Black Bear

General Hunting Season: Aug. 29 - Nov. 26

Hunting with Dogs: Sept. 19 - Oct. 28

Hunting with Bait: Aug. 29 - Sept. 24

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.

ONE BEAR PER YEAR

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MOOSE (by permit only)

WMD's 1,2,3,5,6,11 & 19 Sept. 26 - Oct. 1

WMD's 1-14,17,18,19 & 28,29 Oct. 10 - Oct. 15

Moose permit application period: January through April 1.

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Moose permit application site

Spring Wild Turkey(by permit only)

Split Season: May 2 - June 4

Season A:
May 2 - May 7& May 23 - May 28

Season B:
May 9 - May 14& May 16 - May 21

All Permit Holders May 30 - June 4

Youth Spring Wild Turkey April 30

One bearded turkey per permit holder.
Turkey permit application period: mid-December to Jan. 15

Wild Turkey - Fall Season

WMD's 15,16,20 through 26 Oct. 17 - Oct. 28
One wild turkey of either sex, any age per permit holder.

License Fees

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RESIDENT - license fees

Hunting (16 & older) $22.00
Bear Permit (required to hunt bear outside of the regular firearm season on deer) $28.00
Small Game Hunting* (16 & older) $15.00
Combination Hunting & Fishing (16 & older) $39.00
Junior Hunting (10 to 15 years inclusive) $8.00
Combination Hunting & Fishing (70 & older) free
Combination Fishing/Archery (16 & older) $39.00
Serviceman (resident) Combination Hunting & Fishing $23.00
Disabled War Veteran (resident) free
Archery Hunting (16 & older) $22.00
Archery Hunting (70 & older) free
Expanded Archery (Antlerless Deer) $13.00
Expanded Archery (Antlered Deer) $33.00
Muzzle-loading (10 & older) $14.00
Muzzle-loading (70 & older) free
Fall Turkey $13.00
Duplicate $2.00

NONRESIDENT - license fees

Big Game Hunting (16 years & older) $ 88.00
Bear Permit (required to hunt bear outside of the regular firearm season on deer) $68.00
Combination Hunting & Fishing (16 & older) $126.00
Small Game Hunting * (16 & older) $58.00
3-day Small Game hunting (valid for 3 consecutive days) $33.00
Junior Hunting (10 to 15 years) $28.00
Archery Hunting (16 & older) $58.00
Expanded Archery (Antlerless Deer) $13.00
Expanded Archery (Antlered Deer) $33.00
Muzzle-loading (10 & older) $36.00
Fall Turkey $43.00
Duplicate $2.00

ALIEN - license fees

NOTE: New application/Permit for Non-immigrant Aliens temporarily bringing firearms or ammunition into the United States for hunting or other lawful sporting purposes.

Big Game Hunting (10 & older) $ 128.00
Combination Hunting & Fishing (10 & older) $179.00
Small Game Hunting * (16 & Older) $73.00
Archery Hunting (16 & older) $73.00
Expanded Archery (Antlerless Deer) $13.00
Expanded Archery (Antlered Deer) $33.00
Muzzle-loading (10 & older) $61.00

Duplicate $2.00

* NOTE: A SMALL GAME LICENSE permits the hunting of all species except deer, bear, turkey, moose, raccoon and bobcat.

Applicants for an adult hunting license must show proof of having previously held an adult license to hunt with firearms in any year beginning with 1976 or successful completion of an approved hunter safety course. Residents must provide proof of residency when applying for a license.

To obtain an adult archery hunting license, you must show proof of having held an adult license to hunt with bow and arrow in any year since 1979 or successful completion of an archery education course.

You are required to keep your hunting license and any necessary permits with you while hunting or transporting wild birds and wild animals and must show it to any warden, law enforcement officer, Department employee, guide or landowner upon whose land you are hunting if requested.

For more information go to: Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Archery hunting

Wildlife management district map

2006 hunting laws