LICENSING INFORMATION 9
LIFETIME LICENSE FEES
RESIDENTS FISHING HUNTING ARCHERY TRAPPING
COMBINATION OF ANY TWO *
COMBINATION OF ANY THREE *
5 years & under $ 150 $ 150 $ 150 $ 150 $ 250 $ 400
6-15 years of age $ 300 $ 300 $ 300 $ 300 $ 500 $ 800
65 years of age $ 50 $ 50 $ 50 $ 50 $ 80 $ 110
66 years of age $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 64 $ 94
67 years of age $ 30 $ 30 $ 30 $ 30 $ 48 $ 78
68 years of age $ 20 $ 20 $ 20 $ 20 $ 32 $ 52
69 years of age $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 16 $ 26
70 and older $ 8.00— Covers all authorities that you are qualified to receive, see below.
NON RESIDENTS FISHING HUNTING ARCHERY TRAPPING
COMBINATION OF ANY TWO *
COMBINATION OF ANY THREE *
5 years & under $ 450 $ 450 $ 450 $ 450 $ 750 $ 1,200
6-15 years of age $ 900 $ 900 $ 900 $ 900 $ 1,500 $ 2,400
* Hunting, fishing, archery These fees are subject to change. Please check with the Department for current fees.
MAINE LIFETIME LICENSE
A Maine Tradition and a Gift that Lasts a Lifetime
A lifetime license, purchased for yourself or as a gift, allows the bearer to fish, trap, and / or hunt for their lifetime, regardless of where they live in the future. Revenues generated by these licenses are deposited in a special trust fund that provides longterm financial support for Maine’ s fish and wildlife.
Lifetime license holders( not complimentary) are required to purchase any additional hunting / fishing permits between the ages of 16 and 69.
Maine Resident Applicants 70 + Years of Age
For a one-time fee of $ 8.00, a senior lifetime license entitles the holder to all privileges they are qualified to receive including hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing. The license also includes the following permits: bear hunt, bear trap, muzzleloader, migratory waterfowl( state permit), pheasant, spring and fall turkey, coyote night hunt, one expanded archery antlerless and one expanded archery either-sex. Hunters 70 and over do not need to obtain a physical permit, but can tag those species with their lifetime license and must still apply for antlerless deer and moose permits each year. A lifetime license holder must still annually purchase a federal migratory waterfowl permit and the salt water registry must be completed on the DMR website in any year they want to participate in the migratory hunting or saltwater fishing.
Note: If you purchased a senior lifetime license before age 70, you do NOT have to pay the $ 8.00 fee, and the permits listed in the previous paragraph are included with your lifetime license anytime during the calendar year you turn 70 years of age.
A lifetime license holder who turns 16 years of age is able to hunt with their lifetime license just as an adult big game license holder would, upon showing proof of having completed the required safety course. Contact MDIFW to upgrade to an adult license, and obtain all necessary permits. See page 18 for more information on Junior Hunters. ■
SUPER PACK LICENSE
This license, available to Maine residents only, permits an eligible person to hunt and fish for all legal game and fish species, subject to all of the laws governing fishing, hunting, and archery. The super pack license includes muzzleloader, migratory waterfowl, pheasant, spring / fall turkey, bear hunting, coyote night hunt, one either-sex expanded archery permit, and three expanded archery antlerless permits. The license includes a dog training and hunting permit which must be obtained through the MDIFW Augusta office via phone, email, mail, or in-person. It also includes one free chance in the moose lottery and entry into a special category in the antlerless deer permit lottery. Person must meet all respective safety course requirements to hunt with individual methods( i. e. firearms, archery, etc.).
QUESTIONS? CALL 207 287-8000 2025-26 STATE OF MAINE SUMMARY OF LAWS & RULES HUNTING