The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the state’s trophy striped bass season will begin April 20 and last through May 15, 2019. Anglers may catch one striped bass per day, with a minimum size of 35 inches, in the Chesapeake Bay from Brewerton Channel to the Virginia state line. Maryland is part of […]
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, DE – – Transform a plain cigar box into a piece of art at the Rehoboth Art League’s “Repurposing Cigar Boxes” workshop on Saturday, April 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.! Using specialty papers, special adhesive, and other embellishments, all students in this workshop will repurpose a cigar box into a beautiful […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources opens registration April 3 for Park Quest, the beloved family-based outdoor adventure program in state parks throughout Maryland. This year’s theme is “Off the Beaten Path — Arts, Activities and Adventures in Maryland State Parks.” Park Quest aims to engage families in outdoor activities to experience Maryland’s vast cultural, […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources is gearing up to release more than 300,000 brown, golden and rainbow trout throughout the state during its annual spring trout stocking. Regular spring stocking is done by department crews in lakes, rivers and streams from early March through June. In 2019, the department will stock trout in 133 […]
Continue ReadingMarch 11, 2019 – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has added a week to the state’s muskrat trapping season in Eastern, Southern and portions of Central Maryland. The revised season will now close March 22, 2019 in the affected counties to make up for unfavorable weather conditions — an extremely cold winter and recent […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now accepting public comment on the proposed 2019-2020 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons. The comment period continues until noon on March 15, 2019. Proposed season dates for all migratory game birds can be viewed on the department’s website. The seasons will be finalized in spring 2019, after the […]
Continue ReadingYoung hunters have one more chance this season to hone their skills with the help of an experienced adult during a Youth Waterfowl Hunt Day Feb. 9, reports the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Youths up to 16 years of age may hunt coots, ducks, geese and mergansers on private and public land, when aided […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the winter portion of the firearm deer hunting season opens January 4, 2019, in Deer Management Region B, which includes all of the state except the westernmost counties. Hunters with a valid hunting license may use firearms to harvest sika and white-tailed deer during this season. The season […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources has been approved to invest more than $3 million in oyster recovery and restoration activities in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, following unanimous support from the Board of Public Works. The board, consisting of Governor Larry Hogan, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Treasurer Nancy Kopp, approved three contracts to the […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the results of a public opinion survey, done in cooperation with the University of Delaware and Responsive Management on white-tailed deer. The telephone survey covered a range of topics and will be used to support revision of the department’s deer management plan. The survey, taken by more than […]
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