Hunting in Maryland
Official agency resources
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Buy a license ↗
https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/Licenses/home.aspx
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://dnr.maryland.gov/huntersguide/Pages/default.aspx
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://dnr.maryland.gov/huntersguide/Pages/allspecies.aspx
- GMU map ↗
https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/publiclands/home.aspx
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://compass.dnr.maryland.gov/
- Hunter education ↗
https://dnr.maryland.gov/nrp/Pages/hunter_education.aspx
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Maryland, go straight to the issuing agency.
Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesGame species in Maryland
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Maryland are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Maryland.
Huntable public lands in Maryland
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
35,633.6 acres
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
19,032.4 acres
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
2,097 acres
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Martin National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
4,286.2 acres
Patuxent Research Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
12,999.3 acres
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
11,689.8 acres
Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
31.7 acres
Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
1.4 acres