{"id":40535,"date":"2023-12-18T08:50:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T13:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=40535"},"modified":"2023-12-17T21:53:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T02:53:04","slug":"maryland-deer-hunters-conclude-successful-fall-firearm-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2023\/12\/18\/maryland-deer-hunters-conclude-successful-fall-firearm-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Deer Hunters Conclude Successful Fall Firearm Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hunters take 28,236 deer during two-week season<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Photo by Olivia Wiley, submitted to the 2019 Maryland DNR Photo Contest.<\/p><\/div>\n

The <\/span>Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a>\u00a0announced that hunters harvested 28,236 deer during the two-week firearm season from Nov. 25 through Dec. 9. The firearms season harvest was 3% lower than last year\u2019s official count of 29,160 deer<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFirearm hunting for deer continues to be our most popular season,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Wildlife and Heritage Service<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Director Karina Stonesifer said.\u00a0\u201cThe season enables many hunters to put much needed venison in the freezer and it helps significantly with managing the state\u2019s deer population.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunters reported taking 12,002 antlered deer during the two-week season, which was similar to last year\u2019s official total of 12,018. The antlerless harvest decreased 5% from 17,142 last year to 16,234 this year. Sika deer represented 501 of the total antlered harvest and 589 of the total antlerless harvest and was up 12% overall.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 2,700 deer were taken on the two Sundays during the season, representing nearly 10% 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 2,564 antlered and 1,414 antlerless deer (down 3% and 8%, respectively). In the remainder of the state, hunters reported taking 9,438 antlered and 14,820 antlerless deer. The antlered harvest increased 1% while the antlerless harvest decreased 5%.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern firearm deer season opens again on January 5, 2024, in deer management region B. Maryland\u2019s<\/span> muzzleloader deer hunting season<\/span><\/a> will reopen Dec. 16 and run through Dec. 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maryland Reported Harvest for the Two-Week Firearm Season<\/strong><\/p>\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>\n\n
2022<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2023<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
% Change<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2022<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2023<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
% Change<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2022<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2023<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
% Change<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allegany<\/td>\n968<\/td>\n856<\/td>\n-11.6<\/td>\n638<\/td>\n485<\/td>\n-24.0<\/td>\n1,606<\/td>\n1,341<\/td>\n-16.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anne Arundel<\/td>\n193<\/td>\n202<\/td>\n4.7<\/td>\n268<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n-16.4<\/td>\n461<\/td>\n426<\/td>\n-7.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baltimore<\/td>\n493<\/td>\n443<\/td>\n-10.1<\/td>\n753<\/td>\n733<\/td>\n-2.7<\/td>\n1,246<\/td>\n1,176<\/td>\n-5.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calvert<\/td>\n173<\/td>\n185<\/td>\n6.9<\/td>\n299<\/td>\n303<\/td>\n1.3<\/td>\n472<\/td>\n488<\/td>\n3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caroline<\/td>\n403<\/td>\n397<\/td>\n-1.5<\/td>\n986<\/td>\n846<\/td>\n-14.2<\/td>\n1,389<\/td>\n1,243<\/td>\n-10.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carroll<\/td>\n1,035<\/td>\n1,063<\/td>\n2.7<\/td>\n1,484<\/td>\n1,462<\/td>\n-1.5<\/td>\n2,519<\/td>\n2,525<\/td>\n0.