{"id":38082,"date":"2022-12-22T13:07:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=38082"},"modified":"2022-12-22T15:54:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T20:54:42","slug":"maryland-deer-harvest-up-10-in-2022-firearm-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/12\/22\/maryland-deer-harvest-up-10-in-2022-firearm-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Deer Harvest Up 10% in 2022 Firearm Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hunters Take 29,124 Deer During Two-Week Season<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"Photo

Photo by Ranger Elena Gilroy, Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/p><\/div>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a>\u00a0announced that hunters harvested 29,124 deer during the two-week firearms season from Nov. 26 through Dec. 10. The firearms season harvest was 10% higher than last year\u2019s official count of 26,584.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe firearm season remains our most popular hunting season,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Wildlife and Heritage Service<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Director Paul Peditto said.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019d like to thank those hunters who participated this year and contributed to helping manage Maryland\u2019s healthy deer population.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunters reported taking 12,003 antlered deer during the two-week season, up 14% from last year\u2019s official total of 10,498. The antlerless harvest increased 6% from 16,086 last year to 17,121 this year. Sika deer represented 450 of the total antlered harvest and 527 of the total antlerless harvest.<\/span><\/p>\n

An outbreak of <\/span>epizootic hemorrhagic disease<\/span><\/a> (EHD) in Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties continued to cause a decrease in the harvest there this year. EHD occurs annually in Maryland deer and does not have long-lasting effects for the deer population, nor is it harmful to humans.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 2,500 deer were taken on the two Sundays during the season, representing 9% of the total harvest. Deer hunting on Sunday is currently permitted on select Sundays in 20 of 23 counties.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunters in Region A \u2014 Allegany, Garrett, and western Washington counties \u2014 reported taking 2,639 antlered and 1,539 antlerless deer (up 18% and 44%, respectively). In the remainder of the state, hunters reported taking 9,364 antlered and 15,582 antlerless deer (up 13% and 4%, respectively).<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern firearms deer season opens again on Friday, January 6 in deer management region B.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maryland Reported Harvest for the Two-Week Firearm Season<\/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
\u00a0<\/td>\nAntlered<\/strong><\/td>\nAntlerless<\/strong><\/td>\nTotal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
County<\/strong><\/td>\n2021-22<\/strong><\/td>\n2022-23<\/strong><\/td>\n% Change<\/strong><\/td>\n2021-22<\/strong><\/td>\n2022-23<\/strong><\/td>\n% Change<\/strong><\/td>\n2021-22<\/strong><\/td>\n2022-23<\/strong><\/td>\n% Change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allegany<\/td>\n892<\/td>\n967<\/td>\n8.4<\/td>\n409<\/td>\n\n

638<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

56.0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,301<\/td>\n\n

1,605<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

23.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Anne Arundel<\/td>\n179<\/td>\n\n

193<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

289<\/td>\n\n

268<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-7.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

468<\/td>\n\n

461<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-1.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Baltimore<\/td>\n377<\/td>\n\n

493<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

30.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

763<\/td>\n\n

751<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-1.6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,140<\/td>\n\n

1,244<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Calvert<\/td>\n162<\/td>\n\n

173<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

274<\/td>\n\n

298<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

436<\/td>\n\n

471<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8.0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Caroline<\/td>\n376<\/td>\n\n

403<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

775<\/td>\n\n

984<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

27.0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,151<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,387<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

20.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Carroll<\/td>\n808<\/td>\n\n

1,033<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

27.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,155<\/td>\n\n

1,484<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

28.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,963<\/td>\n\n

2,517<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

28.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Cecil<\/td>\n385<\/td>\n\n

420<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

782<\/td>\n\n

742<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-5.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,167<\/td>\n\n

1,162<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-0.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Charles<\/td>\n247<\/td>\n\n

380<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

53.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

363<\/td>\n\n

478<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

31.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

610<\/td>\n\n

858<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

40.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/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<\/tr>\n
whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n313<\/em><\/td>\n\n

353<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12.8<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

