Maryland
230000
Est. Whitetail Population
96000
No. Licenses Sold Annually
$24.50
Resident hunting license is $24.50 plus $10 per bonus antlerless deer stamp, $6.00 for bow stamp and $6.00 for muzzleloader stamp.
Resident hunting license and deer permit
$130
Nonresident hunting license is $130 plus $25 per bonus antlerless deer stamp, $25 for bow stamp and $25 for muzzleloader stamp.
Non-resident hunting license and deer permit
194"
Taken by Kevin Miller in Kent County in 2002, ranked No. 61 of all time.
Record B&C Typical Stat
57
Total B&C Typical Entries
268 1/8"
Taken by William Crutchfield Jr. in Charles County in 2006.
Record B&C Non-Typical Stat
31
Record B&C Non-Typical Entries
Season Dates (2013): Archery season is Sept. 6 to Jan. 31 with closed periods for muzzleloader and gun seasons. Muzzleloader season runs through Oct. 17-19, Oct. 21-26, and Dec. 21 to Jan. 4. Firearms season runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 14 and Jan. 10-12.
The Grade: B
Maryland is a pretty good place to hunt deer, when you get down to brass tacks. There are plenty of whitetails here (around a quarter million or so), and annual harvests hover around 100,000 animals. That's a lot of deer. And there are some big bucks too. But can you get at them? Yes. Just take a look at http://www.eregulations.com/maryland/hunting/public-hunting-lands/ to get an idea of the wide variety of public hunting opportunities here. There are much more than you would think for an Eastern state. Tags are ample and over the counter.
Antler Nation Knowledge: Maryland can produce some good bucks, with 57 typical and 31 non-typical Boone and Crockett entries - very respectable for a small Eastern state. Charles and Dorchester counties are prime for big bucks, but bruisers can come from anywhere in the state. You can hunt along the Chesapeake shore, or in the Appalachians.
