Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Maryland

Re: Private Property

In eleven Maryland counties (including Wicomico), under state law you should have the written permission of the landlord to enter his or her property for the purpose of hunting. Also under state law, a person in those counties hunting on someone's land without that permission can be arrested at the request of the landowner.

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Ranji Garrett

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Re: Private Property

In Maryland, licensing and permits are requried for public land. Private land is controlled by access law. To hunt on property (i.e., sit in wait and slay an animal), you must be permitted by law to be on the property. Once slain, you can track the animal lawfully upon the land except that you may not enter upon the curtilage, abutment, highway, or publically traversed areas with a weapon. Use your discretion as to where you believe you can lawfully carry a weapon as this is the basis of your question. The matter of a bled animal is inconsequential to a lawful hunt. Land restrictions in zoning also apply to hunting.