Maryland Game Birds
Migratory Game Birds
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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DNR Invites Waterfowl Artists to Enter
39th Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest

Wilhelm J. Goebel's winning 2012-2013 painting, Elegant Pair
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.
Quick Links
- Maryland Waterfowl
- Webless Migratory Game Birds
- Eastern Wild Turkey
- Quail & Pheasant
- Ruffed Grouse
- Guide to Hunting & Trapping in Maryland
- 2012-2013 Late Waterfowl Hunting Season Proposals
- 2012-2013 Public Dove Fields
- 2012-2013 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Season Pamphlet
- Canada Goose Hunting Zones Map
- Hunting Seasons Calendar
- Disabled Hunter Access
- Hunter Education Classes
- Wildlife Management Areas
- Harvest Information Program (HIP)
- The Migratory Game Bird Regulation Process
- Stamps Needed to Hunt Migratory Game Birds
- Game Bird Diseases Alerts
- Bowhunter Survey
- Maryland Game Program
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