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Hunting on Other Publicly Owned Property
Federal and Local Jurisdiction Properties
Hunting is allowed on some federal property in Maryland, as well as on some
properties owned by local jurisdictions. Though state wildlife regulations
and laws apply throughout Maryland, these other properties restrict public
access by their own authority. Their hours, seasons, hunting devices, bag
limits and other details may differ from state information. For information
about hunting on non-state owned properties, you must contact the
administrative offices of the properties themselves.
Federal
facilities in Maryland include:
Aberdeen Proving Grounds (Harford, 410-278-4124);
Assateague Island National Seashore (Worcester, 410-641-3030);
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Dorchester, 410-228-2692, ext. 120;
410-228-2677);
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (Kent, 410-639-7056);
North Tract-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (Anne Arundel, 410-674-3304);
and
Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (Prince George’s, 301-504-6009).
County facilities
include:
MNCPPC Parks (Montgomery, 301-949-4149);
Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks (Howard, 301-313-1675).
Bloodsworth Island Range - Waterfowl Hunting Permits
Bloodsworth Island Range (BIR) is an active military bombing
range located in Dorchester County, MD. There are ten waterfowl hunting
licensed sites located within the BIR. These sites are available to the
public on a first-come, first-served basis. Permit procedures and
information are available online at:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/bloodsworth_permit.pdf or by
calling 410-260-8540. Warning: Because of the threat of unexploded
ordnance hunters must adhere to special restrictions at all times.
C & O Canal National Historical Park
Hunters, during designated state hunting seasons, with firearms unloaded,
traditional bows unstrung, compound bows unnocked, crossbows uncocked, and
dogs leashed, may cross the C & O Canal National Historical Park lands by
the most direct route only at designated locations. Hunters may also
transport legally taken and properly tagged game across park property at the
same designated locations. A listing of these designated locations is
published annually in the Park’s Compendium and may be obtained by
contacting the C & O Canal National Historic Park at these numbers:
Sharpsburg, 301-739-4200; Potomac, 301-413-0720; Hancock, 301-678-5463;
Oldtown, 301-478-5519; Cumberland, 301-722-8226.78-5463; Oldtown, 301-478-5519; Cumberland,
301-722-8226.
Monocacy National
Battlefield-Frederick County
Existing National Park Service (NPS) regulations prohibit hunting and
trapping on identified NPS properties. The NPS has informed the State of
Maryland that this regulation will be enforced for that portion of the
Monocacy River lying within the boundaries of the Monocacy National
Battlefield in Frederick County. Hunters may legally traverse the Monocacy
River within the boundaries of the park with unloaded and cased firearms
only. The boundaries of the park will be marked on both shores by green and
white signs.
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