Maryland Hunters Harvest 84,201 Deer for 2024-2025 Season
Statewide harvest 10% higher than the 5-year average
Photo by Jessica Nelson, submitted to the 2018 Maryland DNR Photo Contest.
Maryland deer hunters harvested 84,201 deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, from Sept. 6, 2024 through Feb. 4, 2025.
The statewide harvest reported to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources included 32,148 antlered and 47,271 antlerless white-tailed deer, and 2,143 antlered and 2,639 antlerless sika deer. The harvest was 15.9% higher than the 2023-2024 total of 72,642 deer and 10.4% higher than the 5-year average of 76,272.
“Deer hunters across Maryland enjoyed another year in the field as snow and cooler temperatures made for many successful hunts later in the season,” Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Karina Stonesifer said. “Maryland’s deer population remains healthy and we thank hunters for their assistance in managing the state’s deer population.”
Hunters harvested 9,459 deer on Sundays, comprising 11.2% of the total harvest. Hunting deer on Sunday is only permitted during certain weeks in 20 of Maryland’s 23 counties.
The harvest in deer management Region A (Western Maryland) increased 12.1%, from 9,169 deer last year to 10,275 this year. Hunters in the western counties reported 5,836 antlered and 4,439 antlerless deer.
Hunters in Region B — the remainder of the state — harvested 73,926 deer, up 16.5% from 63,473 deer harvested last year. A total of 28,455 antlered and 45,471 antlerless deer were reported in this region.
Frederick County had the highest reported whitetail harvest again this year, with 6,869 deer reported: a 4.9% increase from last year. Carroll County followed with 5,988 and Garrett County was third with 5,613 deer. Baltimore and Washington counties rounded out the top five with 5,239 and 5,066 deer, respectively.
Maryland Reported Antlered and Antlerless Deer Harvest for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 Hunting Seasons
Antlered
Antlerless
Total
County
2023-24
2024-25
% Change
2023-24
2024-25
% Change
2023-24
2024-25
% Change
Allegany
1,824
1,868
2.4
1,128
1,544
36.9
2,952
3,412
15.6
Anne Arundel
750
898
19.7
974
1,371
40.8
1,724
2,269
31.6
Baltimore
1,899
2,109
11.1
2,651
3,130
18.1
4,550
5,239
15.1
Calvert
584
658
12.7
817
1,062
30.0
1,401
1,720
22.8
Caroline
whitetail
910
878
-3.5
1,666
2,262
35.8
2,576
3,140
21.9
sika
0
2
*
1
2
*
1
4
*
Carroll
2,470
2,368
-4.1
3,259
3,620
11.1
5,729
5,988
4.5
Cecil
1,177
1,325
12.6
1,844
2,260
22.6
3,021
3,585
18.7
Charles
1,050
1,356
29.1
1,383
2,012
45.5
2,433
3,368
38.4
Dorchester
whitetail
739
637
-13.8
1,138
1,278
12.3
1,877
1,915
2.0
sika
1,678
1,840
9.7
1,965
2,319
18.0
3,643
4,159
14.2
Frederick
2,943
3,012
2.3
3,606
3,857
7.0
6,549
6,869
4.9
Garrett
3,152
3,238
2.7
1,956
2,375
21.4
5,108
5,613
9.9
Harford
1,147
1,386
20.8
1,923
2,414
25.5
3,070
3,800
23.8
Howard
795
852
7.2
1,259
1,329
5.6
2,054
2,181
6.2
Kent
1,200
1,220
1.7
1,673
2,284
36.5
2,873
3,504
22.0
Montgomery
1,316
1,379
4.8
2,046
2,085
1.9
3,362
3,464
3.0
Prince George’s
649
755
16.3
778
1,051
35.1
1,427
1,806
26.6
Queen Anne’s
1,028
1,212
17.9
1,789
2,554
42.8
2,817
3,766
33.7
St. Mary’s
869
1,003
15.4
1,116
1,470
31.7
1,985
2,473
24.6
Somerset
whitetail
632
730
15.5
1,058
1,373
29.8
1,690
2,103
24.4
sika
18
26
44.4
15
11
-26.7
33
37
12.1
Talbot
719
745
3.6
1,209
1,557
28.8
1,928
2,302
19.4
Washington
2,273
2,477
9.0
2,145
2,589
20.7
4,418
5,066
14.7
Wicomico
whitetail
921
945
2.6
1,494
1,832
22.6
2,415
2,777
15.0
sika
167
222
32.9
161
227
41.0
328
449
36.9
Worcester
whitetail
978
1,097
12.2
1,599
1,962
22.7
2,577
3,059
18.7
sika
49
53
8.2
52
80
53.8
101
133
31.7
Total
31,937
34,291
7.4
40,705
49,910
22.6
72,642
84,201
15.9
*Small sample size
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