Furbearer Seasons & Limits
Furbearer Seasons, Bag Limits, Locations and Resident Requirements 2025–2026 |
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ALL SUNDAY HUNTING DATES ARE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES ONLY, SEE CHART. |
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Species |
Open Season |
Location |
Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
Beaver – Trapping Only |
Dec. 15–March 15 |
All counties except Allegany and Garrett |
No limit |
No limit |
Dec. 1–Mar. 15 |
Allegany and Garrett counties |
No limit |
No limit |
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Bobcat |
Closed Season |
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Coyote Firearms, Archery and Airgun Hunting |
Coyotes may be hunted year-round in all counties, day and night |
No limit |
No limit |
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Coyote and Long-tailed WeaseL Trapping |
Coyote: Nov. 15–Feb. 28 Long-Tailed Weasel: Nov. 15–Feb. 15 |
in that portion of the state east of the Chesapeake Bay and the Susquehanna River |
No limit |
No limit |
Coyote: Nov. 1–Feb. 15 Long-Tailed Weasel: Nov. 1–Feb. 1 |
in that portion of the state west of the Chesapeake Bay and the Susquehanna River |
No limit |
No limit |
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Fisher |
Nov. 1–Feb. 1 |
All counties |
2 per day |
2 per season |
Fox (Red and Gray) Trapping, Firearms, Archery and Airgun Hunting |
Aug. 1–July 31 |
Charles and Dorchester counties |
No limit |
No limit |
Nov. 15–Feb. 28 |
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties |
No limit |
No limit |
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Nov.1–Feb. 15 |
Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s and Washington counties |
No limit |
No limit |
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Muskrat and Mink Trapping Only |
Nov. 15–Feb. 15 |
Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard and Washington counties |
No limit |
No limit |
Jan. 1–March 15 |
Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s, Talbot and Wicomico counties |
No limit |
No limit |
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Dec. 15–March 15 |
Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset and Worcester counties |
No limit |
No limit |
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River Otter – Trapping Only |
Dec. 15–March 15 |
All counties except Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery and Washington |
10 per day |
10 per season |
Dec. 15–March 15 |
Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery and Washington counties |
2 per day |
2 per season |
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Dec. 1–March 15 |
Allegany and Garrett counties |
1 per day* |
1 per season* |
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Trappers are required to submit the whole, skinned carcass of any river otter taken in Allegany or Garrett counties. Call 301-777-2136, Western Regional Office. |
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Raccoon and Opossum Chasing - No Kill |
Aug. 1–Oct. 14 March 16–July 31 |
All counties |
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Raccoon and Opossum Firearms, Archery, Airgun and Dog Hunting |
Oct. 15–March 15 |
Raccoons and opossums may be hunted in all counties, day and night |
No limit |
No limit |
Raccoon, Skunk and Opossum Trapping |
Nov. 15–March 15 |
in that portion of the state east of the Chesapeake Bay and the Susquehanna River |
No limit |
No limit |
Nov. 1–March 15 |
in that portion of the state west of the Chesapeake Bay and the Susquehanna River |
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Skunk – Firearms, Archery and Airgun Hunting |
Nov. 1–March 15 |
All counties |
No limit |
No limit |
Sunday Furbearer Hunting 2025–2026 |
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The following furbearer species may be hunted on all Sundays during their open seasons with these restrictions, in these counties and locations. Coyotes, fishers, foxes, opossums, raccoons and skunks. |
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County |
Location |
Shooting Hours |
Allegany, Cecil, Garrett, St. Mary’s and Washington |
Private and designated public lands* |
Shooting hours are the same as Monday through Saturday |
Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester and Queen Anne’s |
Private lands only |
Legal shooting hours on Sundays are from ½ hour before sunrise until 10:30 am |
Somerset |
Private lands and public land leased to a hunt club only |
Legal shooting hours on Sundays are from ½ hour before sunrise until 10:30 am |
Wicomico and Worcester Only trapping permit holders or their appointees may hunt furbearers on WMAs from Nov. 15–March 15 |
Private and designated public lands* |
Legal shooting hours on Sundays are from ½ hour before sunrise until 10:30 am |
* Designated public lands open to Sunday hunting in Allegany (Billmeyer-Belle Grove WMA, Dan’s Mountain WMA, Green Ridge SF, McCoole FMA, Sideling Hill WMA, Warrior Mountain WMA), Cecil (C&D Canal Lands, Earlville WMA, C&D Canal Lands, Grove Farm WMA, Old Bohemia WMA), Garrett (Cunningham Swamp WMA, Garrett SF, Mt. Nebo WMA, Potomac SF, Savage River SF), St. Mary’s (Salem SF, Saint Inigoes SF), Washington (Indian Springs WMA, Prather’s Neck WMA, Sideling Hill WMA), Wicomico (Ellis Bay WMA, Chesapeake Forest Lands, Johnson WMA, Nanticoke River WMA, Wetipquin WMA), and Worcester (Chesapeake Forest Lands, E. A. Vaughn WMA, Hickory Pt. Wildlands, Isle of Wight WMA, Pocomoke SF, Pocomoke River WMA) |
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