Md. Code Regs. 08.03.03.05

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 08.03.03.05 - Fur-Bearing Mammals

Species	Open Season, subject to COMAR 08.03.03.01D	Location	Bag Limits	Possession Limit
A. Beaver.
(1) In General.	December 15, 2024 - March 15, 2025 December 15, 2025 - March 15, 2026	In all counties, except Garrett and Allegany counties	No limit	No limit
(2) Allegany and Garrett Counties.	December 1, 2024 - March 15, 2025 December 1, 2025 - March 15, 2026	In Allegany and Garrett counties	No limit	No limit
B. Bobcat.	Closed season	In all counties	0	0
C. Coyote.
(1) Firearms, Archery, and Airgun Hunting.	August 1 - July 31 (May be hunted day and night)	In all counties	No limit	No limit
(2) Trapping.	November 1, 2024 - February 15, 2025 November 1, 2025 - February 15, 2026	In that portion of the State west of the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River	No limit	No limit
(2) Trapping.	November 15, 2024 - February 28, 2025 November 15, 2025 - February 28, 2026	In that portion of the State east of the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River	No limit	No limit
D. Fisher.	November 1, 2024 - February 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026	In all counties	2 per day	2 per season
E. Fox (Red and Gray) - Firearms, Archery, and Airgun Hunting, and Trapping.	November 1, 2024 - February 15, 2025 November 1, 2025 - February 15, 2026	In Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, and Washington counties	No limit	No limit
	November 15, 2024 - February 28, 2025 November 15, 2025 - February 28, 2026	In Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties	No limit	No limit
	August 1 - July 31	In Charles and Dorchester counties	No limit	No limit
F. Muskrat and Mink - Trapping Only.	November 15, 2024 - February 15, 2025 November 15, 2025 - February 15, 2026	In Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, and Washington counties	No limit	No limit
	December 15, 2024 - March 15, 2025 December 15, 2025 - March 15, 2026	In Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, and Worcester counties	No limit	No limit
	January 1, 2025 - March 15, 2025 January 1, 2026 - March 15, 2026	In Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, Talbot, and Wicomico counties	No limit	No limit
G. Nutria.	August 1 - July 31	In all counties	No limit	No limit
H. Otter - Trapping Only.
(1) In General.	December 15, 2024 - March 15, 2025 December 15, 2025 - March 15, 2026	In Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington counties	2 per day	2 per season
(1) In General.		In all other counties, except Allegany and Garrett counties	10 per day	10 per season
(2) Allegany and Garrett Counties.	December 1, 2024 - March 15, 2025 December 1, 2025 - March 15, 2026	In Allegany and Garrett counties	1 per day	1 per season
I. Raccoon and Opossum.
(1) Chasing - No Kill.	August 1, 2024 - October 14, 2024 March 16, 2025 - July 31, 2025 August 1, 2025 - October 14, 2025 March 16, 2026 - July 31, 2026	In all counties
(2) Firearms, Archery, Airgun, and Dog Hunting.	October 15, 2024 - March 15, 2025 October 15, 2025 - March 15, 2026 (May be hunted day and night)	In all counties	No limit	No limit
(3) Trapping.	November 1, 2024 - March 15, 2025 November 1, 2025 - March 15, 2026	In that portion of the State west of the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River	No limit	No limit
	November 15, 2024 - March 15, 2025 November 15, 2025 - March 15, 2026	In that portion of the State east of the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River	No limit	No limit
J. Skunk.
(1) Firearms, Archery, and Airgun Hunting.	November 1, 2024 - March 15, 2025 November 1, 2025 - March 15, 2026	In all counties	No limit	No limit
(2) Trapping.	November 1, 2024 - March 15, 2025 November 1, 2025 - March 15, 2026	In all counties	No limit	No limit
K. Long-Tailed Weasel - Trapping.	November 1, 2024 - February 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026	In that portion of the State west of the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River	No limit	No limit
K. Long-Tailed Weasel - Trapping.	November 15, 2024 - February 15, 2025 November 15, 2025 - February 15, 2026	In that portion of the State east of the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River	No limit	No limit

L. On lands owned or controlled by the Department in Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, only leaseholders or their appointees may hunt or trap furbearers between November 15 and March 15.

