Maryland is one of those states that the DNR and the guys who really know the game do not make the laws. In MD the laws are made by politicians and special interest groups. You would be suprised how much influence the insurance industry has on deer limits to prevent deer accidents with cars.

I have been hunting an area in MD(just east of Cumberland) for 40 years. I have also spent a lot of time in the Savage Mountain area.

The area just east of Cumberland has been feast or famine for deer and turkeys for the past 40 years. The past 6 or so years have been slow. But the deer herds are finally coming back. So I would expect the limits to go up from the DNR. And I am not talking about hunting in State lands. I am talking about 2,000 private acres that are about 75% farmlands and 25% forest. I have actually seen over 150 deer in a winter wheat field in this area in the early 90's. And the field was only about 20 acres.

As far as Savage Mountain is concerned. There is a bear behind every tree in that area. But the "bear huggers" won't let you hunt bear. It has been a few years since I have been there, so that may have changed. But the point is the laws in MD are politically motivated, more than most states. Tom.