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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".25" citation="COMAR 08.03.04.25" title_num="08" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="04" heading="Killing Wounded Deer After Legal Shooting Hours.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A hunter who wounds a deer during legal shooting hours may pursue and kill the deer after legal shooting hours subject to the following restrictions:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The pursuit and killing of the deer must occur within 24 hours of the end of legal shooting hours on the day the deer was wounded;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>No person other than the hunter or a tracking dog handler may carry a firearm or bow of any description while pursuing a wounded deer after legal shooting hours;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>No person other than the hunter or a tracking dog handler may kill a wounded deer that is pursued after legal shooting hours;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The hunter or tracking dog handler shall use only the means authorized for the applicable hunting season or permit to pursue and kill the deer; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>No additional hunting or pursuit of unwounded game is permitted after legal shooting hours.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except as provided for in this subtitle, the act of pursuing and killing a wounded deer constitutes hunting as defined by Natural Resources Article, §10-101(k)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, and is subject to all applicable laws, regulations, and conditions.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A hunter who pursues a wounded deer after legal shooting hours may use an artificial light including a spotlight, flashlight, headlamp, or other lighting device to cast a ray on the deer while in pursuit or while killing the animal.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Motorized vehicles may not be used to pursue a wounded deer during or after legal shooting hours.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If a hunter believes a deer will need to be killed after legal shooting hours, the hunter shall notify the Natural Resources Police by calling the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Communication Center 24-Hour Emergency telephone number prior to initiating or continuing the pursuit after legal shooting hours and once the pursuit has concluded. The hunter shall provide the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The address and general location of where the deer was wounded;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The name, address, telephone number, and DNRid number of the hunter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The name and, if known, the telephone number of the landowner where the deer was wounded;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The direction in which the wounded deer was traveling; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The status of the pursuit when it concluded.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>This subtitle does not authorize a hunter to trespass onto the property of another in pursuit of a wounded deer.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Recovered deer must be tagged and reported in accordance with COMAR 08.03.04.03.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>