PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
Maryland · Migratory

American woodcock

Opens in 64 days
Season 2026-27
2 windows on one classification

Season windows

  1. Window 124 OCT – 27 NOV 202635d
  2. Window 211 JAN – 27 JAN 202717d

As publishedOct 24-Nov 27, 2026; Jan 11-Jan 27, 2027

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit3 per day, possession limit 9 (secondary-sourced)

Licence and outlook

HIP requiredRequired
Exceptions posted at the boundary

Two-segment split season per MD DNR's official 2026-2027 calendar (primary/verbatim).Bag/possession limits sourced from eRegulations (SECONDARY), whose dates match the primary calendar exactly for both segments. Shooting hours: half hour before sunrise to sunset.

Population outlook

Maryland 2026

Awaiting survey — Maryland 2026

No MD-specific woodcock forecast; Maryland participates in the federal Singing-Ground Survey route network. Gated by the federal USFWS American Woodcock Population Status report, re-confirmed still unpublished for 2026 as of 2026-08-19.

Issuing agencyMaryland Department of Natural Resourcesdnr.maryland.govRecord year 2026