Deer in Spring Landscape

Maryland Game Birds

  • 2012-2013 Late Waterfowl Hunting Seasons & Bag Limits

  • 2012-2013 Public Dove Fields

  • Licensed Shoreline and Offshore Blind Site Maps

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    Migratory Game Birds

    Will Maan took a Wild Turkey on April 28, 2011.Maryland’s migratory game birds include 25 waterfowl species, mourning doves, woodcock, rails, gallinules, and snipe. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducts two general types of migratory game bird studies: surveys of abundance and distribution and surveys of harvest and mortality. The DNR integrates this biological survey information, research findings, and social considerations into annual hunting regulation proposals.

    Wild Turkey and Upland Game Birds

    The Wild Turkey and Upland Game Bird Project manages populations and habitats of wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail, and ring-necked pheasants. Although each of these species is managed differently due to their unique ecology, they are all important in providing recreational opportunities in Maryland through hunting and other wildlife-dependent recreation.

    Waterfowl Hunting Management in North America

    Packed with news, updates, harvest management information and scientific data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) in collaboration with flyway and state waterfowl managers. http://www.flyways.us

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    Volunteers at Deal Islland WMA Impoundment Restoration

    Volunteers Making a Difference

    A project in the Deal Island WMA impoundment is restoring emergent tidal marsh by trapping sediments with fencing. The sites are planted with spartina plugs to stabilize the sediments. Volunteers from Duck’s Unlimited and the Maryland Waterfowler’s Association assisted Wildlife and Heritage staff with planting in early May 2013.


    Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Contest Winner

    Winning entry for 2013-2014: Peaceful Swim by Paul Makuchal


    DNR Partners with the Maryland Wood Duck Initiative (MWDI)

    MWDI's mission is to enhance Maryland’s wood duck population and to generate a greater appreciation of the wetland habitats in which they live by advocating and demonstrating the merits of a “best practices” approach in managed nest programs.