Get ready for hunting season with the new lawbook!
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
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Get ready for hunting season with the latest hunting lawbook!
Plan your next hunting trip with updated season dates and bag limits, legal hunting hours, and new laws. Being a responsible user of the Maine outdoors means staying informed of, and complying with, the current laws and rules.?
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2024-2025 Summary of Maine Hunting Laws (PDF) [ [link removed] ]
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Updated Laws for 2024
*Archery Hunting?*
Changes to the bowhunting license and crossbow permit occurred in 2024. A bowhunting license is now an archery license. A crossbow permit is no longer required as hunting with a bow and arrow AND crossbow are included with an archery license. Archery equipment now refers to crossbow and bow and arrow.
Use of crossbows in expanded archery areas during the expanded archery season is now permissible for any hunter who has an archery license and expanded archery permit(s). Crossbow use is NO longer permissible during the muzzleloader season.
The regular archery license allows archery equipment to be used to hunt all legal game throughout the year, except for deer during the muzzleloader season.
*Obtaining an Archery License: *Individuals applying for the archery hunting license must show proof of having successfully completed an archery hunter education course (which now includes crossbow safety) or of having held a Maine adult archery license in any year after 1979, or evidence of previously holding a crossbow permit in Maine prior to 2024. When proof or evidence cannot be provided, the applicant may substitute a signed affidavit. Native Americans are exempt from safety course requirements for archery and trapping.
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*From your iPhone*
* In Safari, go to: mefishwildlife.com/laws.
* Click the link for the PDF you want to download.
* When it opens, tap on the share icon in the bottom center of the screen, then tap the orange ?Books? icon. The file is now saved in your Books app for offline viewing.
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*From your Android*
1. In Chrome, go to: mefishwildlife.com/laws.
2. Select the link for the PDF you want to download.
3. Choose to download the file to your Downloads folder
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4. Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader app and open the PDF.
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