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2019-2020 Season Dates and Bag Limits
Deer
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag & Posession | ||
| Firearms Season | All | November 4, 2019 | November 30, 2019 | 1 Deer Per Year** |
| Maine Resident Only Day* | All | November 2, 2019 | ||
| Youth Deer Day | All | October 26, 2019 | ||
| Archery | All | October 5, 2019 | November 1, 2019 | |
| Muzzleloader Statewide | All | December 2, 2019 | December 7, 2019 | |
| Muzzleloader | 12, 13, 15-18, 20-26, 29 | December 9, 2019 | December 14, 2019 | |
| Expanded Archery | Designated areas only | September 7, 2019 | December 14, 2019 | |
**Only deer with antlers at least 3 inches long may be taken from November 2-December 14, except that any deer may be taken in desig-nated 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 26, 2019 | November 30, 2019 | 2 Bear Per Year 1 by hunting, 1 by trapping |
| Youth Bear Day | All | August 24, 2019 | ||
| Hunting with Dogs | All | September 9, 2019 | November 1, 2019 | |
| Hunting with Bait Bait can be placed July 27, 2019 |
All | August 26, 2019 | September 21, 2019 | |
| Bear Trapping | All | September 1, 2019 | October 31, 2019 | |
Moose (by permit only)
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag & Posession | ||
| Bull Only Hunt | 1- 6, 10, 11, 18, 19, 27, 28 | September 23, 2019 | September 28, 2019 | 1 Moose Per Year by either permittee or sub-permittee |
| Bull Only Hunt | 1-14, 17-19, 27, 28 | October 14, 2019 | October 19, 2019 | |
| Antlerless Only Hunt | 1-6 | October 28, 2019 | November 2, 2019 | |
| Maine Resident Only Day* | 15, 16 | November 2, 2019 | ||
| Any Moose Hunt | 15, 16 | November 4, 2019 | November 30, 2019 | |
Permit application period: January 22, 2019-May 15, 2019. These dates and districts are proposed and are subject to change.
* 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 4, 2020 | June 6, 2020 | 2 bearded Wild Turkeys |
| 1-6 and 8 | May 4, 2020 | June 6, 2020 | 1 bearded Wild Turkey* | |
| Youth Spring Wild Turkey Day | May 2, 2020 | |||
*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 16, 2019 | November 7, 2019 | 5 Wild Turkeys either sex, any age** |
| 26 | September 16, 2019 | November 7, 2019 | 3 Wild Turkeys either sex, any age** | |
| 28 | September 16, 2019 | November 7, 2019 | 2 Wild Turkeys either sex, any age** | |
| 10-13, 18, 19, 27 & 29 | September 16, 2019 | November 7, 2019 | 1 Wild Turkey either sex, any age** | |
| 1-9, 14 | Closed to taking of Wild Turkeys | |||
| Youth Fall Wild Turkey Day | September 14, 2019 | |||
** 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 28, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| Pheasant | All | September 28, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | 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, 2019 February 7, 2020 |
September 20, 2019 April 15, 2020 |
No Limit | |
| 7-29 | August 1, 2019 January 23, 2020 |
September 20, 2019 March 31, 2020 |
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Other Species
| Seasons | WMDs | Dates | Limits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | Last Day | Daily Bag | Posession | ||
| Gray Squirrel | All | September 28, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| Gray Squirrel (Falconry) | All | September 28, 2019 | February 28, 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| Snowshoe Hare | All | September 28, 2019 | March 31, 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| Snowshoe Hare | Vinalhaven Island, Knox County |
September 28, 2019 | February 28, 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| Bobcat | All | December 2, 2019 | February 21, 2020 | No Limit | |
| Fox | All | October 21, 2019 | February 28, 2020 | No Limit | |
| Raccoon | All | October 1, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | No Limit | |
| Skunk, Opossum | All | October 21, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | No Limit | |
| Coyote Night Hunt | All | December 16, 2019 | August 31, 2020 | 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.