News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
Delaware’s statewide one-day turkey hunt for youth ages 10 to 15 and for non-ambulatory disabled hunters requiring a wheelchair will be held Saturday, April 3, 2021 followed by the four-week spring turkey hunting season from Saturday, April 10 through Saturday, May 8. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds turkey hunters that […]
Continue ReadingSpecial Day to Share Maryland’s Time-Honored Traditions Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel can experience the thrills of hunting fields and wetlands on a special waterfowl hunting day February 6, 2021. “The opportunity to offer special hunts to youth has become a part of our annual waterfowl hunting traditions, and we are happy to […]
Continue ReadingSnow Goose Conservation Order and Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day Open; Multiple Hunting and Trapping Seasons Continue Additional waterfowl hunting opportunities are available in February with the opening of the Snow Goose Conservation Order Monday, February 1, 2021 and a second special youth waterfowl hunting day Saturday, February 6, 2021. Information for hunters is available […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces the state’s first Primitive Deer Hunt will be open Feb. 1-3, 2021 statewide. Hunters with a valid hunting license, or those exempt from the hunting license requirement, may use primitive bows or muzzleloaders to hunt sika and white-tailed deer during these days. Primitive hunting devices are defined as […]
Continue ReadingOpportunity for Hunters to Bag a Bird This Season e The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces the opening of the winter turkey season, which runs statewide from January 21-23 for hunters who did not harvest a turkey during the 2020 fall season. Hunting hours are from one half-hour before sunrise to one half-hour after […]
Continue ReadingNumerous Delaware hunting and trapping seasons are open in December, including the third and final duck hunting season split that opens Friday, Dec. 11 and the special antlerless deer hunting season opening Saturday, Dec. 12. Deer hunting is allowed on all Sundays, using only those hunting methods legal for the respective deer hunting season, with […]
Continue ReadingNew, Convenient Deer Harvest Report Card Used to Record Harvest Numerous Delaware hunting seasons open in November, including the popular November deer shotgun season opening November 13, 2020. Deer hunting is allowed on all Sundays through Jan. 31, 2021, using only those hunting methods legal for the respective deer hunting seasons, with more information available […]
Continue ReadingFall Breeding Season Has Deer on the Move Deer mating season is right around the corner and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources urges motorists to be on the lookout for these large animals as they increase their activity in search of partners. Other wildlife are also more active as they search for food going […]
Continue ReadingBids for Annual Trapping Privileges Accepted Until October 14, 2020 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is currently accepting bids for the 2020-2021 trapping season within public lands on the Eastern Shore. The individual with the highest bid will be awarded annual trapping privileges at several properties. To bid for trapping privileges at Cedar Island, […]
Continue ReadingAnnual Youth Waterfowl Hunt October 17 Additional Delaware hunting seasons open in October, including snow goose, duck, other migratory birds and deer firearm seasons. Deer hunting is allowed on all Sundays through Jan. 31, 2021, using only those hunting methods legal for the respective established deer hunting seasons. More information is available at Sunday Deer […]
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