Hunting in Maine
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 WildlifeGame species in Maine
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Maine are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Maine.
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
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
39,897 acres