2025 Deer Management Season
The 2025 Deer Management application window will open in July of 2025. For more information please email the Deer Management Team.
Managed Hunt Program
Our selection of hunters will be based on each hunter having the credentials listed below, the completion of an application packet and being interviewed by the Hunter Selection Committee. All previous year Anne Arundel County managed hunt participants in good standing; are pre-approved and need only submit the Hunter Information Form, the Background Check Authorization Form and the administrative fee. All applicants are also subject to records checks through the Maryland Natural Resources Police and State and Local Police.
All hunter applicants must provide the following:
- Participant Information Form (including a Questionnaire for new hunters)
- Proof of Maryland Residency (Valid MD License or ID, or Military ID with Maryland residency
proof). - A $25.00 non-refundable administrative processing fee payable to Anne Arundel County
(previous season participants must pay this fee as well). - Recreation & Parks Volunteer Background Check. This includes a separate $7.00 fee.
Qualified applicants (new hunters) will be contacted and scheduled for an in-person interview. Individuals who successfully pass the interview process and other prerequisites will be accepted into the program. Hunters who do not pass our requirements will be contacted by phone. Accepted applicants will then need to provide the following items before they will be allowed to participate in a hunt:
- A $50.00 registration fee payable to the Friends of Jug Bay (these funds are returned directly to the Deer Management Program for supplies) (previous season participants must pay this fee as well).
- Valid 2024-2025 Maryland Hunting License.
- Valid Hunter Safety Card.
- 2024-2025 Maryland Shooter Qualification Card for the firearm type(s) to be used during the hunt.
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Text "DEERPARK" to 38276 or scan our QR code to get updates about Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Deer Management activities.
Striving for Sustainability in our Parklands
Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks, through its stewardship of over 15,000 acres of parks and dedicated Natural Areas, is a major provider of deer habitat in the County. No effort to reduce these impacts can succeed without addressing the deer populations within parks and open space.
Hunters in our program are strongly urged to harvest as many antlerless deer as they can take safely and humanely. Our primary goal is to manage an overabundant deer population. Participating hunters are required to provide their own climbing or ladder stand and required safety equipment for their use.
Public Meeting Recordings
Contact Managed Hunt Program
1 Harry S Truman Pkwy, Annapolis, MD 21401