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cecil<\/td>\n420<\/td>\n406<\/td>\n-3.3<\/td>\n743<\/td>\n715<\/td>\n-3.8<\/td>\n1,163<\/td>\n1,121<\/td>\n-3.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles<\/td>\n381<\/td>\n360<\/td>\n-5.5<\/td>\n479<\/td>\n505<\/td>\n5.4<\/td>\n860<\/td>\n865<\/td>\n0.6<\/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>\n356<\/em><\/td>\n341<\/em><\/td>\n-4.2<\/em><\/td>\n632<\/em><\/td>\n625<\/em><\/td>\n-1.1<\/em><\/td>\n988<\/em><\/td>\n966<\/em><\/td>\n-2.2<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sika<\/em><\/td>\n395<\/em><\/td>\n430<\/em><\/td>\n8.9<\/em><\/td>\n469<\/em><\/td>\n531<\/em><\/td>\n13.2<\/em><\/td>\n864<\/em><\/td>\n961<\/em><\/td>\n11.2<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frederick<\/td>\n1,257<\/td>\n1,218<\/td>\n-3.1<\/td>\n1,667<\/td>\n1,590<\/td>\n-4.6<\/td>\n2,924<\/td>\n2,808<\/td>\n-4.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garrett<\/td>\n1,301<\/td>\n1,405<\/td>\n8.0<\/td>\n736<\/td>\n805<\/td>\n9.4<\/td>\n2,037<\/td>\n2,210<\/td>\n8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harford<\/td>\n371<\/td>\n328<\/td>\n-11.6<\/td>\n667<\/td>\n590<\/td>\n-11.5<\/td>\n1,038<\/td>\n918<\/td>\n-11.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard<\/td>\n213<\/td>\n175<\/td>\n-17.8<\/td>\n305<\/td>\n321<\/td>\n5.2<\/td>\n518<\/td>\n496<\/td>\n-4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kent<\/td>\n358<\/td>\n465<\/td>\n29.9<\/td>\n921<\/td>\n774<\/td>\n-16.0<\/td>\n1,279<\/td>\n1,239<\/td>\n-3.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montgomery<\/td>\n385<\/td>\n308<\/td>\n-20.0<\/td>\n513<\/td>\n451<\/td>\n-12.1<\/td>\n898<\/td>\n759<\/td>\n-15.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prince George’s<\/td>\n189<\/td>\n184<\/td>\n-2.6<\/td>\n278<\/td>\n233<\/td>\n-16.2<\/td>\n467<\/td>\n417<\/td>\n-10.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queen Anne’s<\/td>\n417<\/td>\n413<\/td>\n-1.0<\/td>\n828<\/td>\n820<\/td>\n-1.0<\/td>\n1,245<\/td>\n1,233<\/td>\n-1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Mary’s<\/td>\n261<\/td>\n255<\/td>\n-2.3<\/td>\n339<\/td>\n381<\/td>\n12.4<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n636<\/td>\n6.0<\/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>\n291<\/em><\/td>\n300<\/em><\/td>\n3.1<\/em><\/td>\n608<\/em><\/td>\n561<\/em><\/td>\n-7.7<\/em><\/td>\n899<\/em><\/td>\n861<\/em><\/td>\n-4.2<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sika<\/em><\/td>\n6<\/em><\/td>\n8<\/em><\/td>\n*<\/em><\/td>\n6<\/em><\/td>\n5<\/em><\/td>\n*<\/em><\/td>\n12<\/em><\/td>\n13<\/em><\/td>\n*<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Talbot<\/td>\n298<\/td>\n279<\/td>\n-6.4<\/td>\n649<\/td>\n657<\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n947<\/td>\n936<\/td>\n-1.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\n1,014<\/td>\n979<\/td>\n-3.5<\/td>\n941<\/td>\n872<\/td>\n-7.3<\/td>\n1,955<\/td>\n1,851<\/td>\n-5.3<\/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<\/tr>\n
whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n368<\/em><\/td>\n434<\/em><\/td>\n17.9<\/em><\/td>\n833<\/em><\/td>\n804<\/em><\/td>\n-3.5<\/em><\/td>\n1,201<\/em><\/td>\n1,238<\/em><\/td>\n3.1<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sika<\/em><\/td>\n48<\/em><\/td>\n62<\/em><\/td>\n*<\/em><\/td>\n51<\/em><\/td>\n53<\/em><\/td>\n*<\/em><\/td>\n99<\/em><\/td>\n115<\/em><\/td>\n*<\/em><\/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<\/tr>\n
whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n423<\/em><\/td>\n505<\/em><\/td>\n19.4<\/em><\/td>\n1,047<\/em><\/td>\n888<\/em><\/td>\n-15.2<\/em><\/td>\n1,470<\/em><\/td>\n1,393<\/em><\/td>\n-5.2<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sika<\/em><\/td>\n1<\/em><\/td>\n1<\/em><\/td>\n*<\/em><\/td>\n2<\/em><\/td>\n0<\/em><\/td>\n*<\/em><\/td>\n3<\/em><\/td>\n1<\/em><\/td>\n*<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n12,018<\/strong><\/td>\n12,002<\/strong><\/td>\n-0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n17,142<\/strong><\/td>\n16,234<\/strong><\/td>\n-5.3<\/strong><\/td>\n29,160<\/strong><\/td>\n28,236<\/strong><\/td>\n-3.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*Small sample size<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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