It is unlawful to obtain a license or permit through misstatement or misrepresentation, or to possess a license or permit that has been altered or tampered with in any way.īack to top Guide Required for Big Game Hunters from New Brunswick or Quebec:Īny resident of New Brunswick or Quebec who is not a U.S. As of 2021, trapping license renewals including bear permits can be purchased online. Note: Not all town clerks issue nonresident licenses.Ī person buying a trapping license for the first time must purchase at the MDIFW office in Augusta. Agents who process applications online for moose and antlerless deer permits may charge a fee of $2.00. and home on leave is exempt from hunter, archery, and crossbow safety course requirements if they can show proof at time of license application that their home state of record is Maine.įrom MDIFW: Residents and non-residents may obtain hunting licenses from the MDIFW office in Augusta, or online.įrom Agents: Licenses can also be purchased from agents throughout the state (sporting good stores, many convenience stores, town clerks, and turnpike service centers). Armed Forces who is permanently stationed outside of the U.S.
Military Exception: An active-duty member of the U.S. Native American Exception: Native Americans are exempt from the safety course requirement for archery, crossbow,and trapping. The applicant must also show proof of successful completion of either a firearms safety course or an archery safety course or must have held either one of these licenses.
Convicted felons cannot purchase or possess a firearms hunting license in Maine unless they have been issued a permit to carry a firearm.Īrchery Licenses: To obtain an adult archery hunting license, you must show proof of having held an adult license to hunt with bow and arrow in any year after 1979, or successful completion of an archery education course.Ĭrossbow Permits: To obtain a crossbow permit you must show proof of having held a license or permit to hunt with crossbow in any year after 1979 or successful completion of a crossbow safety course. License-specific requirements and exceptions follow.įirearms Licenses: When applying for an adult firearms hunting license in Maine, you must show proof of residency, and that you have either possessed an adult license to hunt with firearms in any year beginning with 1976, or successfully completed an approved hunter safety course in any U.S. To obtain a hunting license in Maine, you generally need to show that you have either (1) held that license in a prior year, or (2) taken a hunter safety course. The landowner privilege is not available to hunters with revoked or suspended licenses, and does not apply to moose hunting, for which a license is still required.īack to top What Are the Requirements for Obtaining a License? Landowner Privilege: Maine resident landowners and their immediate family members may hunt without a license using firearms, archery, crossbow or muzzleloader on land they own and reside upon, provided the land exceeds 10 acres in size and is used exclusively for agricultural purposes. Note: a junior license holder who turns 16 may hunt with that junior license for the remainder of the calendar year.Įxception for Assisting in a Hunt: A person may assist in a hunt without a license or permit for that activity, as long as they do not carry hunting equipment (means to kill) or drive deer.Įxception: See dog training and hunting permit requirement Junior and Adult Hunters: Hunters under age 16 must possess a junior license, and those 16 and up need an adult license. See individual species sections for details. In addition to a license, most hunting activities also require a permit. The type of license you need depends upon your age, resident status, and other factors, and there are some exceptions.
In general, anyone who hunts wild birds or animals in Maine needs a hunting license.
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