Sika muzzleloader opener in MD

[218 nontypical]

Hunted 3 days last week for sika .I killed a 5 pt on the 3rd day and 2 friends were successful also.My brother had 2 hangfires and did not fill his tag .we also killed our limit of wood ducks on 2 hunts .I also caught my first snakehead

 

[pequa1]

I take it that the sika really established themselves in Maryland ( ? )

 

[218 nontypical]

I take it that the sika really established themselves in Maryland ( ? )

About 20 k from what I’m told. Residents are allowed 9 per year

 

[pequa1]

Wow. Only a small herd in suffolk

 

[218 nontypical]

Wow. Only a small herd in suffolk

Not enough habitat to expand in Suffolk. They like wetlands/ freshwater marshes

 

[pequa1]

Makes sense as the only ones I know of are near Southaven park.

 

[flounderjoe]

They don't venture very far from marshes and swamps and those at southhaven were stocked there at the turn of the last century from what im told.I lived in delaware for a few years and both delaware and eastern maryland have no shortage of swamps and marshes my god they go on for ever.