Regulations .05 were previously codified as Regulation .13A-E, G, respectively, under COMAR 08.03.01 Wildlife Conservation. This recodification was effective June 3, 1985 (12:11 Md. R. 1047)
Regulations .05 amended effective June 3, 1985 (12:11 Md. R. 1047); July 29, 1985 (12:15 Md. R. 1512); June 26, 1989 (16:12 Md. R. 1333)
Regulation .05A amended effective May 18, 1987 (14:10 Md. R. 1170); September 19, 1988 (15:19 Md. R. 2245); July 23, 1990 (17:14 Md. R. 1756)
Regulation .05A-1 amended effective July 23, 1990 (17:14 Md. R. 1756)
Regulation .05B amended effective September 19, 1988 (15:19 Md. R. 2245); July 23, 1990 (17:14 Md. R. 1756)
Regulation .05C amended as an emergency provision effective December 2, 1985 (12:25 Md. R. 2467); emergency status expired March 31, 1986
Regulation .05C amended effective June 30, 1986 (13:13 Md. R. 1488); September 19, 1988 (15:19 Md. R. 2245)
Regulation .05D amended effective June 30, 1986 (13:13 Md. R. 1488); July 23, 1990 (17:14 Md. R. 1756)
Regulation .05E amended effective November 3, 1986 (13:22 Md. R. 2395)
Regulation .05F amended effective September 19, 1988 (15:19 Md. R. 2245)
Regulation .05G amended effective May 18, 1987 (14:10 Md. R. 1170); July 23, 1990 (17:14 Md. R. 1756)
Regulations Regulation .05 repealed and new .05 effective September 2, 1991 (18:17 Md. R. 1917)
Regulation .05 amended effective August 31, 1992 (19:17 Md. R. 1606); November 9, 1992 (19:22 Md. R. 1988); August 16, 1993 (20:16 Md. R. 1276); August 15, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1381); August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1317)
Regulation .05 amended as an emergency provision effective July 19, 1996 (23:16 Md. R. 1166); amended permanently effective January 13, 1997 (24:1 Md. R. 28)
Regulation .05B, C amended effective October 6, 1997 (24:20 Md. R. 1402)
Regulation .05C amended as an emergency provision effective March 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 528); emergency status expired May 10, 1994
Regulations .05 and C-1 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 27, 1996 (23:6 Md. R. 469); emergency status expired August 27, 1996
Regulation .05G adopted as an emergency provision effective September 6, 1991 (18:19 Md. R. 2094); adopted permanently effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2749)
Regulation .05J adopted effective June 3, 1996 (23:11 Md. R. 809)
Regulations Regulation .05 repealed and new .05 as an emergency provision effective August 14, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1430); adopted permanently effective November 2, 1998 (25:22 Md. R. 1651)
Regulation .05 amended effective July 26, 1999 (26:15 Md. R. 1147); August 21, 2000 (27:16 Md. R. 1521)
Regulations .05 adopted effective August 19, 2002 (29:16 Md. R. 1287)
Regulation .05D, J amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 24); November 10, 2003 (30:22 Md. R. 1578)
Regulations Regulation .05 repealed and new .05 effective August 30, 2004 (31:17 Md. R. 1311)
Regulations Regulation .05 repealed and new .05 effective July 17, 2006 (33:14 Md. R. 1162)
Regulations Regulation .05 repealed and new .05 effective July 17, 2008 (35:14 Md. R. 1245)
Regulations Regulation .05 repealed and new .05 effective 41:16 Md. R. 944, eff.8/18/2014 ; adopted effective 43:16 Md. R. 899, eff. 8/15/2016; amended effective 44:18 Md. R. 864, eff. 9/11/2017; amended effective 45:16 Md. R. 774, eff. 8/13/2018; amended effective 47:16 Md. R. 737, eff. 8/10/2020; amended effective 49:16 Md. R.758, eff. 8/8/2022; adopted effective 51:20 Md. R. 898, eff. 10/14/2024.