I am a total hunting novice. I would like to go deer hunting. I had thought about it a little bit and decided I wanted a .30-06 I went to a hunting supply store and they told me it was illegal to hunt in maryland with a .30-06 . I went to the Maryland hunting website and couldn't find any useful information. I would like to go hunting in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Does anyone know what is legal where and what might be legal in all 3? Thanks.
MD PA DE Hunting - Legal calibers?
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salthouse
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I can't speak for DE and MD, but in PA hunting in some of the more densely populated areas is limited to shotgun only (http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=465&q=151336 at the bottom). Most of the state does allow rifle use for deer hunting.
Zeke/PA
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Pa. Some areas no centerfires check regulations.
Md. same
De. Shotgun only statewide.
Zeke
Md. same
De. Shotgun only statewide.
Zeke
boatbod
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As elsewhere, what you can use depends which MD county you're hunting. The Maryland DNR Hunting website has all the rules.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/huntersguide/weapon.asp
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/huntersguide/weapon.asp
22-rimfire
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Sounds to me like you might need to buy two firearms; a centerfire such as the 30-06 and a shotgun with a rifled barrel for the other places. Nothing wrong with having two deer hunting guns.
22-rimfire
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In my state, they do not allow hunting with full metal jacket ammo which is typical of military surplus ammunition. I believe this is typical where rifles are legal for deer hunting (most states). There are usually minimum caliber requirements also.
Loyalist Dave
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Except for the Panhandle of MD, the rest of the counties prohibit centerfire rifles. So either 12 ga slug, OR muzzleloader. I prefer .54 flintlock myself.
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Lennyjoe
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Maryland's restrictions on rifles;
Breech-loading rifles may not be used to hunt deer in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Frederick (in that portion of Frederick County lying south of a line beginning at the Washington/Frederick County line at US Rt. 40 and continuing on Rt. 40 east to Harmony Road, proceeding south on Harmony Road to I-70, following I-70 east through Frederick County), Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s and Talbot Counties or in Worcester County as follows: (1) within one mile of any school, (2) within that portion of South Point lying south of a line beginning at the west end of the Sinepuxent Bay Bridge on State Rt. 611, then by and with the south side of Rt. 611 to the junction of the South Point Road going south for a distance of .6 miles to a point opposite the southern boundary of the Ocean City Golf and Yacht Club property on the west side of the road, then by the southern boundary of the Ocean City Golf and Yacht Club to Trappe Creek and (3) within that portion of the land lying south of a line beginning at the mouth of the St. Martin River northwest to the junction with Shingle Landing Road, then by and with the south side of Shingle Landing Road to the junction with State Rt. 113, then by and with the east side of Rt. 113 to the junction with Rt. 589, then by and with the east side of Rt. 589 to the junction with US Rt. 50, then by and with the north side of Rt. 50 to the junction with Assawoman Bay, then by and with the west boundary of Assawoman Bay to the junction with the St. Martin River.
Breech-loading rifles may not be used to hunt deer in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Frederick (in that portion of Frederick County lying south of a line beginning at the Washington/Frederick County line at US Rt. 40 and continuing on Rt. 40 east to Harmony Road, proceeding south on Harmony Road to I-70, following I-70 east through Frederick County), Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s and Talbot Counties or in Worcester County as follows: (1) within one mile of any school, (2) within that portion of South Point lying south of a line beginning at the west end of the Sinepuxent Bay Bridge on State Rt. 611, then by and with the south side of Rt. 611 to the junction of the South Point Road going south for a distance of .6 miles to a point opposite the southern boundary of the Ocean City Golf and Yacht Club property on the west side of the road, then by the southern boundary of the Ocean City Golf and Yacht Club to Trappe Creek and (3) within that portion of the land lying south of a line beginning at the mouth of the St. Martin River northwest to the junction with Shingle Landing Road, then by and with the south side of Shingle Landing Road to the junction with State Rt. 113, then by and with the east side of Rt. 113 to the junction with Rt. 589, then by and with the east side of Rt. 589 to the junction with US Rt. 50, then by and with the north side of Rt. 50 to the junction with Assawoman Bay, then by and with the west boundary of Assawoman Bay to the junction with the St. Martin River.
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