{"id":43206,"date":"2024-10-30T09:54:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=43206"},"modified":"2024-10-30T09:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:54:46","slug":"youth-veteran-and-military-waterfowl-hunting-days-offered-in-november-and-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2024\/10\/30\/youth-veteran-and-military-waterfowl-hunting-days-offered-in-november-and-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth, Veteran, and Military Waterfowl Hunting Days Offered in November and February"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1665\/24483508134_514ef9b81f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of geese in the water with hunters in a blind nearby\" width=\"402\" height=\"268\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland\u2019s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel are afforded a unique opportunity to experience the tradition of waterfowl hunting on two special hunt days: Nov. 2, 2024 and Feb. 8, 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMaryland is pleased to offer these special hunting opportunities,\u201d said Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Director Karina Stonesifer. \u201cWe encourage Maryland\u2019s waterfowl hunters to share the legacy of conservation with youths and veterans and enjoy waterfowling traditions together. These opportunities will help create future conservationists that recognize the value of Maryland\u2019s diverse wildlife habitats.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On these two days, the following individuals may hunt ducks, geese, and coots on private or public land:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anyone 16 years of age or younger,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Military veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) of any age, and members of the Armed Forces on active duty, including members of the National Guard and Reserves on active duty (other than for training).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youth hunters must be accompanied by an unarmed adult at least 21 years old or by eligible military personnel or veterans also participating in the hunt. All eligible hunters and adult mentors must possess Maryland hunting licenses or be exempt from hunting license requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any adult participating in this hunt will need to purchase both a Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp and a Federal Duck Stamp. Youth hunters, including those possessing an\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/nrp\/Pages\/About-the-Apprenticeship-Hunting-License.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">apprentice license<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, must purchase a Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp, but do not need to purchase a Federal Duck Stamp if under 16 years of age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eregulations.com\/maryland\/hunting\/migratory-game-bird-seasons-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bag limits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0for the hunting\u00a0days are the same as the regular seasons except:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two black ducks may be taken.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two scaup may be taken.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two Canada geese may be taken when hunting within the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maryland.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=caf337498c1b4da2b2081f542be6d6bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Atlantic Population (AP)\u00a0Canada Goose\u00a0Hunting Zone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Five Canada geese may be taken when hunting within the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maryland.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=caf337498c1b4da2b2081f542be6d6bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Atlantic Flyway Resident Population (AFRP) Canada Goose Hunting Zone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information on public hunting lands and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/publiclands\/allbyregion.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wildlife Management Areas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0can be found on pages 60-63 of the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/huntersguide\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024-25 Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Licenses, stamps, and permits may be purchased\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.dnr.maryland.gov\/dnrcompassportal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, by phone at 855-855-3906, at a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/pages\/service_centers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Natural Resources Service Center\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or at any one of the more than\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/service_agents.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">250 Sport License Agents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0statewide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hunters with questions may contact the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service at 410-260-8540.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland\u2019s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel are afforded a unique opportunity to experience the tradition of waterfowl hunting on two special hunt days: Nov. 2, 2024 and Feb. 8, 2025.\u00a0\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":[4960,5110,5109,3030,3102],"class_list":["post-43206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-hunting","tag-hunting","tag-military","tag-veterans","tag-waterfowl","tag-youth-waterfowl-hunt-days"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43206","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=43206"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43209,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43206\/revisions\/43209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}