{"id":43312,"date":"2024-11-04T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T20:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=43312"},"modified":"2024-11-04T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T20:06:02","slug":"marylands-junior-deer-hunt-opens-november-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2024\/11\/04\/marylands-junior-deer-hunt-opens-november-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland\u2019s Junior Deer Hunt Opens November 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Annual hunt is an excellent opportunity for adults to mentor young hunters<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Photo by Chauntell Hawkins, submitted to the Maryland DNR Photo Contest.<\/p><\/div>\n

Maryland\u2019s 2024 Junior Deer Hunt will be open November 16 statewide and in certain counties on Sunday, November 17. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources encourages experienced deer hunters to take advantage of these days to introduce young people to the time-honored tradition of hunting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Junior Deer Hunt is open on private and designated public land in all counties on November 16. The season is also open on <\/span>Sunday<\/span><\/a>, November 17 on private land in all counties except Baltimore, Howard, and Prince George\u2019s counties. Also on November 17, junior hunters in Allegany, Cecil, Garrett, Somerset, St. Mary\u2019s, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, may hunt on <\/span>designated public lands<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Junior Deer Hunt is an excellent time for young hunters to experience the thrill of deer hunting,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Wildlife and Heritage Service<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Director Karina Stonesifer said. \u201cThe season coincides with peak deer activity during the rut and pleasant fall weather.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunters 16 years of age or younger who possess a valid license may use air guns or firearms that meet the regulatory requirements to hunt sika and white-tailed deer on these days. Youth must be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years old who holds a valid Maryland hunting license. Adults may serve as mentors only and can not possess a hunting device while accompanying a junior hunter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunters who are not serving as mentors for a junior deer hunter may participate in other open hunting seasons during the junior deer hunt days. All hunters including archery and other game hunters are required to wear blaze orange or pink during the youth hunt dates.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bag limits for the Junior Deer Hunt Days are:<\/span><\/p>\n