a half-hour before sunrise to sunset. The daily bag limit is six teal.<\/span><\/p>\n

All migratory bird hunters, including landowners who are license-exempt, must purchase a <\/span>Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp\/Harvest Information Program Permit<\/span><\/a> and possess the printed receipt while hunting. All waterfowl hunters, ages 16 and older, must possess a Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp). Licenses, permits, and stamps can be purchased online, by phone at 855-855-3906, at a <\/span>department service center<\/span><\/a> or any of the 250 <\/span>sport license agents<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunters are encouraged to <\/span>report banded migratory game birds online<\/span><\/a>. After reporting the banded bird, hunters will receive a certificate of appreciation that includes all known biological information on the bird they harvested.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunters with questions may contact the department at 410-260-8540.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mourning Dove, Early Canada Goose Seasons Now Open The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the state\u2019s 2021-2022 migratory game bird hunting seasons. Bag limits, season dates, and shooting hours can be found in the 2021-2022 Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,3172],"tags":[3076,4960,5240,3071,3077,3638,5189],"class_list":["post-34195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-hunting","tag-canada-goose","tag-hunting","tag-migratory-bird","tag-migratory-game-bird-hunting-seasons","tag-mourning-dove","tag-teal","tag-woodcock"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34195"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34199,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34195\/revisions\/34199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}