{"id":38744,"date":"2023-06-30T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=38744"},"modified":"2023-06-30T14:38:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:38:47","slug":"maryland-department-of-natural-resources-schedules-qualification-shoots-for-managed-deer-hunts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2023\/06\/30\/maryland-department-of-natural-resources-schedules-qualification-shoots-for-managed-deer-hunts\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Department of Natural Resources Schedules Qualification Shoots for Managed Deer Hunts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proficiency Tests Necessary to Participate in Managed Deer Hunts<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4641\/24493276787_d312662a5e.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of man firing a shotgun at a target range\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0has released the 2023\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/huntersguide\/Documents\/shoot_qual_cal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shooter Qualification Schedule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0for managed hunts, which includes more than 20 sessions at 11 locations across the state. The events allow hunters to take the necessary proficiency test required to obtain a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/huntersguide\/Pages\/shootqual.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shooter Qualification Card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0to participate in the state\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eregulations.com\/maryland\/hunting\/managed-deer-hunting-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">managed deer hunts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> scheduled in the fall and winter.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hunters should note that several shooter qualification sessions are conducted by appointment only and that many charge a minimal fee to cover expenses. Additionally, eye and hearing protection may be required at some locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Managed or controlled hunting is a highly organized effort aimed at reducing the local deer population. These hunts are strictly controlled and remain a safe, effective method of reducing the local deer herd. The department uses a lottery system to select participants for many of the managed deer hunts. There are various deadlines for the lotteries, which can be found\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eregulations.com\/maryland\/hunting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on the department\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The department will continually update the online shooter qualification calendar as additional events become available.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proficiency Tests Necessary to Participate in Managed Deer Hunts The\u00a0Maryland Department of Natural Resources\u00a0has released the 2023\u00a0Shooter Qualification Schedule\u00a0for managed hunts, which includes more than 20 sessions at 11 locations across the state. The events allow hunters to take the necessary proficiency test required to obtain a\u00a0Shooter Qualification Card\u00a0to participate in the state\u2019s managed deer<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2023\/06\/30\/maryland-department-of-natural-resources-schedules-qualification-shoots-for-managed-deer-hunts\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/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":[4960,5335,3288],"class_list":["post-38744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-hunting","tag-hunting","tag-managed-hunt","tag-shooting-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38744","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=38744"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38886,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38744\/revisions\/38886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}