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STATE OF MARYLAND 
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
2007-08
HUNTING LICENSE PRICE LIST
PRICES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2007-2008
Licenses, Valid - August 2, 2007 through July 31, 2008
All persons under 16 years of age require written permission from Parent or Guardian to obtain a license

Photo or State I.D. required to establish state residency.

MARYLAND RESIDENTS HUNTING LICENSES

  • Regular Basic - 16 through 64 years of age.......................$24.50

    • Residents 16 through 64 to hunt all legal species excluding
      deer and waterfowl.
  • Senior Annual - 65 years of age or over ..........................$5.00
    • Residents 65 years of age or older to hunt all legal species.
  • Junior Basic - under 16 years of age..................................$10.50
    • Residents under the age of 16 to hunt all legal species
      excluding deer and waterfowl. Written permission from
      parent or guardian required.

MARYLAND NON-RESIDENTS HUNTING LICENSES

  • Basic -  Delaware...............................................................$130.00
    • Nonresidents of any age to hunt all legal species including
      deer during firearm season but excluding bow and 
      muzzleloader season and excluding waterfowl.
  • Basic - Pennsylvania..........................................................$130.00
    • Nonresidents of any age to hunt all legal species including
      deer during firearm season but excluding bow and 
      muzzleloader season and excluding waterfowl.
  • Basic - Virginia...................................................................$130.00
    • Nonresidents of any age to hunt all legal species including
      deer during firearm season but excluding bow and 
      muzzleloader season and excluding waterfowl
      .
  • Basic - West Virginia..........................................................$130.00
    • Nonresidents of any age to hunt all legal species including
      deer during firearm season but excluding bow and 
      muzzleloader season and excluding waterfowl.
  • Basic - All Other States .....................................................$130.00
    • Nonresidents of any age to hunt all legal species including
      deer during firearm season but excluding bow and 
      muzzleloader season and excluding waterfowl
      .
  • 3-Day..................................................................................$45.00
    • Nonresidents of any age to hunt small game and waterfowl
      excluding deer and turkey
      .

MARYLAND MISCELLANEOUS HUNTING LICENSES

  • Regulated Shooting Area .....................................................$6.00
    • Special License (effective July 1 through June 30)
      Resident and non-resident to hunt propagated wildlife on a 
      State permitted regulated shooting area. Not required of the
      holder of a Maryland resident or nonresident hunting
      license.
  • Maryland Migratory Waterfowl Stamp..................................$9.00
    • Information Program Permit (effective August 1 through July 31)
      Residents and nonresidents to hunt all legal migratory birds.
      Required of all hunters licensed or unlicensed.
  • Deer Stamp - Bow or Muzzleloader Season...........$6.00 Resident
                                                                           $25.00 Non-Resident
    • Bow
      To hunt deer during bow season with any resident basic or
      nonresident license.
      Muzzleloader
      To hunt deer during muzzleloader season with any resident
      basic or nonresident license.
  • Resident Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp ................................$10.00
    • Resident to hunt bonus deer during any of the deer seasons. 
      A separate stamp is required for each season.
  • DNR Managed Hunt Permit ................................$35.00
    • Resident to hunt on managed deer hunt areas. 
  • Nonresident Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp............................$25.00
    • Nonresident to hunt a bonus deer during any of the deer
      seasons. A separate stamp is required for each season.

MARYLAND MANDATORY HUNTER SAFETY TRAINING

No person, regardless of age, may obtain a hunting license or hunt in Maryland unless he/she has been issued a Certificate of Competency in firearms and hunter safety, or has produced a hunting license issued prior to July 1 , 1977, or can sign an affidavit that he/she held a hunting license prior to July 1, 1977. This requirement does not apply to those persons presently exempt from obtaining a license or to those nonresidents who hunt only waterfowl.

NOTE: Eastern Marine makes every attempt to update the above regulations.
Please check the DNR link below for the latest official guidelines.


MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES:
1-877-620-8DNR (367) (Toll Free in Maryland)
internet address: www.dnr.state.md.us