Lefty26

Details for the bear hunt lottery have been posted on the DNR website. You can apply for permits from 9/7-9/21 and the drawing will be held 9/22. Here is the link to the story.

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/dnrnews/p...04/090704.html

Glen In Marland

Does anyone have acess to good private land to hunt on for bear?

Lefty26

Currently I dont have any access, I do however have some good leads that I'm hoping will pan out.

mossy33oak

I hope you remember your good old huntin buddy mossy33JOKE if you get one of these spots lol

Lefty26

I think getting drawn for tags will be much harder than finding land.

BOWHUNTERCOP

Im from New Jersey, and the way they do the permit for bear here is a better system then in your state. Here if more then 10,000 people apply, then they have a lottery, if less then 10,000 then we all get a permit, after you take a 3 or 4 hour seminar class. There is no special treatment for those on private land like in your state, and I think thats just wrong to give private land hunters speacial treatment. Do they pay more for a license then you do, or do you both pay the same? To me thats bias, what is the state of Marylands reason for allowing private land hunters more permits then public land hunters? Wish you all the very best of luck & be safe.

Lefty26

I think the reason they are giving more permits for private land is because thats where our bear problem lies. The public tracts in that portion of the state are very large forests, where bear vs. human encounters are low. The season is only targeting 30 bears, only 200 permits will be issued, that is why it will be hard to get a permit with such a limited drawing.

Robb92

I just applied online, fingers crossed I will get drawn good luck to all who apply!! Its a lot different ehre than in washington state where you can buy a tga over the counter with out a lottery system.