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2020-2021 Season Dates and Bag Limits
Deer
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag & Posession | ||
| Firearms Season | All | November 2, 2020 | November 28, 2020 | 1 Deer Per Year** |
| Maine Resident Only Day* | All | October 31, 2020 | ||
| Youth Deer Day | All | October 24, 2020 | ||
| Archery/Crossbow | All | October 3, 2020 | October 30, 2020 | |
| Muzzleloader Statewide | All | November 30, 2020 | December 5, 2020 | |
| Muzzleloader | 12, 13, 15-18, 20-26, 29 | December 7, 2020 | December 12, 2020 | |
| Expanded Archery | Designated areas only | September 12, 2020 | December 12, 2020 | |
**Only deer with antlers at least 3 inches long may be taken from October 31-December 12, 2020, except that any deer may be taken in designated WMDs by hunters with any-deer permits.
Exceptions: Additional deer may be taken by participating in the Expanded Archery Season, or by anyone possessing a bonus antlerless deer permit or superpack antlerless deer permit.
Note: In WMDs where no any-deer permits are issued, it is bucks only for youth hunters on youth deer day and also bucks only for archers during the archery season on deer.
Bear
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag & Posession | ||
| General Hunting Season | All | August 31, 2020 | November 28, 2020 | 2 Bear Per Year 1 by hunting, 1 by trapping |
| Youth Bear Day | All | August 29, 2020 | ||
| Hunting with Dogs | All | September 14, 2020 | October 30, 2020 | |
| Hunting with Bait Bait can be placed August 1, 2020 |
All | August 31, 2020 | September 26, 2020 | |
| Bear Trapping | All | September 1, 2020 | October 31, 2020 | |
Moose (by permit only)
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag & Posession | ||
| 1- 6, 10, 11, 18, 19, 27, 28 | September 27, 2021 | October 2, 2021 | 1 Moose Per Year by either permittee or sub-permittee |
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| 1-14, 17-19, 27, 28 | October 11, 2021 | October 16, 2021 | ||
| 1-6 | October 25, 2021 | October 30, 2021 | ||
| Maine Resident Only Day* | 15, 16 | October 30, 2021 | ||
| 15, 16 | November 1, 2021 | November 27, 2021 | ||
Permit application period: February 2021 - 11:59 pm (ET) on May 13, 2021.
* A non-resident who owns 25 or more acres of land in Maine and leaves land open to hunting, holds a valid hunting license, and is not otherwise prohibitedby law, may hunt deer on the Resident only day, anywhere in the state. A verification form must be completed and can be located on the Hunting License Information page.
Spring Wild Turkey (Bow & arrow, crossbow or shotgun)
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag & Posession | ||
| All Hunters | 7 and 9-29 | May 3, 2021 | June 5, 2021 | 2 bearded Wild Turkeys |
| 1-6 and 8 | May 3, 2021 | June 5, 2021 | 1 bearded Wild Turkey* | |
| Youth Spring Wild Turkey Day | May 1, 2021 | May take up to 2 bearded Wild Turkeys from WMDs that have a 2 bird limit. | ||
*May take up to 2 turkeys for the spring season, but an individual WMD bag limit cannot be exceeded. The order in which they are taken does not matter.
Fall Wild Turkey (Bow & arrow or shotgun)
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag & Posession | ||
| General Hunting Season | 15-17, 20-25 | September 14, 2020 | November 7, 2020 | 5 Wild Turkeys either sex, any age** |
| 26 | September 14, 2020 | November 7, 2020 | 3 Wild Turkeys either sex, any age** | |
| 28 | September 14, 2020 | November 7, 2020 | 2 Wild Turkeys either sex, any age** | |
| 6, 10-13, 18, 19, 27 & 29 | September 14, 2020 | November 7, 2020 | 1 Wild Turkey either sex, any age** | |
| 1-5, 7-9 | Closed to taking of Wild Turkeys | |||
| Youth Fall Wild Turkey Day | September 12, 2020 | |||
** May take up to five wild turkeys for the fall season, but cannot exceed an individual WMD bag limit, the order in which they are taken does not matter. No more than two wild turkeys may be harvested per permit holder per day.
Upland and Migratory Birds
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag | Posession | ||
| Ruffed Grouse & Bobwhite Quail | All | September 26, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| Pheasant | All | September 26, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| Woodcock | All | See migratory game bird laws for more information | |||
| Common Snipe | All | ||||
| Ducks, Geese, Sea Ducks (Scoter, Eider, Long-Tailed Duck) |
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| Sora & Virginia Rails (and Gallinules) |
All | ||||
| Crows | 1-6 | August 1, 2020 February 5, 2021 |
September 25, 2020 April 15, 2021 |
No Limit | |
| 7-29 | August 1, 2020 January 21, 2021 |
September 25, 2020 March 31, 2021 |
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Other Species
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag | Posession | ||
| Gray Squirrel | All | September 26, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| Gray Squirrel (Falconry) | All | September 26, 2020 | February 27, 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| Snowshoe Hare | All | September 26, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| Snowshoe Hare | Vinalhaven Island, Knox County |
September 26, 2020 | February 27, 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| Bobcat | All | December 1, 2020 | February 20, 2021 | No Limit | |
| Fox | All | October 19, 2020 | February 27, 2021 | No Limit | |
| Raccoon | All | October 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | No Limit | |
| Skunk, Opossum | All | October 19, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | No Limit | |
| Coyote Night Hunt | All | December 16, 2020 | August 31, 2021 | No Limit | |
| Coyote, Woodchuck, Porcupine, Red Squirrel | All | No Closed Season for Hunting | |||
| Spruce Grouse, Lynx, Cottontail Rabbit | No Open Season for Hunting | ||||
Note: Except for migratory game birds, there is no hunting season on any species of bird or animal which is not listed above.