RE: Maryland Bowhunters - Public Land
Pressure is not bad. You have to check in and out of the area you want to hunt, and they have quotas. But in the past the only day you might have problems getting in the area you want is the opening day of shotgun. Even then, you can assure yourself a spot by preregisteringon Sunday before Maryland's shotgun opener. In fact, I've registered as late as Wednesday and still got the area I wanted, and never had much problems running into many people. If you bowhunt or hunt other gun days, you shouldn't have any problems at all, and during the week sometimes you might have a whole area to yourself. Many areas are 500 acres plus in size. Take the BW parkway to exit 32 east, and make a right on Bald Eagle drive just before you hit route 198 (at the ballfield).
There is a $40 charge for all weapons,you have to have a hunter's safety card and also qualify. If you don't, you just get back in line until you do. The next gun qualification is this Sunday (muzz, 2 out of 3 in paper plate at 40 yards, shotgun 3 out of 5). Bow qualifications are on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 till dark and Saturdays, I believe 10 until 2 at 3D deer targets, 3 out of 5 in kill zones (one in each of three deer), and they are usually 23, 17 and 15 yards. You're only allowed 3 deer total and only one buck total and it has to have 6 or more points. But thatrestriction means there are a bunch of nice bucks in there running around.
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