MARYLAND DEER HARVEST NUMBERS UP EARLY IN SEASON

Maryland hunters harvested more than 19-thousand-500 deer during the early archery and muzzleloader seasons this fall. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says that’s a three-percent increase from the same period last year and more than five percent above the five-year average. The harvest of sika deer, found primarily on the Eastern Shore, rose eight percent from a year ago. Archery hunters saw a seven-percent increase in harvests, while the muzzleloader harvest declined six percent.