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| Fall Hunting is Underway in Maryland!November means deer hunting – Maryland’s 2026 Junior Deer Hunt opens November 14 and Maryland’s two-week firearms season begins Nov. 28. Also this month, Maryland offers the first of two special waterfowl hunting day for youth, veterans, and military personnel on Nov. 7, and rabbit season opens Nov. 8.Regulations, seasons, and bag limits can be found in the online Hunting and Trapping Guide for 2026-27.Visit MD Outdoors to purchase your 2026-27 hunting license.Also, you can still order our Limited Edition MD250 Hard Card, only available this year. |
This durable, waterproof card for your fishing, hunting, and boating licenses honors the state’s wildlife and outdoor history.The artwork on the card is a relic of Maryland’s past. It served as the frontispiece for Maryland Conservationist magazine, published by a predecessor agency of DNR, between 1924 and 1947. Read more about the MD250 hard card license. |
‘Outdoors Maryland’ Debuts New Season on MPT

Maryland Public Television’s award-winning original series Outdoors Maryland returns for its 38th season on Tuesday, November 10 with the first of two new fall episodes. Produced in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Outdoors Maryland continues to captivate viewers with memorable stories and compelling photography.
This season offers a rare glimpse DNR biologists surveying black bears in Western Maryland, conservationists working to restore the blackbanded sunfish to our waters, important Black history hidden in the woods of the new Freedman’s State Park, and miuch more.
Outdoors Maryland airs on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. on MPT and online at mpt.org/livestream, with encore broadcasts on Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. Episodes are available to watch
This durable, waterproof card for your fishing, hunting, and boating licenses honors the state’s wildlife and outdoor history.The artwork on the card is a relic of Maryland’s past. It served as the frontispiece for Maryland Conservationist magazine, published by a predecessor agency of DNR, between 1924 and 1947.