Nontoxic Shot and Unlawful Shot
Non-toxic shot is required for hunting waterfowl and coots. Hunters may not use or possess nontoxic shot larger than size number T (0.20 inches in diameter) or use or possess any lead shot while hunting waterfowl and coots. The shot approved as non-toxic by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (50 CFR 20) is steel, bismuth, bismuth-tin, tungsten-iron-nickel-tin (TINT), tungsten-nickel-iron (Hevi-shot), tungsten-iron, tungsten-bronze-iron, tungsten-tin-bismuth, tungsten-polymer, tungsten-matrix, tin and copper-plated, nickel-plated or zinc-plated steel shot for which the plating represents less than 1% of the shot’s weight. Lead shot plated with copper, nickel, or other material does not qualify.

Note: any non-toxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be legal to possess and use in Maryland.

Daily Bag Limit
You may take, in any one day, only the bag limit prescribed for each species.

Field Possession Limit
You may possess no more than one daily bag limit while in the field or returning from the field to your vehicle, hunting camp, or home.

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Hunter Education and Safety Requirement
To purchase a hunting license or hunt in Maryland, state law requires:

• Presentation of a Certificate of Competency in Firearms and Hunting Safety (required for junior licenses), or
• Certification that you held a hunting license issued prior to July 1, 1977, or
• Certification that you hunted on private property prior to July 1, 1977, and were legally exempt from purchasing a hunting license, or
• Certification that you are purchasing a nonresident license and will only hunt waterfowl.

Note: RESIDENT Junior Hunters (under 16 years of age) will be entitled to a one-time FREE annual hunting license, bow stamp, and muzzleloader stamp (available at DNR Licensing and Registration Service Centers only) upon successful completion of a Hunter Safety and Education course.

Full Season Hunting License
Allows you to hunt or trap all legal game birds and mammals in season without the need for additional stamps, except: (1) deer during bow season; (2) deer during muzzleloader season; and (3) migratory game birds. A Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp may also be used with these licenses.

Resident Regular Hunting License...$24.50
(Age 16 to 64)

Resident Junior Hunting License...$10.50
(Under 16 years of age, written permission from parent or guardian required)

Resident Senior Hunting License...$5.00
(Age 65 and above, may purchase in the calendar year in which a resident attains the age of 65.)

Holders of Senior Lifetime Consolidated Licenses
This license type has been eliminated, but persons who already have this license are “grandfathered” and do not need to purchase the Senior Hunting License, Bow or Muzzleloader Stamps. However, they must buy a Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp to hunt a bonus antlered deer or a Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp to hunt migratory game birds.

Nonresident Hunting License...$130.00
(Age 16 and above)

Nonresident Junior Hunting License...$65.00
(Under 16 years of age, written permission from parent or guardian required)
Nonresidents of Maryland must present a valid driver’s license or voter’s card, or resident hunting license to establish residency.

Short Term License

Nonresident 3-Day Waterfowl and Small Game License...$45.00
Allows nonresidents of Maryland to hunt all legal game, except deer and turkey, for 3 consecutive legal hunting days. Migratory Game Bird Stamp required to hunt migratory game birds.

Stamps (Required)
Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp…$9.00
This stamp is required for all migratory game bird hunters (doves, rails, coots, snipe, woodcock and waterfowl), including persons not required to have a hunting license and holders of senior hunting licenses. Migratory game bird hunters are no longer required to sign and attach the Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp to their license. Hunters must now possess the printed receipt showing proof of purchase of the Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp while hunting migratory game birds. The Harvest Information Program (HIP) permit is issued in conjunction with the Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp. Hunters are still required to sign and attach the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp to their license.

Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp…$15.00
This stamp is required for all waterfowl hunters, including those who are not required to purchase a hunting license, except those under the age of 16. After purchase, sign stamp and attach to license.

Dressing
The head or one fully feathered wing must remain attached to all birds while being transported. Never completely field dress any migratory game bird (except dove) before transporting the birds from the field.

Tagging
If you are giving, putting or leaving migratory game birds at any place or in the possession of another person, you must tag each bird with the following information: (a) hunter’s signature, (b) hunter’s address, (c) total number and species of birds killed, and (d) dates the birds were killed. Tagging is required even if someone else is transporting the bird for you or the bird has been left for cleaning, storage (including temporary storage), shipment or taxidermy services.

Shipment
Tagged migratory game birds may not be shipped unless the package is marked on the outside with the following information: (a) name and address of the person sending the bird, (b) name and address of the person to whom the bird is being sent, and (c) number of birds, by species, contained in the package.

Daily Bag Limit
You may take, in any one day, only the bag limit prescribed for each species.

Field Possession Limit
You may possess no more than one daily bag limit while in the field or returning from the field to your vehicle, hunting camp, or home.

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