637<\/em><\/td>\n\n

632<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-0.8<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

950<\/em><\/td>\n\n

985<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3.7<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

sika<\/em><\/td>\n354<\/em><\/td>\n\n

395<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

11.6<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

445<\/em><\/td>\n\n

468<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5.2<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

799<\/em><\/td>\n\n

863<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8.0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Frederick<\/td>\n1,084<\/td>\n\n

1,255<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,403<\/td>\n\n

1,665<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

18.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2,487<\/td>\n\n

2,920<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

17.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Garrett<\/td>\n1,052<\/td>\n\n

1,301<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

23.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

552<\/td>\n\n

736<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

33.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,604<\/td>\n\n

2,037<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

27.0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Harford<\/td>\n295<\/td>\n\n

370<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

25.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

657<\/td>\n\n

664<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

952<\/td>\n\n

1,034<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8.6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Howard<\/td>\n188<\/td>\n\n

213<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

13.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

293<\/td>\n\n

305<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

481<\/td>\n\n

518<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Kent<\/td>\n329<\/td>\n\n

358<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

909<\/td>\n\n

920<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,238<\/td>\n\n

1,278<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Montgomery<\/td>\n281<\/td>\n\n

384<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

36.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

470<\/td>\n\n

510<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

751<\/td>\n\n

894<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

19.0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Prince George’s<\/td>\n164<\/td>\n\n

188<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14.6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

274<\/td>\n\n

277<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

438<\/td>\n\n

465<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Queen Anne’s<\/td>\n370<\/td>\n\n

416<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

841<\/td>\n\n

827<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-1.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,211<\/td>\n\n

1,243<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2.6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

St. Mary’s<\/td>\n175<\/td>\n\n

260<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

48.6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

282<\/td>\n\n

338<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

19.9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

457<\/td>\n\n

598<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

30.9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/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<\/tr>\n
whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n313<\/em><\/td>\n\n

291<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-7.0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

696<\/em><\/td>\n\n

608<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-12.6<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,009<\/em><\/td>\n\n

899<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-10.9<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

sika<\/em><\/td>\n7<\/em><\/td>\n\n

6<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

4<\/em><\/td>\n\n

6<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

11<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Talbot<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n\n

298<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

24.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

704<\/td>\n\n

650<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-7.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

944<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

948<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Washington<\/td>\n856<\/td>\n\n

1,013<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

18.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

792<\/td>\n\n

941<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

18.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,648<\/td>\n\n

1,954<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

18.6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Wicomico<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/p>\n<\/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>\n444<\/em><\/td>\n\n

368<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-17.1<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,021<\/em><\/td>\n\n

833<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-18.4<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,465<\/em><\/td>\n\n

1,201<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-18.0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

sika<\/em><\/td>\n43<\/em><\/td>\n\n

48<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

48<\/em><\/td>\n\n

51<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

91<\/em><\/td>\n\n

99<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Worcester<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n560<\/em><\/td>\n\n

423<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-24.5<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,246<\/em><\/td>\n\n

1,045<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-16.1<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,806<\/em><\/td>\n\n

1,468<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-18.7<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

sika<\/em><\/td>\n4<\/em><\/td>\n\n

1<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2<\/em><\/td>\n\n

2<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

6<\/em><\/td>\n\n

3<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Total<\/strong><\/td>\n10,498<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

12,003<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14.3<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

16,086<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

17,121<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6.4<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

26,584<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

29,124<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9.6<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

*Small sample size<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Hunters Take 29,124 Deer During Two-Week Season The\u00a0Maryland Department of Natural Resources\u00a0announced that hunters harvested 29,124 deer during the two-week firearms season from Nov. 26 through Dec. 10. The firearms season harvest was 10% higher than last year\u2019s official count of 26,584.\u00a0<\/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":[3059,5116,4960],"class_list":["post-38082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-hunting","tag-deer","tag-deer-firearms-season","tag-hunting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38082","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=38082"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38105,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38082\/revisions\/38105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}