Maine Hunting Seasons
The NWTF Hunt Guide is your complete source for turkey season dates, application deadlines and other related hunting information across North America. As you plan your upcoming season, be sure to use the agency Web addresses and phone numbers to contact the folks who can best confirm the dates and laws of the places you plan to hunt. They can help you make the most of your trip. Have a great season.
If you're looking to track down gobblers outside of your own state, get a complete list of hunt guide information here.
Click here for a pdf version of the 2009 Fall Hunt Guide.
Members Only: If you are a NWTF member, click here for the members only hunt guide which has commentary from our regional wildlife biologists.
| Dates: | Zone 1: archery only; WMDs 15-17, 20, 24-26; Oct. 10 - 24; Zone 2: archery only; WMDs 21-23; Oct. 1 - 30; Zone 3: archery and shotgun; WMDs 15-17, 20-25; Oct. 17 - 23 (Shotguns 10-20 gauges only and shot size 4-6 only) |
Hunter Ed.
Safety Req.: | Born after Dec. 31, 1975 |
| Bag Limit: | 1 bird of either sex |
| Legal Hours: | half-hour before sunrise until half-hour after sunset |
| Apply by: | permit required to hunt fall turkey in addition to hunting license, can be purchased at any time. A fall wild turkey hunting permit and an archery license are required to hunt in Zone 1 and 2. In Zone 3, a fall wild turkey hunting permit and a hunting license that allows hunting for big game are required to hunt with a shotgun. A fall wild turkey hunting permit and an archery license are required to hunt with bow and arrow. The hunter must possess the fall wild turkey permit as well as their hunting license or archery license at all times while hunting. A person may assist in a hunt without a license or permit for that activity as long as that person does not carry hunting equipment. |
| Population: | 60,000 |
| Harvest: | NA |
| Contact: | www.maine.gov/ifw
or (207) 287-8000 |
| Poacher Hotline: | (800) 253-7887 |
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