"Legal" Hunting Zones

d33rhunt3r · Dec 12, 2015

I reside in Montgomery County with a large amount of private land. For the 2nd week in a row one of my family members has been yelled at by a person on another street stating they cannot hunt in that location. Mind you this person does not live on the same street, nor is there an established dwelling within the 150 yard limit. The person yelling is from a street that is at least 400 yards away from the tree stand. There are power lines that pass through my property and from what we know, south of the power lines is no shoot, and north of the lines is good to go, which is where the stand is.

Is there a map or guide somewhere that shows these "shooting lines" between legal and illegal? I can't seem to find anything. Is this something I should contact DNR about?

Park ranger · Dec 12, 2015

Contact Natural Resources Police. I don't think you will find a map giving you what you want on private property.

d33rhunt3r · Dec 12, 2015

Park ranger said:
Contact Natural Resources Police. I don't think you will find a map giving you what you want on private property.

I was hoping there would be since I found a Frederick County Shotgun Deer zone.

rpker · Dec 12, 2015

Wait??? This is YOUR property and outside the 150 yard limit to any dwelling?

If that's true tell em to pack sand...

lazarus · Dec 12, 2015

Ditto. If you are that concerned about it call DNR and ask them. They might even be willing to send an officer out to take a peak and give you the gospel.

Wheaton Hills Sportsman · Dec 12, 2015

Montgomery County has a large area that is a no firearms zone, make sure you are not in that zone, there must be a map of that zone on line somewhere. You can only hunt with a bow in the no firearms zone. You can have firearms there, you just can not shoot them. I know I live in the zone.

d33rhunt3r · Dec 12, 2015

Wheaton Hills Sportsman said:
Montgomery County has a large area that is a no firearms zone, make sure you are not in that zone, there must be a map of that zone on line somewhere. You can only hunt with a bow in the no firearms zone. You can have firearms there, you just can not shoot them. I know I live in the zone.

Yeah that's what I was hoping to find. Friend in PD said no discharge in "urban areas", as designated by the county. I guess no one told MS-13 in Wheaton though

d33rhunt3r · Dec 12, 2015

rpker said:
Wait??? This is YOUR property and outside the 150 yard limit to any dwelling?

If that's true tell em to pack sand...

Yeah. If it was me, I would. But it was my cousin who's much more timid and modest than me that got yelled at.

platoonDaddy · Dec 12, 2015

My daughter lives in one part of MoCo that it is illegal to discharge a firearm. DNR doesn't have that info, you need to talk to a county officer.

I stopped a county officer in my daughters community, who immediately produced an ordnance covering the discharge of a firearm in that area. Of course it is legal to use a bow & or crossbow.

Check this out: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/resources/files/pdf/weapons-law-brochure.pdf

Pale Ryder · Dec 12, 2015

Platoon Daddy beat me to it. :worship:

Don't miss the part about .25 cal weapons too. You can find a farm with ground hogs and use your AR. :thumbsup:

d33rhunt3r · Dec 12, 2015

Pale Ryder said:
Platoon Daddy beat me to it. Don't miss the part about .25 cal weapons too. You can find a farm with ground hogs and use your AR.

We've got groundhogs already, haha. favorite thing to do was hunt them in the summer since I started shooting.

d33rhunt3r · Dec 12, 2015

platoonDaddy said:
My daughter lives in one part of MoCo that it is illegal to discharge a firearm. DNR doesn't have that info, you need to talk to a county officer.

I stopped a county officer in my daughters community, who immediately produced an ordnance covering the discharge of a firearm in that area. Of course it is legal to use a bow & or crossbow.

Check this out: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/resources/files/pdf/weapons-law-brochure.pdf

Thanks!

engineerbrian · Dec 13, 2015

rpker said:
Wait??? This is YOUR property and outside the 150 yard limit to any dwelling?

If that's true tell em to pack sand...

I agree. Also the person yelling may be at fault for interfering with a hunter. Thats still a no go in MD right?

outrider58 · Dec 13, 2015

Unless it has changed, no guns south of Brink Road and Rt. 108. Everything north of those two roads are gun hunting zone as long as standard rules and regs. are followed.

Chris · Dec 13, 2015

Once you have done your homework to make sure you are 100% legal hunting where you are then when the neighbor starts yelling call the DNR, it's Hunter Interference which unlawful in the State of Maryland. Now with that said it will start S$#% storm in the neighborhood. Chris

Derwood · Dec 13, 2015

You might find the maps on this website helpful. http://www.mdmerlin.net/

Get your ducks in a row and if you're right, contact DNR to see if an officer will come out and ask that person to stop harassing you. If you're allowed to hunt, they are breaking the law by interfering.

CharlieFoxtrot · Dec 14, 2015

Wow. Thanks for sharing that brochure. About as accurate as the MSP's website concerning weapons law:

It is unlawful for any person to have either concealed or exposed, or to have in a motor vehicle where it can be readily used, any gun which uses explosive ammunition unless a person is engaged in a lawful mission where it is necessary to use a gun; or is employed as a special guard, special police officer, or special detective and has been deputized by the sheriff, or has been appointed a constable, or has been licensed by the laws of the state to carry a gun and is in the immediate vicinity of the premises of any employer whose occupation requires someone to carry a gun.

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