Mid-Atlantic bird hunting in the 21st Century

[Matt Mahoney]

24 grams. Talbot County is still a nice place to live, but wild quail are unfortunately a rarity all over the Delmarva now. Hearing one whistle in the summertime is unusual.

Waterfowl hunting is still decent. However, the vast majority of duck marshes and Canada goose farms are private with little opportunity for freelance hunting. So, waterfowlers must be lucky(family or friend's property), or get involved with leasing property. There are public opportunities predominantly in the Dorchester/Wicomico County area.

PM me if you you'd like more info.

Matt

[Double Lab]

Matt pretty much nailed it. Wild quail are gone. Canada geese bag limit is 1 bird with a 30 day season and ducks are spotty at best with some areas better than others. Nothing like it was in the late 70's and much of the 80's. I had half a dozen farms in Dorchester county where I could put up 2-3 coveys per farm. No more.

Kent Island, Easton, St. Michaels and the surrounding area has become a suburb of the Baltimore / Washington metro area.

[6pt-Sika]

I’d vote Talbot over Annapolis hands down . But if I were moving to the Eastern Shore I think I’d rather go to Dorchester County somewhere south of Cambridge .