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Talbot County, Maryland: deer harvest, public hunting areas and seasons

Hunters reported 1,951 deer in Talbot County in the 2025-26 season, 713 antlered and 1,238 antlerless, against 2,302 in 2024-25. Talbot County is in deer management Region B. 3 of the 2025-26 deer came off 1 public hunting area DNR lists in the county.

Data updated October 2026. Harvest: Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026. Seasons: Maryland DNR Hunting Seasons Calendar for 2026-2027. Land: DNR and PAD-US.

Map of Talbot County, Maryland: public land by manager, neighboring counties Caroline, Dorchester and Queen Anne's, highways US 50, MD 33 and MD 662 and Easton, Trappe and St. Michaels

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Talbot County at a glance
Deer management regionRegion B
Deer reported, 2025-261,951 (713 antlered, 1,238 antlerless)
Deer reported, 2024-252,302
Public land0.1% (244 acres)
Deer taken on public areas, 2025-263 on 1 area
Spring turkeys, 2026102
Firearm season, 2026November 28 to December 12 and January 8 to 10

How many deer are taken in Talbot County?

1,951 deer in 2025-26, down 15% from 2,302 in 2024-25. By weapon season:

SeasonArchery antleredArchery antlerlessFirearm antleredFirearm antlerlessMuzzleloader antleredMuzzleloader antlerlessAll deer
2025-262782593097741262051,951
2024-252753283669681042612,302

Source: Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026, Table 1; Maryland DNR Big Game Report 2024-2025, Table 1.

How has the antlerless harvest changed?

SeasonAntlerless deer
2025-261,238
2024-251,557
2023-241,209
2022-231,284
2021-221,363
2020-211,576
2019-201,637

Sources: DNR's reports for each season (Maryland DNR deer and big game report archive); before 2024-25 from each report's button buck table, whose county rows add up to its statewide total.

Which public hunting areas in Talbot County give up the most deer?

Public hunting areaAntlered, 2025-26Antlerless, 2025-26All deer, 2024-25
Seth CFL3010

Source: Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026, Appendix II; Maryland DNR Big Game Report 2024-2025. Linked areas have their own page.

When are the 2026-27 seasons in Talbot County?

SeasonDatesNotes
Deer, archerySeptember 11 to October 21; October 25 to November 27; December 14 to 18; January 3 to 31, 2027Antlered deer statewide; antlerless 15 in Region B
Deer, early muzzleloaderOctober 22 to 24Antlered and antlerless
Deer, antlerless muzzleloader (Region B)October 26 to 31Antlerless only
Deer, junior huntNovember 14 and 15Hunters 16 and younger, with an adult
Deer, firearmNovember 28 to December 12; January 8 to 10, 2027Antlered; antlerless 10 in Region B
Deer, late muzzleloaderDecember 19 to January 2
Deer, primitive hunt daysFebruary 1 to 3, 2027Longbow, recurve, flintlock or sidelock only
Turkey, winterJanuary 21 to 23, 2027
Turkey, springApril 19 to May 24, 2027 (junior days April 17 to 18)

Statewide, a hunter may take two antlered white-tailed deer a year, no more than one in a weapon season, plus one more with a Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp. Only one antlered deer a year may have fewer than three points on one antler; junior and apprentice hunters 16 and under are exempt.

Sources: Maryland DNR Hunting Seasons Calendar for 2026-2027; Maryland DNR: 2026-27 archery deer season opens September 11; Maryland DNR: early muzzleloader deer season opens October 22; Maryland DNR hunting regulation proposals for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.

How many turkeys are taken in Talbot County?

Spring season2026202520242023202220212020
Turkeys1021199596848095

Source: Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026, wild turkey tables.

How much public land is in Talbot County?

0.1% of Talbot County is public land: 244 of its 201,130 acres. The largest share is state forest, 122 acres.

ManagerAcresShare of Talbot County
State forest1220.1%
State park1220.1%
Military (closed unless the base allows)2under 0.1%

Measured by FilledTag inside the county line from Maryland DNR owned lands (Maryland iMAP) for state land; USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1) for federal land. Not every acre of DNR land is open to hunting; DNR's page for each area has its rules.

Which counties border Talbot County?

CountyRegionPublic landDeer, 2025-26Antlered, 2025-26Spring turkeys, 2026
Caroline CountyRegion B3.6%2,540916192
Dorchester CountyRegion B20.8%5,1062,338216
Queen Anne's CountyRegion B2.3%3,3551,271240

Highways crossing Talbot County: US 50 (51 miles), MD 33 (23 miles), MD 662 (11 miles), MD 333 (10 miles), MD 309 (9 miles) and MD 328 (9 miles). Towns inside: Easton, Trappe, St. Michaels and Oxford.

Questions hunters ask

How many deer are taken in Talbot County, Maryland?

1,951 in 2025-26: 713 antlered and 1,238 antlerless (Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026). In 2024-25 the county reported 2,302. By weapon, firearms took 1,083, archery 537 and muzzleloaders 331.

Where can you hunt deer on public land in Talbot County?

DNR's 2025-26 public land table lists 1 area in the county. The most deer came off Seth CFL (3).

When is deer firearm season in Talbot County in 2026?

November 28 to December 12, and again January 8 to 10, 2027, in Region B (Maryland DNR Hunting Seasons Calendar for 2026-2027). Region B's firearm limit is 10 antlerless deer.

How many turkeys are taken in Talbot County?

102 in the 2026 spring season, against 119 in 2025 (Maryland DNR Annual Big Game Report 2025-2026). The 2027 spring season runs April 19 to May 24.

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