DNR Responds to 2021 Legislative Directives re Wildlife/Hunting Issues

The 2021 Maryland General Assembly directed Maryland's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to undertake two specific wildlife-related studies, one involving a deer issue in Montgomery County and the other an impact assessment of Maryland's growing coyote population.


Specifically, these two directives were embodied in the 2021 Joint Chairmen's Report -- a document that accompanies the General Assembly's action on the annual Budget Bill and is reflective of positions taken that are not specifically tied to dollar and cents spending per se. Several lawmakers sought advice from the HUNTERS OF MARYLAND on both of these issues. In response, language -- aka, Committee Narrative -- was provided and adopted by the 2021 General Assembly on both these issues.


Below are links to DNR's timely response to both legislative directives.

Montgomery County Enhanced Deer Management Strategy