Hunting in Maine
29 game management units
Official agency resources
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
- Buy a license ↗
https://moses.informe.org/cgi-bin/online/moses_v3/index
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting/laws-rules/index.html
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting/species/moose/moose-permit.html
- GMU map ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/wildlife-management-districts/index.html
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting/harvest-information.html
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/programs-resources/educational-programs/safety-courses/index.html
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Maine, go straight to the issuing agency.
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeLoading game management unit boundaries…
Game species in Maine
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Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Game management units
29 units
Huntable public lands in Maine
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
5,500.2 acres
Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
1,726.3 acres
Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
30,764.5 acres
Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
7,701.4 acres
Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
16.8 acres
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
6,061.7 acres
Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
122.3 acres
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area