Region B: White-tailed Deer Bow Seasons & Bag Limits

2 antlerless deer must be taken before a second antlered deer can be taken. 
A Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp is required to take a second antlered deer.

Open season

Antlered or Antlerless

Total Bag Limit:
2 Antlered
10 Antlerless

* Unlimited Antlerless in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties

Sep 15 - Oct 15
Oct 20 - Nov 28
Dec 15 - Dec 19
Jan 5 - Jan 8
Jan 12- Jan 31

Special Regulation for Oct 20 – 25, 2008 & Nov 15, 2008
(1) Bowhunters must wear fluorescent orange; (2) Any deer taken with a bow on these dates must count towards the Bow Season Bag Limits.

Crossbows are legal for all hunters during the Oct. 1 – 15, 2008 and Jan 15 - 31, 2009 segments of the Deer Bow Season.

Crossbows are also legal for use in the ‘Suburban Deer Archery Zone’ from Sept 15, 2008 - Jan 31, 2009.  This zone includes Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.

Sunday Deer Hunting:  In Dorchester, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Washington, Wicomico and Worcester counties on private land only – Deer Bow Season is open on Sundays October 12, October 19, October 26, November 2, and November 9, 2008. 

Deer Bow Season is open on Sunday, November 2, 2008 in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot counties on private land only.

Region B Suburban Deer Archery Zone - Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties:  During the Bow Season, bow hunters may use a crossbow for the entire bow season and take an unlimited number of antlerless deer within Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. The Bow Season antlerless bag limit for all other Region B counties is 10. All antlerless deer taken with a bow in the Bow Hunting Suburban Zone will 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 Sports License Agent.

Region B: White-tailed Deer Firearms Junior Hunt Seasons & Bag Limits

Open Season

Antlered or Antlerless
(No more than 3 deer may be taken
on this day and no more than 1 may be antlered)

Total bag Limit:

3 deer

 No more than 1 Antlered

Junior Hunt*
Nov 15

 * 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 B: White-tailed Deer Firearms Seasons & Bag Limits

2 antlerless deer must be taken before a second antlered deer can be taken.
A Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp is required to take a second antlered deer.

Open Season

Nov 29 - Dec 13
Jan 9 – Jan 10

Antlered or Antlerless

Total Bag Limit:
2 Antlered
10 Antlerless

Sunday Deer Hunting:  Deer Firearms Season is open on Sunday, Nov 30, 2008 in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on private land only.