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What's New


Goose Hunt Lotteries Announced

Tuckahoe State Park Goose Hunt Lottery 2008-2009 - Applications Due by Oct. 1, 2008

Sassafras N.R.M.A. Goose Lottery 2008 - 2009 - Applications Due by Oct. 1, 2008

Wye Island N.R.M.A. Goose Hunt Lottery
Applications Due by Oct. 24, 2008


NEW 2008-2009 Public Dove Fields
Dove Season Opens Sept. 1st


Maryland Late Waterfowl Seasons & Bag Limits 2008-2009

2008-2009 Maryland Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons Flier
Printed Version - PDF file Opens with Acrobat


Blind Site Licensing

Preview Maps of Shoreline
licensed by riparian landowners.


NEW The Following Seasons Have Been Announced
September Teal Season
Falconry Seasons

(Mourning Dove, Rail, Woodcock)



Click here to go to Flyways.us
http://www.flyways.us/

Packed with news, updates, harvest management information and scientific data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS)


NEW 2008-2009
Guide to Hunting & Trapping in Maryland


2009-2010 Migratory Game Bird Stamp Art

Charles County Artist Wins
Maryland’s 34th Annual

Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest


2008 Maryland Midwinter Survey
Results Indicate Waterfowl Population Increase


Keys to Aid Hunters in
Identification of Live Decoys


Annual Reports
Wild Turkey & Upland Game

Migratory Game Birds


Deer & Turkey Check-in System


Avian Influenza and Wildlife


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Preseason Banding Locations of Waterfowl
Recovered by Maryland Hunters

(Acrobat PDF File-Open with Acrobat Reader)

Order Your Hunting or Fishing License
ONLINE Today!

www.wildlifelicense.com/md/
Or, Call Toll-free 1-800-918-2870




2008 Wild Turkey Observation Survey Summary
Waterfowl Population Status, 2008
US Fish & Wildlife Service
 (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat)
2008 Recruitment Study of Atlantic Population Canada Geese – Ungava Peninsula, Preliminary Report
CWS Prairie Waterfowl Status, July 2008
Management Plan for the North Atlantic Population of Canada Geese
Prepared by: Canada Goose Committee, Atlantic Flyway Technical Section, July 2008
 (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat)
2008 Breeding Pair Survey for Atlantic Population Canada Geese in Northern Quebec
 (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat)
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, 1955-2008
 (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat)
A Management Plan for the Atlantic Population of Canada Geese, March 2008
Prepared by the Canada Goose Committee Atlantic Flyway Council Game Bird Technical Section
(Acrobat PDF Files -  Open with Acrobat)
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Harvest and Population Parameters, Derived from a National Banding Study
Biological Technical Publication BTP-R3010-2008
 (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat Reader)
Maryland Spring Turkey Hunter Survey Results Summary August 2007
 (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat Reader)
Waterfowl Population Status, 2007
US Fish & Wildlife Service
(Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat Reader)
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Migratory Bird Hunting Activity and Harvest During the 2005-2006 Hunting Season
 
(Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat Reader)
A Breeding Pair Survey of Canada Geese in Northern Quebec - 2007
American Woodcock Population Status, 2007
(Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat Reader)
Mourning Dove Population Status, 2007
(Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat Reader)
Selenium in scaup: a disturbing trend in the Great Lakes. Petrie, S.A. 2004.  BirdWatch Canada: Summer 2003, No 28:9-13.
Note: To access this article, cut and paste the following address: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/BWCsu04scauparticle.pdf
Maryland's Mute Swan Management Plan April 2003
Maryland’s Bowhunter Survey Final Report: 2002-2003 & 2003-2004
.PDF file - 1.22 MB - File opens with Acrobat Reader If printing out, select "fit to page" option.
Chesapeake Pintail  Project
Mute Swan Population Survey Shows Decline
Waterfowl Outfitting and Guiding Permit/License
Chesapeake Forest Lands
Open For Public Hunting
WMA Maps Now Online!

Hunting in America is Big Business
The Animal Use Issues Committee of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA) recently released "Hunting in America," a report that cites the latest figures (year 2006) on the economic contributions that hunters make to the US economy. According to the report, hunters invest $1.3 billion dollars annually to preserve, protect, and enhance wildlife populations and the environment. In Maryland, it is estimated that over 160,000 hunters annually enjoy over 2 million days of hunting and contribute over $210 million to the state's economy. For a free copy of the report contact the IAFWA at 202-624-7890 or visit www.iafwa.org

Download a copy of the Report.

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