Maryland Waterfowl Seasons
The following are the 2007 waterfowl seasons for Maryland. Maryland is a major stop over for migratory waterfowl in the Atlantic Flyway and as such has several separate and unique seasons; these include Early Resident Goose, Early Teal, Goose, Sea Duck, Atlantic Brant and Late Waterfowl Seasons. This variety in seasons presents numerous diversified waterfowling opportunities throughout the Autumn / Winter months.
| Dates | Species | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sep20-Sep29 | Early Teal | Blue-Winged and Green-Winged with 4 per day total |
| Sep01-Sep09 | Early Resident Canada Goose | 8 per day, unplugged shotguns and extended hours. |
| Oct06-Jan26 | Sea Ducks | Scoters & Longtail Ducks 5 (no more than 4 scoters) per day |
Oct13-Oct20 Nov10-Nov23 Dec11-Jan26
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Ducks, Coots, and Mergansers | 6 ducks (including mergansers) per day which may include no more than: 5 long-tailed ducks, 4 scoters, 4 mallards (max. 2 hen mallards), 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 2 canvasbacks, 2 hooded mergansers, 1 pintail, 1 fulvous tree duck, 1 mottled duck, and 1 black duck (during black duck season), no harlequin ducks. In addition to the duck bag limit, hunters may take 15 coots per day. |
Nov15-Nov23 Dec15-Jan26 |
AP Canada Goose | 2 per day |
Nov15-Nov23 Dec15-Jan26 |
Atlantic Brant | 2 per day |






