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- Season Dates & Bag Limits
- Licensing Information
- General Hunting Laws
- Tagging, Transportation & Registration
- Laws Pertaining to Hunting Equipment
- Junior Hunters
- Deer Hunting
- Chronic Wasting Disease
- Moose Hunting
- Wild Turkey Hunting
- Furbearers & Other Species Hunting
- Bear Hunting
- Hunting Areas
- Hunting/Trapping on Private Property
- 2023-2024 Legal Hunting Hours
- Migratory Game Birds
- Wild Game Consumption Advisory
- Maine IF&W Contacts
The online 2023-24 hunting law book summary was updated to reflect changes that are effective January 1, 2024.
New for the 2024 hunting seasons, the definition of "archery equipment" now includes bow and arrow and crossbow. This law book summary online update is not conclusive of all law changes that will be in effect for the 2024-25 hunting seasons, which will be available July 2024.
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