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2011–2012 White-tailed Deer Seasons & Bag Limits

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2011–2012 White-tailed Deer Seasons & Bag Limits Region A: Allegany, Garrett & Washington (Zone 2) counties Region A DNR Public Lands include: Billmeyer-Belle Grove WMA, Dan’s Mountain WMA, Deep Creek Lake State Park (Designated Areas Only), Green Ridge State Forest, Indian Springs WMA, Mount Nebo WMA, Potomac-Garrett State Forest, Prather’s Neck WMA, Rocky Gap State Park (Designated Areas Only), Savage River State Forest, Sideling Hill WMA, Warrior Mountain WMA, Woodmont, Youghiogheny Reservoir CWMA and Youghiogheny Scenic Wild River.
Season	Description	Dates	Total Bag Limit	Notes
Bow	Antlered or Antlerless	Sept. 15–Oct. 19 Oct. 23–Nov. 25 Dec. 12–Dec. 16 Jan. 2–Jan. 31	1 Antlered & 1 Antlerless*	Crossbows are legal for all hunters to use during the Deer Bow Season in Region A. The Deer Bow Season Bag Limit applies to all deer taken with either a vertical bow or crossbow during the Deer Bow Season. Special regulations for November 12 & 13: (1) Vertical bow and crossbow hunters must wear fluorescent orange; (2) Any deer taken with a vertical bow or crossbow on this date must count towards the Bow Hunting Season Bag Limit (excluding deer taken by youth during Junior Deer Hunt). Sunday deer hunting: Deer Bow Season is open on Sundays October 16, October 23, October 30, November 6 and November 13, 2011 in Region A on private land only.
Muzzleloader DNR Public Lands	Antlered Only	Oct. 20–Oct. 22 (only 1 deer may be taken during these dates on either DNR public or private lands)	1 Antlered & 1 Antlerless*	Bowhunters hunting during the Junior Deer Hunt, Deer Firearms Season, or Deer Muzzleloader Season are required to wear fluorescent orange.
	Antlered Only	Dec. 17–Dec. 30
	Antlered or Antlerless	Dec. 31
Muzzleloader All Other Lands	Antlered or Antlerless	Oct. 20–Oct. 22 (only 1 deer may be taken during these dates on either DNR public or private lands)
	Antlered Only	Dec. 17–Dec. 28
	Antlered or Antlerless	Dec. 29–Dec. 31
Firearms DNR Public Lands	Antlered Only	Nov. 26–Dec. 9	1 Antlered & 1 Antlerless*	Sunday deer hunting: Deer Firearms Season is open on Sunday November 27, 2011 in Allegany, Garrett and Washington (Zone 2) counties on private land only. Bowhunters hunting during the Junior Deer Hunt, Deer Firearms Season, or Deer Muzzleloader Season are required to wear fluorescent orange.
Firearms DNR Public Lands	Antlered or Antlerless	Dec. 10
Firearms All Other Lands	Antlered Only	Nov. 26–Dec. 8
Firearms All Other Lands	Antlered or Antlerless	Dec. 9–Dec. 10
* No more than 2 antlerless deer may be taken on DNR public lands in Region A with any combination of bow, muzzleloader, and firearm bag limits excluding the Junior Deer Hunt.

Region A DNR Public Land Antlerless Harvest
Restriction: Hunters may harvest up to 3 antlerless deer per year in Region A (one each during the Bow, Firearm, and Muzzleloader seasons). However, no more than 2 antlerless deer (total) may be taken on DNR public lands in Region A with any combination of bow, muzzleloader, and firearm bag limits excluding the Junior Deer Hunt.

2011–2012 White-tailed Deer Seasons & Bag Limits Region B: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s*, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington (Zone 1), Wicomico & Worcester counties
2 antlerless deer must be taken in each season before a second antlered deer can be taken within that season. A Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp is required for each season that a second antlered deer is taken.
Season	Description	Dates	Total Bag Limit	Notes
Bow	Antlered or Antlerless	Sept. 15–Oct. 19 Oct. 23 (Sunday, see NOTES) Oct. 24–Nov. 25 Dec. 12–Dec. 16 Jan. 2–Jan. 5 Jan. 9–Jan. 31	2 Antlered 10 Antlerless (Unlimited antlerless in Suburban Deer Archery Zone—see NOTES)	Crossbows are legal for all hunters to use during the Deer Bow Season in Region B. The Deer Bow Season Bag Limit applies to all deer taken with either a vertical bow or crossbow during the Deer Bow Season. Special regulations for October 24–29 & November 12 & 13: (1) Vertical bow and crossbow hunters must wear fluorescent orange; (2) Any deer taken with a vertical bow or crossbow on these dates must count towards the Deer Bow Season Bag Limit (excluding deer taken by youth during Junior Deer Hunt). Sunday deer hunting: In Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington (Zone 1), Wicomico & Worcester counties on private lands only—Deer Bow Season is open on Sundays October 16, October 23, October 30, November 6 and November 13, 2011. Deer Bow Season is open on Sunday November 6, 2011 in Anne Arundel, Caroline, Cecil, Harford, Kent, Montgomery & Queen Anne’s counties on private lands only. Suburban Deer Archery Zone of Region B (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery & Prince George’s counties): During the Deer Bow Season, vertical bow and crossbow hunters may take an unlimited number of antlerless deer within these counties. The Deer Bow Season antlerless bag limit for all other Region B counties is 10. All antlerless deer taken with a vertical bow or crossbow in the Bow Hunting Suburban Zone must be recorded on the hunter’s Big Game Harvest Record. If a hunter needs another Big Game Harvest Record, one can be printed at a Maryland Sport License Agent.
Muzzleloader	Antlered or Antlerless	Oct. 20–Oct. 22 (only 1 antlered deer may be taken during these dates)	2 Antlered 10 Antlerless	Bowhunters hunting during the Junior Deer Hunt, Deer Firearms Season, or Deer Muzzleloader Season are required to wear fluorescent orange.
	Antlerless Only	Oct. 24–Oct. 29
	Antlered or Antlerless	Dec. 17–Dec. 31
Firearms	Antlered or Antlerless	Nov. 26–Dec. 10 Jan. 6–Jan. 7	2 Antlered 10 Antlerless	Sunday deer hunting: In Anne Arundel, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington (Zone 1), Wicomico & Worcester counties on private lands only—Deer Firearms Season is open on Sunday November 27. Deer Firearms Season is open on Sundays November 27 and December 4, 2011 in Calvert, Charles & St. Mary’s counties on private land only. Bowhunters hunting during the Junior Deer Hunt, Deer Firearms Season, or Deer Muzzleloader Season are required to wear fluorescent orange.
* This county is part of the Suburban Deer Archery Zone of Region B: For bow hunting only—unlimited antlerless deer may be taken in these counties during the open Deer Bow Season and a crossbow may be used during the entire bow season.

Region A & B Junior Deer Hunt Season November 12 & 13*, 2011 The Junior Hunt is for hunters age 16 or younger only. A Junior hunter must be accompanied by a licensed (or exempt from license requirement) unarmed adult age 21 or older.
Region	Description	Total Bag Limit	Notes
Region A	White-tailed Deer, Antlered or Antlerless	1 deer	Deer taken by Junior Hunters during the Junior Hunt Season do not count towards the regular bow, muzzleloader, or firearms season bag limits.
Region B	White-tailed Deer, Antlered or Antlerless	3 deer, no more than 1 may be antlered
Region B Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico & Worcester counties	Sika Deer, Antlered or Antlerless	1 deer
* Sunday deer hunting: In Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on private lands only—Junior Deer Firearm Season is open on Sunday, November 13.

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