Waterfowl in Maryland

Welcome to Maryland Waterfowl Hunting

Maryland's history and tradition of waterfowl hunting is as rich as any in the nation. No article on the early days of waterfowling is complete without mention of the Chesapeake region and places such as the Susquehanna Flats. In fact, Maryland's General Assembly passed the first state law concerning waterfowl hunting in 1833.

News

• Canada Goose Hunting Season Opens
• 2012-2013 Late Waterfowl Hunting Seasons & Bag Limits
• 2012-2013 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Season Pamphlet
• Licensed Shoreline and Offshore Blind Site Maps
• Harvest Distribution and Derivation of Atlantic Flyway Canada Geese
  Jon D. Klimstra, Paul I. Padding, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory Bird Management
  (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat)
• Population and Productivity Surveys of Greater Snow Geese in 2012
  A Preliminary Report to the USFWS and the Atlantic Flyway Technical Section
  (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat)
• 2012 Breeding Pair Survey for Atlantic Population Canada Geese in Northern Quebec
  (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat)
• 2012 Atlantic Flyway Breeding Waterfowl Plot Survey
  Breeding Pair and Population Size Estimates Report
  (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat)
• US Fish & Wildlife Service
  Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, 1955-2012
  (Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat)
• Waterfowl Breeding Habitat Conditions Map 2006-2012
  The maps in the file depict waterfowl breeding habitat conditions in the areas surveyed from US FWS fixed-wing aircraft. Conditions represent the assessments of USFWS pilot-biologists who flew the spring surveys.
• NWHC Plan for Avian Influenza Surveillance of Wild Birds
  USGS National Wildlife Health Center Wildlife Health Bulletin 2012-03
• Federal Regulations - Hunting of Migratory Game Birds
• 2012 Light Goose Conservation Order Season