Season Yields 73 Birds Hunters reported taking 73 wild turkeys during Maryland’s 2019 winter turkey season, which was open January 17-19 statewide. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, turkeys were harvested in 22 of the 23 counties, with Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties reporting the highest numbers. Adult males, or gobblers, comprised 56 […]
Fall Turkey Season Opens in Western Maryland
Hunting Available in Allegany, Garrett and Washington Counties The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced today that the fall turkey hunting season will open Oct. 27 and continue through Nov. 4 in Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties with a bag limit of one turkey per hunter. The fall season was extended to include an additional […]
Hunters Get another Chance to Bag a Wild Turkey
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering another opportunity for hunters this winter. Winter turkey hunting season runs January 18-20 statewide, giving hunters that did not bag a turkey in the fall another chance. The department established the winter season in 2015 in an effort to increase turkey hunting opportunities while minimizing conflicts with […]
Fall Turkey Season Opens in Western Maryland
Hunters Encouraged to Wear Fluorescent Orange The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced today that the fall turkey hunting season will open October 28 and continue through November 4 in Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties, with a bag limit of one turkey per hunter. The 2017 Wild Turkey Observation Survey Summary shows turkey reproduction in […]
Statewide Spring Turkey Hunting Takes Off April 18
Youths Offered Preseason Hunting Weekend The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites young hunters to kick off the spring turkey season with a statewide Junior Turkey Hunt Day April 15. The regular spring turkey season for all hunters will run from April 18 through May 23 statewide. “Wild turkeys are generally abundant throughout most of […]
Winter Turkey Hunting Season to Open
Turkeys Can be Harvested Statewide January 19-21 Maryland’s winter turkey hunting season will be open January 19-21 statewide, allowing hunters that didn’t bag a turkey in the fall another opportunity. The season was established in 2015 to provide hunters an opportunity to harvest turkeys outside the traditional spring season. “Our state’s turkey population is healthy […]
Fall Turkey Season Opens in Western Maryland
Hunting Limited to Allegany, Garrett and Washington Counties The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced today that the Fall Turkey Hunting Season will open October 29 and continue through November 5 in Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties with a bag limit of one turkey per hunter. The 2016 Wild Turkey Observation Survey Summary shows reproduction […]
Poultry Must be Tested or Certified Healthy
State Agriculture Department Prohibits Poultry Exhibits at Fairs & Shows To do everything possible to mitigate the risk of High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) from infecting Maryland poultry flocks, the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) will prohibit poultry exhibitions at all fairs and show after Aug. 25. MDA has also issued a quarantine order requiring […]
Hunters Report Record Spring Turkey Harvest
Maryland Hunters Report Record Spring Turkey Harvest Hunters reported harvesting a total of 3,767 wild turkeys during the 2015 regular spring and junior hunt turkey seasons that ended on May 23. This year’s harvest is 13 percent higher than the 2013 record-setting harvest of 3,344, and well above the 10-year average of 3,045. The sharp […]