December 29th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Maryland hunters reported harvesting almost 28,000 deer during the two-week firearm season from Nov. 29 through Dec. 13.  The firearms season harvest was off 10% from last year’s official count of 30,833 deer but only 3% lower than the five-year average.  Hunters reported taking 10,938 antlered deer during the two-week season, a 6.6% decrease compared to last year’s total.  The deer harvest fluctuates from year to year due to a variety of factors such as weather, natural food availability, diseases, hunter effort, and overall deer population size.