The current season and bag limits for Maryland can be found at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources website by clicking here.

A summary of the regulations for our region are as follows;

Early Resident Goose Season (Western Zone)

September 1 - September 24
8 bird daily limit per hunter
Unplugged guns allowed, shooting hours extended to 1/2 hour past sunset

Late Goose Season(s)
November 16 - November 25
December 15 - March 3
5 bird daily limit per hunter

Duck Season(s), except Black Ducks
October 15 - October 22
November 12 - November 25
December 13 - January 28
6 duck daily bag limit
The 6-duck limit (including mergansers) shall consist of no more than 5 long-tailed ducks, 4 scoters, 4 mallards (max. 2 hen mallards), 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 2 hooded mergansers, 2 pintails, 1 canvasback, 1 fulvous tree duck, 1 mottled duck, and 1 black duck (during black duck season). All other species of ducks (except harlequin ducks) may be taken up to the 6-duck limit. There is no open season for harlequin ducks. In addition to the duck bag limit, hunters may take 15 coots per day.

Black Duck Season(s)
November 12 - November 25
December 13 - January 28
Limit is one black duck per day