Can bow be used during gun seasons?

AKbythebay · Oct 22, 2009

Wanted to know if I can hunt deer with a bow during muzzleloader and/or shotgun season.

I hunt in the woods behind a friend's house and he says we can't shoot guns back there due to neighbors calling the po-lice. According to him you can bow hunt during any of the seasons. I wasn't sure.

J.Brown · Oct 22, 2009

yes you can, you must however have a bow stamp and wear orange.

novus collectus · Oct 22, 2009

I think there is something about not being able to hunt with anything but shotgun/rufle the first day of shotgun/rifle season though. Maybe Jim Sr. can chime in.

h2u · Oct 22, 2009

You may always hunt with a more primitive weapon (Bow any season, Blk Powder in Modern Firearms). But as previously stated, you need the correct stamp of which weapon you will be using, obey the rules for the current season (such as wearing orange during the Modern Firearms Season while bow hunting, and any deer taken will go towards your limit with the weapon you're using, even if it's not the correct season). The deer you shoot will go toward your bow limit.
I hope I didn't make that too confusing..........

whis · Oct 22, 2009

The first day of modern firearms is open to deer and seaduck only.

AKbythebay · Oct 23, 2009

Thanks everyone!

kohburn · Oct 23, 2009

Be careful about how you advise people regarding bag limits and stamps. This is my understanding.

bow stamp lets you hunt the bow only season, muzzle loader stamp lets you hunt the muzzle loader season (with a muzzle loader or bow), and a base permit lets you hunt firearms season (with an approved firearm, muzzle loader, or bow)

you have to apply any kills to the season stamp you are hunting during. take a deer with a bow during muzzle loader season and it goes on the muzzle loader bag limit (there are a few dates that are exceptions if i remember correctly)

going to see if i can find the excerpts.

Licensing and Stamp Requirements
A Regular Hunting License, Junior Hunting License, any senior
hunting license or Nonresident Hunting License is required to
hunt deer with a firearm. In addition to a hunting license, bow
deer hunters must purchase a Bow Stamp and muzzleloader deer
hunters must purchase a Muzzleloader Stamp. Bow deer hunters
must purchase a Muzzleloader Stamp in order to hunt deer with a
bow during muzzleloader season. Hunters entitled to hunt without
a license do not need to purchase Bow, Muzzleloader, or Bonus
Antlered Deer Stamps. Hunters with a Senior Lifetime Consolidated
License do not need to purchase Bow or Muzzleloader Stamps but
must purchase Bonus Antlered Deer Stamps to take bonus antlered
deer. Hunters not required to have a license must obtain a Maryland
Big Game Harvest Record from a Maryland Sport License agent at
no charge. See pages 15-17 for descriptions, prices and availability
of licenses, stamps, and permits.

Deer Harvested With a Bow During Muzzleloader or
Firearms Season
Deer harvested with a bow during the antlerless-only second split
of the early muzzleloader season in Region B must count towards
the bow bag limit. Deer harvested with a bow during the first-split
either-sex early muzzleloader or late muzzleloader season must count
towards the muzzleloader season bag limit. Hunters must have a
Muzzleloader Stamp to hunt deer with a bow during the first-split
either-sex early muzzleloader or late muzzleloader season. Deer
harvested with a bow during the 2-week firearms or 2-day late
firearms season must count towards the firearms bag limit.

the antlerless region B dates are oct 26-31 and nov 14 in region B only

AKbythebay · Oct 23, 2009

OK, good info. Didn't realize you would need a muzzleloader stamp to hunt with a bow during muzzleloader season. I already have bow & muzzleloader stamps, so I'm good.

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