# COMAR Title 08 — Department of Natural Resources

## Subtitle 03 — Wildlife

### Chapter 03 — Open Seasons, Bag Limits for Game Birds and Game Animals

#### Regulation .08 Sika Deer.

*COMAR 08.03.03.08*

Season Dates, Subject to Regulation .01D of This Chapter
            Season Bag Limits
          
        
        
          
            A. Archery Season.
          
          
            Statewide.
            September 6, 2024 — October 16, 2024October 20, 2024 (Sunday counties only)October 21, 2024 — November 29, 2024December 16, 2024 — December 20, 2024January 5, 2025 (Sunday counties only)January 6, 2025 — January 9, 2025January 13, 2025 — January 31, 2025February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2025 — February 4, 2025 (use of primitive weapons only, subject to §E of this regulation)September 5, 2025 — October 15, 2025October 19, 2025 (Sunday counties only)October 20, 2025 - November 28, 2025December 15, 2025 - December 19, 2025January 4, 2026 (Sunday counties only)January 5, 2026 — January 8, 2026January 12, 2026 — January 31, 2026February 2, 2026 — February 4, 2026 (use of primitive weapons only, subject to §E of this regulation)
            3 deerNot more than 1 antlered.
          
          
            B. Muzzleloader Season.
          
          
            (1) Region B as Defined in Regulation .06A of This Chapter.
          
          
            Antlerless.
            October 21, 2024 — October 26, 2024October 20, 2025 — October 25, 2025
            3 deerNot more than 1 antlered.
          
          
            (2) Statewide.
          
          
            Antlered or Antlerless.
            October 17, 2024 — October 19, 2024December 21, 2024 — January 4, 2025February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2025 — February 4, 2025 (use of primitive weapons only, subject to §E of this regulation)October 16, 2025 — October 18, 2025December 20, 2025 — January 3, 2026February 2, 2026 — February 4, 2026 (use of primitive weapons only, subject to §E of this regulation)
          
          
            C. Firearms Season.
          
          
            Statewide.
            November 30, 2024 — December 14, 2024January 10, 2025 — January 11, 2025January 12, 2025 (Sunday counties only)November 29, 2025 — December 13, 2025January 9, 2026 — January 10, 2026January 11, 2026 (Sunday counties only)
            3 deerNot more than 1 antlered.
          
          
            D. Junior Deer Hunt.
          
          
            Statewide.
            November 16, 2024November 17, 2024 (Sunday counties only)November 15, 2025November 16, 2025 (Sunday counties only)
            1 antlered or1 antlerless

E. Use of Primitive Weapons During February Dates.

  (1) A hunter may only use a primitive weapon as defined in COMAR 08.03.01.01B(29) and in accordance with COMAR 08.03.04.05I.

  (2) Hunters may not harvest more than one antlered deer per day within the prescribed bag limit.

  (3) A deer taken with a primitive weapon shall count towards the respective bow or muzzleloader season's bag limits, except in Region A, as defined in Regulation .06A of this chapter, in which one additional antlerless deer may be taken.