Montgomery Parks Deer Population Management Program Schedule of Events & Park Closures
Fall 2023 – Winter 2024
Archery Managed Deer Hunting Programming
(Lottery-based = Pre-screened Individual hunters; Cooperative = Pre-selected, Insured Groups: Hunting by M-NCPPC Permit, only)
No Park Closure – Parks remain open to public as usual. Hunting may occur Monday – Saturday, September – January, annually. Legal hunting hours are ½ hour before sunrise until ½ hour after sunset.
- Bennett Creek Conservation Park (Damascus)
- Black Hill Regional Park [Day Use segment east of Rte. 121] (Boyds)
- Blockhouse Point Conservation Park (Darnestown) [Individual Lottery]
- Bucklodge Conservation Park (Boyds)
- Cabin John Stream Valley Park Units 1, 2 & 3 (Bethesda/Cabin John)
- Damascus Recreational Park/Magruder Branch Stream Valley Park (Watkins Rd. northwest to Sweepstakes Rd. [includes Wildcat Branch SVU3], Damascus)
- Great Seneca Stream Valley Park Unit 1(Gaithersburg)
- Great Seneca Stream Valley Park Units 3 – 4/Goshen Branch Stream Valley Park (Gaithersburg/Germantown)*
- Lois Y. Green Conservation Park/Cabin Branch Steam Valley Park/Hunters Woods Local Park (Gaithersburg)*
- Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park Units 1, 2 & 3 (Darnestown/North Potomac) North Branch Stream Valley Park Unit 4 (Olney)
- North Germantown Greenway/Great Seneca Stream Valley Park Unit 2 [including Blunt Road LP] (Gaithersburg/Germantown)*
- Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park (W. Old Baltimore Rd. northeast to Slidell Rd. Boyds)
- Washington Grove Conservation Park/Piedmont Crossing Local Park (Washington Grove/Derwood)
- Watts Branch Stream Valley Park Units 1, 2, 3 & 4 (Potomac/Travilah)
*New expansion/conversion of deer population management programming
Firearms Managed Hunting Programming
(Lottery-based = Pre-screened Individual hunters; Cooperative = Pre-selected, Insured Groups: Firearms Hunting by M-NCPPC Permit, only)
Parks are Closed for 24 hours on each scheduled date
October
12 – Hoyles Mill Conservation Park (Boyds)
14 – Bennett Creek Conservation Park (Damascus)
26 – Black Hill Regional Park: 10 Mile Creek Segment (Boyds) & Bucklodge Forest Conservation Park (Boyds)
28 – Bennett Creek Conservation Park (Damascus)
30 – Rachel Carson Conservation Park (Olney)
November
3 – Hoyles Mill Conservation Park (Boyds)
10 – Woodstock Equestrian Park (Beallsville)
13 – Rachel Carson Conservation Park (Olney)
16 – Hoyles Mill Conservation Park (Boyds)
18 – Black Hill Regional Park: 10 Mile Creek Segment (Boyds) & Bucklodge Forest Conservation Park (Boyds)
27 – Rachel Carson Conservation Park (Olney)
30 – Woodstock Equestrian Park (Beallsville)
December
2 – Bennett Creek Conservation Park (Damascus)
5 – Little Bennett Regional Park (Clarksburg)
6 – Little Bennett Regional Park (Clarksburg)
8 – Hoyles Mill Conservation Park (Boyds)
14 – Little Bennett Regional Park (Clarksburg)
14 – Woodstock Equestrian Park (Beallsville)
15 – Little Bennett Regional Park (Clarksburg)
16 – Bennett Creek Conservation Park (Damascus)
January
4 – Black Hill Regional Park: 10 Mile Creek Segment (Boyds) & Bucklodge Forest Conservation Park (Boyds)
6 – Bennett Creek Conservation Park (Damascus)
11 – Woodstock Equestrian Park (Beallsville)
13 – Hoyles Mill Conservation Park (Boyds)
20 – Black Hill Regional Park: 10 Mile Creek Segment (Boyds) & Bucklodge Forest Conservation Park (Boyds)
26 – Hoyles Mill Conservation Park (Boyds)
Tenant-based Managed Deer Hunting Program
(Tenant-facilitated M-NCPPC Permit, only)
Park Closed to Public Access Year-round
- Goshen Recreation Park (Goshen)
- Broad Run Conservation Park (Poolesville)
Park Police-based Sharpshooting Operation Locations 2024
(Parks and Trails Closed, January 15 – March 31 from Sunset – Sunrise, Monday-Friday)
The following park locations will be included in winter 2024 field operations:
Active 2024
- Cabin John Regional Park (Bethesda)
- Laytonia Recreational Park (Gaithersburg)
- Muncaster Recreational Park (Gaithersburg)
- Needwood Golf Course (Rockville)
- North Branch Stream Valley Park, Units 2 & 3 (Norbeck)
- Rock Creek Regional Park (Rockville)
- Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, Unit 2 (Chevy Chase)
- Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, Unit 3 (Bethesda/Kensington)**
- Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, Unit 7 (Aspen Hill)
- Sligo Creek Golf Course (Silver Spring)
- Pope Farm Nursery (Gaithersburg)
** Includes road closure – Beach Dr. between Cedar Ln. and Knowles Ave. (Dates TBA by electronic sign boards at least 2 weeks in advance)
Inactive/Paused – Sharpshooting Park Locations
NOTE: The following locations are postponed and will NOT be included in winter 2024 field operations. They remain in the program with intent to return to active management:
- Agricultural History Farm Park [including attached segments of Rock Creek Stream Valley Units 15 & 16] (Derwood)
- Northwest Branch Recreation Park (Aspen Hill)/Layhill Local Park (Wheaton)/ Northwest Golf Course (Wheaton)
- Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park, Unit 4 [including Kemp Mill Estates LP] (Silver Spring)
- Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park, Unit 7 (Norwood)/ Red Door Store Historical Cultural Park (Sandy Spring)/Woodlawn Cultural Special Park (Sandy Spring)
- Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park (Clarksburg)
- Paint Branch Stream Valley Park, Units 5 & 6 [including Paint Branch Neighborhood Park, Pilgrim Hills Local Park, Tamarack Neighborhood Park, and Valley Mill Special Park] (Silver Spring/Colesville)/Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park (Silver Spring)
- Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park Unit 5 (Silver Spring)
- Wheaton Regional Park (Wheaton)