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Upland Game
Upland game species include bobwhite quail, cottontail
rabbit, crows, and ring-necked pheasant.
Upland Game Seasons & Bag Limits
NEW- Cottontail rabbit
season has been extended to February 28.
Hunting Hours
One half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset.
Licensing Requirements
A Regular Hunting License, Junior Hunting License, Senior Hunting
License or Nonresident Hunting License is required to hunt forest game. See
Licenses, Stamps & Permits for details for descriptions, prices, and
availability of licenses, stamps, and permits.
Legal Hunting Devices
For information on legal firearms and archery equipment for hunting
upland game, see Firearms, Bow and Falconry
Regulations.
Other Regulations
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The head, plumage and feet shall remain attached to
all pheasants to permit identification of species and sex while being
transported from the place where killed to the place of final
disposition. This does not pertain to pen-reared pheasants taken on
Regulated Shooting Areas.
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The use of decoys, calls and/or recordings for
hunting crows is allowed. Hunters must wear
fluorescent orange when hunting
upland game except crows.
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Upland Wildlife Habitat Fund
The Maryland General Assembly passed legislation that created a special UPLAND
WILDLIFE HABITAT FUND to help restore Maryland’s declining upland wildlife
population. The fund provides for voluntary donations which will be
credited to the fund and used only for the purpose of restoring upland
wildlife habitat. Contributions to the fund may be made at any location
selling Maryland hunting and fishing licenses. All donations qualify as
charitable deductions for income tax purposes. Individuals and corporations
may also contribute to the fund by check or money order made payable to the:
UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT FUND
And mailed to:
Maryland DNR- Wildlife & Heritage Service
Upland Wildlife Habitat Fund
Tawes State Office Bldg., E-1
Annapolis, MD 21401
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