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Maryland hunting seasons by duck zone
Every Maryland season a person has checked against the Maryland DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service's regulations for 1 unit (duck zone), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.
Seasons by duck zone
29 season rows for 29 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.
- American black duck
- American coot
- American wigeon
- Barrow's goldeneye
- Black scoter
- Blue-winged teal
- Bufflehead
- Canvasback
- Cinnamon teal
- Common eider
- Common goldeneye
- Common merganser
- Gadwall
- Greater scaup
- Green-winged teal
- Hooded merganser
- King eider
- Lesser scaup
- Long-tailed duck
- Mallard
- Northern pintail
- Northern shoveler
- Red-breasted merganser
- Redhead
- Ring-necked duck
- Ruddy duck
- Surf scoter
- White-winged scoter
- Wood duck
| Species | Dates | Details | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| American black duck | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| American coot | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| American wigeon | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Barrow's goldeneye | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Black scoter | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Blue-winged teal | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Bufflehead | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Canvasback | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Cinnamon teal | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Common eider | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Common goldeneye | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Common merganser | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Gadwall | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Greater scaup | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Green-winged teal | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Hooded merganser | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| King eider | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Lesser scaup | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Long-tailed duck | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Mallard | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Northern pintail | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Northern shoveler | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Red-breasted merganser | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Redhead | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Ring-necked duck | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Ruddy duck | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Surf scoter | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| White-winged scoter | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source | |
| Wood duck | Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026 | shotgun source |
The official regulations have the final word
These dates come from rows a person checked against the Maryland DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.
HuntGrid isn't affiliated with the Maryland DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service. A season shows here only once a person has checked it; others may exist.
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