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2005 MAINE HUNTING SEASONS
NOT a legal presentation. This page is from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website.
See
hunting law booklet for full details.
Despite our efforts to be accurate, these pages may contain errors.
We present this website to you with a good-faith representation that the information it contains is generally reliable. Information
on this site should not be relied upon for legal purposes. If you would like to receive an official copy of the 2004
hunting and trapping regulations, please send your request by email or call us directly at (207) 287-8000. (You will be contacting Maine Fisheries & Wildlife at this phone
number or email address.)
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DEER |
FIRST DAY |
LAST DAY |
BASIC LIMITS |
|
DAILY |
POSSESSION |
| Firearms Season.... |
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Oct. 31 |
Nov. 26 |
ONE DEER PER YEAR
(See Exceptions Below)
Only
deer with antlers at least three inches long may be taken during the firearm season and muzzleloading season from
Oct.
31 - Dec. 10, except that any-deer may be taken in designated deer management districts by hunters with any-deer permits or
a bonus deer permit.
Exceptions: More than one deer per year may be taken
with a bonus permit or during the expanded archery season.
Any-Deer permit application deadline:
By mail or in person - July 15
Online applications - August
1 |
| Maine Resident-only Day... |
Oct. 29 |
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| Youth Deer Day |
Oct. 22 |
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Archery....... |
Sept. 29 |
Oct. 28 |
| Expanded Archery (designated areas only) |
Sept. 10 |
Dec. 10 |
| Muzzleloader-Statewide - (All WMD's) |
Nov. 28 |
Dec. 3 |
Muzzleloader WMD's 12,13,15,16,17,18,20,21,
22,23,24,25,26,30 |
Dec. 5 |
Dec. 10 |
| BEAR* |
ONE BEAR PER YEAR |
| General Hunting Season.. |
Aug. 29 |
Nov. 26 |
| Hunting with Dogs..... |
Sept. 12 |
Oct. 28 |
| **Hunting with Bait.... |
Aug. 29 |
Sept. 24 |
MOOSE (by permit only)
WMD's 1,2,3,4,5,6,11,19 |
Sept. 26 |
Oct. 1 |
Moose permit application period:
January
through April 1. |
MOOSE (by permit only)
WMD's 1-14,17-19, 28,29 |
Oct. 10 |
Oct. 15 |
RUFFED GROUSE,
BOBWHITE
QUAIL and
PHEASANT |
Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
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Ruffed Grouse
4
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Ruffed Grouse
8
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Bobwhite Quail
4 |
Bobwhite Quail
8 |
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Pheasant
2 |
Pheasant
4 |
Spring WILD TURKEY
(by permit only) |
Split Season:
May 2 - June 4 |
One bearded turkey per permit holder.
Turkey permit application period:
mid-December
to Jan. 15 |
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Season A: |
May 2 - May 7
&
May
23 - May 28 |
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Season B: |
May 9 - May 14
&
May 16 - May 21 |
All Permit
Holders |
May 30 - June 4 |
| Youth Spring Wild Turkey |
April 30 |
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Wild Turkey - Fall Season
WMD's 15,16,20 thru 26 |
Oct. 17 - Oct. 28 |
One wild turkey of either sex, any age per permit holder. |
 WOODCOCK |
2004-2005 Migratory Waterfowl Dates
Regulations available mid-September from license agents, game wardens and Fish
and Wildlife Department Offices.
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| COMMON SNIPE |
| DUCKS, GEESE, SEA DUCKS (scoter,
eider, long-tailed duck) |
| SORA & VIRGINIA RAILS (and GALLINULES) |
CROW
WMD's 1 through 6 |
February 15 - April 15
August 1 - Sept. 30 |
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CROW
WMD's 7 through 30 |
February 1 - March 31
August 1 - Sept. 30 |
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| GRAY SQUIRREL |
Oct. 1 |
Dec. 31 |
4 |
8 |
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 RABBIT (snowshoe)
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Oct. 1 |
Mar. 31 |
4 |
8 |
| BOBCAT |
Dec. 1 |
Feb. 14 |
- |
| FOX |
Oct. 18 |
Feb. 28 |
- |
| RACCOON |
Oct. 1 |
Dec. 31 |
- |
| SKUNK, OPOSSUM |
Oct. 18 |
Dec. 31 |
- |
| COYOTE, WOODCHUCK, PORCUPINE, RED SQUIRREL |
NO CLOSED SEASON FOR HUNTING |
| ANY SPECIES NOT LISTED ABOVE |
NO OPEN SEASON FOR HUNTING |
Sunday Hunting is illegal in Maine.
*Bear permit required (resident $28; nonresident, $68; plus agent fee) in addition
to hunting license between Aug. 29 through Oct. 28. 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.
Migratory waterfowl stamp not required.
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 on Vinalhaven Island, Knox County.
YOUTH DEER HUNT DAY - Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005. Junior hunters
(10 years of age or older and under 16) 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 antlerless-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.
2005 Trapping Seasons:
Bear: September 1 - October
31
Statewide Trapping for Bobcat, coyote, fisher, fox, marten, mink, muskrat, opossum, otter, raccoon, red squirrel,
skunk, and weasel - October 30 through December 31
Early Fox & Coyote Trapping:
October 16 through October 29
Early Muskrat Trapping:
WMD's 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11 only - October 23 through October 29
Beaver Trapping: Seasons
will be set by early fall.
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