| 2006 Hunting Season |
First Day |
Last Day |
Basic Limits,
Daily & Total Possessions |
| Deer |
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Expanded Archery
(designated areas only) |
Sept 9 |
Dec 9 |
One Deer Per Year
(See Exceptions)
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Archery |
Sept 28 |
Oct 27 |
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Youth Deer Day* |
Oct 21 |
- |
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Maine Resident-Only Day |
Oct 28 |
- |
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Firearms Season |
Oct 30 |
Nov 25 |
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Muzzle loader - Statewide (All WMD's) |
Nov 27 |
Dec 2 |
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Muzzle loader - Limited WMD's
(12, 13, 15-18, 20-26 & 29) |
Dec 4 |
Dec 9 |
| Bear† |
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General Bear Hunting |
Aug 28 |
Nov 25 |
One Bear Per Year |
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Bear Hunting w/ Bait‡ |
Aug 28 |
Sept 23 |
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Bear Hunting w/ Dogs |
Sept 11 |
Oct 27 |
| Moose (By Permit Only) |
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WMD's 1-6, 11 & 19 |
Sept 25 |
Sept 30 |
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WMD's 1-14, 17-19, 27 & 28 |
Oct 9 |
Oct 14 |
| Bird |
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Daily Limit |
Possession Limit |
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Ruffed Grouse |
Oct 1
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Dec 31
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4 |
8 |
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Bobwhite Quail |
4 |
8 |
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Pheasant |
2 |
4 |
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TURKEY |
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Spring Wild Turkey
(by permit only) |
Note the split seasons for Spring Wild Turkey Hunting:
May 1 - June 3 |
One Bearded Turkey
per permit holder
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Season A |
May 1-6
&
May 22-27 |
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Season B |
May 8-13
&
May 15-20 |
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All Permit Holders |
May 29
to
June 3 |
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Spring Wild Turkey - YOUTH |
April 29 |
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Fall Wild Turkey
(areas yet to be determined) |
Dates to be determined |
One Wild Turkey of either sex, any age |
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Woodcock |
2005-2006 Migratory Waterfowl Dates
Regulations for the fall 2006 thru March 2007 will be available in mid-September from license agents, game wardens and IF&W Department Offices.
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Common Snipe |
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Ducks, Geese, Sea Ducks
(Scoter, Eider & Long-tailed Duck) |
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Sora & Virginia Rails
(And Gallinules) |
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CROW |
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WMD's 1-6 |
Feb 15 |
April 15 |
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Aug 1 |
Sept 30 |
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WMD's 7-29 |
Feb 1 |
March 31 |
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Aug 1 |
Sept 30 |
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| Small Game |
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Daily Limit |
Possession Limit |
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Gray Squirrel |
Oct 1 |
Dec 31 |
4 |
8 |
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Rabbit (Snowshoe Hare) |
Oct 1 |
Mar 31 |
4 |
8 |
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Bobcat |
Dec 1 |
Feb 14 |
- |
- |
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Fox |
Oct 16 |
Feb 28 |
- |
- |
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Raccoon |
Oct 1 |
Dec 31 |
- |
- |
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Skunk, Opossum |
Oct 16 |
Dec 31 |
- |
- |
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Coyote, Woodchuck, Porcupine, Red Squirrel |
No Closed Season For Hunting |
| Any Species Not Listed Above - No Open Season for Hunting |
| Table Key and Other Notes |
| WMD |
Refers to "Wildlife Management Districts" |
| † |
Bear Permit Required in addition to hunting license from Aug 28-Oct 27.
(Resident: $28+agent fee; Non-Resident: $68+agent fee; See law booklet for other recent changes.) |
| ‡ |
Applies to so-called "set-bait" hunting from stand, blind, etc., overlooking bait or food; does
not apply to hunting over standing crops, food left from
normal agricultural operations, or from natural occurrence,
which may be done at any time during the bear hunting
season. Bear bait may be set out 30-days before the opening
day of bear hunting season. |
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Migratory waterfowl stamp not required |
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Oct 1 - Feb 28 on Vinalhaven Island in Knox County |
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Youth Deer Hunt Day - Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006:
Junior hunters (10-16 years of age) who hold a valid junior hunting license are allowed to take one deer of either sex with either a firearm or bow and arrow on the youth deer hunting day. If they shoot a deer on the youth deer hunting day, they are prohibited from taking any additional deer unless they have been awarded a bonus antler-less deer permit or participate in the expanded archery season (designated areas only) with appropriate expanded archery permits. The accompanying adult may not carry a firearm on that day. All laws pertaining to hunting during the open firearms season on deer apply on the youth deer day. |
| Sunday Hunting is illegal in Maine. |
Maine hunting season information
from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
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