Fees, Categories, and minimum scores
ENTRY FEE: $25 per adult; $10 per youth*
*The Youth Hunter entry fee ($10) is waived through the end of the 2022-2023 hunting seasons.
White-Tailed Deer
We will consider any Whitetail or Sika Deer from any year.
(F) FIREARM (Shotgun, Rifle or Handgun)
Typical: 140 | Non-Typical: 160
(B) BOW (Vertical Compound or Traditional)
Typical: 115 | Non-Typical: 135
(XB) CROSSBOW
Typical: 115 | Non-Typical: 135
(ML) MUZZLELOADER
Typical: 120 | Non-Typical: 140
(PU) PICKUP/FOUND
Whitetail Bucks Only
Typical: 140 | Non-Typical: 160
SIKA DEER
F/B/XB/ML
50-inch minimum for all Sika Deer
(PU) PICKUP/FOUND
Sika stags: 50-inch minimum
BLACK BEAR
F/B/XB/ML
16-inch minimum for all Black Bears
DIVISIONS
NO HISTORIC DIVISION
HUNTER DIVISION: F/B/XB/ML
Same Minimum Scores as above
FEMALE DIVISION: F/B/XB/ML
Same Minimum Scores as above
YOUTH / MALE AND FEMALE DIVISION (16 and younger): F/B/XB/ML
Typical: 110 inches | Non-Typical: 125 inches
Special Note: If your Maryland White-tailed Deer, Maryland Black Bear or Maryland Sika Deer is currently recognized in any of the Maryland records, e.g. Pope & Young Club, Boone & Crockett Club, NMLRA Longhunter Society, Maryland Trophy Deer Contest and others, we would be glad to add your records to ours. We will honor score sheets and animals that are pending. If you have questions, please email us at bbs@bucks-bears-stags.com
MARYLAND'S FINEST: THE RECORDS AND THE LEGACY
2nd Edition
This book is a compilation of more than 30 years of the best and biggest Maryland Whitetails, Black Bears and Sika Stags ever recorded. It's not just names and numbers. True, we honor the animals and recognize the hunters. But we have also included history, photos and stories; all to promote Maryland's outstanding science-based wildlife management with the overarching theme of conservation.
Maryland’s Finest is packed with stories and pictures along with the highest scoring bucks, bears and stags across Maryland.