December 9, 2022 Steve Kreseski of Baltimore was an Avid Bicyclist Family, friends, and state officials dedicate the Steve Kreseski Trail at North Point State Park. Maryland DNR photo. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has dedicated a half …
Photo by Travis Long The Maryland Chesapeake Bay striped bass season closes at the end of the day on Saturday, December 10, after which striped bass fishing in the Bay and its tributaries will be limited to catch and release. The main stem of the tidal …
December 5, 2022 Traditional Season Offers Outdoor Holiday Retreat Photo by Ryan Deangler, submitted to the Maryland DNR 2022 Photo Contest The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces the muzzleloader deer hunting season will reopen Dec. 17, and …
December 5, 2022 Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New with Outdoor Traditions Hiking at Sideling Hill State Park, photo by Patrick Siebert, Maryland State House Maryland State Parks will again mark the new year by offering hike opportunities from December 30, …
December 2, 2022 Mixed Weather Still Yields Success for Many Hunters Photo by Steve Edwards, submitted to 2018 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that hunters reported 10,116 deer taken on the opening weekend …
November 30, 2022 Second-time Winner Takes 49th Annual Competition “Marsh Buddies,” painting by Gerry Putt. Maryland Department of Natural Resources image. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that Gerry Putt won this year’s …
Largemouth bass, photo by Nathan Fernandez If you dress warmly there are plenty of fishing opportunities this week. There is good fishing for striped bass along with freshwater species like largemouth bass. Offshore in the Atlantic Ocean, fishing for sea …
Photo by Monty Hawkins Everyone at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources wishes you a pleasant and warm Thanksgiving holiday. More than a few anglers will slip out for a little fishing before the big celebration or on the weekend. There are plenty …
November 21, 2022 Marylanders Encouraged to Submit Holiday Recipes Featuring Foods Fished, Foraged, and Hunted Roast Goose with Dumplings by Gabrielle Perret, from the Wild Maryland online cookbook. Maryland DNR photo The Maryland Department of Natural …
November 20, 2022 We are so pleased to present to you the 2022 winning entries of the Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest, with some words from the photographers who captured these images. This year’s contest received nearly 2,500 photos submitted by …
November 20, 2022 I was bleeding from my head and lying on the ground under my tree stand, unsure how I got there. Somehow, in my state of confusion, I fumbled for my phone and managed to tell my neighbor that I’d fallen from my stand. He found me on my …
November 20, 2022 Harriet Tubman bust with a birthday bouquet by Ranger Angela Crenshaw Harriet Tubman had many roles in her 91 years of life. She was most notably a conductor on the Underground Railroad, a nurse, scout, cook, and spy during the Civil War. …
November 20, 2022 Lt. Governor Rutherford at Hart Miller Island State Park In late 2018, I read a newspaper article where Virignia’s then-governor, Terry McAuliffe, stated that his goal was to visit every park in his Commonwealth during his tenure as …
November 20, 2022 Photo of maize calligrapher fly taken with a smartphone camera by Edwin Guevara “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” -Dr. Wayne Dyer These days, most of us have a high-tech scientific instrument on …
November 17, 2022 Western Maryland the week of October 13 – Photo by Melissa Nash “Autumn doesn’t always promise that winter will come, but she works hard until every colored leaf has reached its destination.” Terri Guillemets Fall 2022: A Year for the …
Photo by Travis Long Colder temperatures have anglers bundling up to enjoy the good fishing available for a variety of species that are still being caught this fall. Anglers can now be seen dressed in duck hunting garb, gloves, knee boots, or similar warm …
November 16, 2022 Bay Dissolved Oxygen Conditions Better Than Average Water monitoring data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Old Dominion University show that dissolved oxygen conditions in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of …
November 15, 2022 Popular Season Helps Significantly to Manage the Deer Population Photo by Tim Ray, submitted to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the two-week firearms …
November 11, 2022 Early Muzzleloader and Archery Harvests Increase 24% Sika deer, photo by Brian Griffith The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports that hunters harvested 20,220 deer during the early portion of the 2022 archery and muzzleloader …
November 10, 2022 The close of autumn is upon us in Maryland. The western and northern regions of our state are covered with fallen leaves, crackly forest floors, and bare trees indicating fall’s passing. However, there are still fall destinations and …
