{"id":35364,"date":"2021-12-03T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=35364"},"modified":"2021-12-03T13:27:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T18:27:52","slug":"maryland-announces-opening-weekend-deer-firearm-season-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2021\/12\/03\/maryland-announces-opening-weekend-deer-firearm-season-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Announces Opening Weekend Deer Firearm Season Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hunters Find Success Despite Windy Conditions<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Photo by Duane Tucker<\/p><\/div>\n

The <\/span>Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a>\u00a0announced that hunters reported 10,419 deer taken on the opening weekend of the\u00a0<\/span>2021 Maryland firearm season<\/span><\/a>, Nov. 27-28. The overall harvest was 6% lower than last year\u2019s official opening weekend harvest of 11,123 deer, as windy conditions prevailed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The harvest total included 4,780 antlered and 5,289 antlerless white-tailed deer, and 168 antlered and 182 antlerless sika deer. The two-week deer firearm season runs through Dec. 11.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHunters experienced windy conditions in many parts of the state to deer hunt during the opening weekend of firearm season,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Wildlife and Heritage Service<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Director Paul Peditto said. \u201cThe harvest decreased slightly, but there\u2019s still plenty of time left in the season for hunters to get out and pursue their favorite pastime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunters in Region A, which includes Allegany, Garrett, and western Washington counties, harvested 1,021 antlered deer, an 8% decrease. Hunters in Region B, comprising the rest of the state, harvested 3,927 antlered and 5,471 antlerless deer, down 2% and 9% respectively from last year<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior hunters harvested 1,971 deer during the <\/span>Junior Deer Hunt Days<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Nov. 13-14. The harvest was 9% lower than the official harvest of 2,171 last year. Juniors registered 1,322 antlered and 649 antlerless deer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maryland Unofficial Results of Junior Deer Hunt (Nov. 13-14, 2021<\/b>) and
\nOpening Weekend Firearm Deer Season (Nov. 27-28, 2021)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
County<\/th>\nJunior Hunt<\/strong><\/th>\nOpening Weekend Firearm Season<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/th>\n\u00a0<\/th>\n\u00a0<\/th>\n\u00a0<\/th>\nSaturday<\/th>\n\u00a0<\/th>\nSunday<\/th>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

Weekend
\nTotal<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0<\/th>\nAntlered<\/th>\nAntlerless<\/th>\nJunior
\nTotal<\/th>\n		Antlered<\/th>\nAntlerless<\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\nAntlered<\/th>\nAntlerless<\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\n\u00a0<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Allegany<\/td>\n135<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n187<\/td>\n309<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n309<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n417<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anne Arundel<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n165<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baltimore<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n361<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n361<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calvert<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caroline<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n196<\/td>\n336<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n110<\/td>\n446<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carroll<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n327<\/td>\n359<\/td>\n686<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n195<\/td>\n881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cecil<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n112<\/td>\n170<\/td>\n282<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n141<\/td>\n423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n186<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dorchester<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n39<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n269<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n116<\/td>\n385<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sika<\/em><\/td>\n14<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n107<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n215<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n321<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frederick<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n434<\/td>\n394<\/td>\n828<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n139<\/td>\n264<\/td>\n1,092<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garrett<\/td>\n212<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n290<\/td>\n328<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n328<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harford<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n184<\/td>\n273<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n398<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n98<\/td>\n170<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kent<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n394<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n110<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n542<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montgomery<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n104<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n244<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n321<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prince George’s<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queen Anne’s<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n232<\/td>\n374<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n136<\/td>\n510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somerset<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n48<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n114<\/td>\n170<\/td>\n284<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n124<\/td>\n408<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sika<\/em><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Mary’s<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n186<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Talbot<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n201<\/td>\n286<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n385<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\n103<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n145<\/td>\n317<\/td>\n151<\/td>\n468<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n159<\/td>\n627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wicomico<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n83<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n167<\/td>\n236<\/td>\n403<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n109<\/td>\n168<\/td>\n571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sika<\/em><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worcester<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n85<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n136<\/td>\n202<\/td>\n267<\/td>\n469<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n149<\/td>\n225<\/td>\n694<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sika<\/em><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n1,322<\/td>\n649<\/td>\n1,971<\/td>\n3,807<\/td>\n3,971<\/td>\n7,778<\/td>\n1,141<\/td>\n1,500<\/td>\n2,641<\/td>\n10,419<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*Sunday hunting not permitted.<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hunters Find Success Despite Windy Conditions The Maryland Department of Natural Resources\u00a0announced that hunters reported 10,419 deer taken on the opening weekend of the\u00a02021 Maryland firearm season, Nov. 27-28. The overall harvest was 6% lower than last year\u2019s official opening weekend harvest of 11,123 deer, as windy conditions prevailed.\u00a0 The harvest total included 4,780 antlered  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/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":[3059,4498,3986,3926,4224],"class_list":["post-35364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-hunting","tag-deer","tag-hunting-seasons","tag-junior-deer-hunt-days","tag-sika-deer","tag-white-tailed-deer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35364","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=35364"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35381,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35364\/revisions\/35381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}