LEGAL HUNTING HOURS 33
This time chart is NOT the sunrise and sunset time table and has already been adjusted to display the actual legal hunting hours. Note: This table is not to be used for migratory birds, see page 40. Blank spaces indicate Sundays when hunting is not legal.
2025-26 LEGAL HUNTING HOURS
DAY SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST
01 5:28- 7:41 6:03- 6:45 6:44- 5:53 6:23- 4:26 6:43- 4:35 5:46- 7:33 4:55- 8:10 4:22- 8:44 4:23- 8:55 4:51- 8:31
02 5:29- 7:40 6:05- 6:43 6:24- 4:25 6:43- 4:36 6:23- 5:15 5:41- 5:54 5:44- 7:34 4:53- 8:12 4:22- 8:45 4:24- 8:55
03 5:30- 7:38 6:06- 6:41 5:46- 4:50 6:25- 4:25 6:43- 4:37 6:22- 5:16 5:39- 5:56 5:42- 7:35 4:21- 8:46 4:24- 8:54 4:53- 8:29
04 5:31- 7:36 6:07- 6:40 5:48- 4:49 6:26- 4:25 6:21- 5:18 5:37- 5:57 5:40- 7:37 4:50- 8:14 4:21- 8:47 4:25- 8:54 4:54- 8:27
05 5:32- 7:34 5:49- 4:48 6:27- 4:24 6:43- 4:39 6:20- 5:19 5:36- 5:58 4:49- 8:15 4:20- 8:47 4:56- 8:26
06 5:34- 7:32 6:10- 6:36 5:50- 4:46 6:28- 4:24 6:42- 4:40 6:18- 5:21 5:34- 5:59 5:37- 7:39 4:48- 8:17 4:20- 8:48 4:26- 8:53 4:57- 8:24
07 6:11- 6:34 5:52- 4:45 6:42- 4:41 6:17- 5:22 5:32- 6:01 5:35- 7:40 4:46- 8:18 4:27- 8:53 4:58- 8:23
08 5:36- 7:29 6:12- 6:32 5:53- 4:44 6:30- 4:24 6:42- 4:42 5:33- 7:42 4:45- 8:19 4:19- 8:49 4:28- 8:52 4:59- 8:22
09 5:37- 7:27 6:13- 6:30 6:31- 4:24 6:42- 4:43 6:14- 5:25 6:28- 7:03 5:31- 7:43 4:44- 8:20 4:19- 8:50 4:28- 8:52
10 5:38- 7:25 6:15- 6:29 5:56- 4:42 6:32- 4:24 6:41- 4:44 6:13- 5:26 6:27- 7:05 5:29- 7:44 4:19- 8:51 4:29- 8:51 5:01- 8:19
11 5:40- 7:23 6:16- 6:27 5:57- 4:41 6:33- 4:24 6:11- 5:28 6:25- 7:06 5:28- 7:45 4:41- 8:22 4:19- 8:51 4:30- 8:51 5:03- 8:17
12 5:41- 7:21 5:59- 4:39 6:34- 4:24 6:41- 4:47 6:10- 5:29 6:23- 7:07 4:40- 8:24 4:19- 8:52 5:04- 8:16
13 5:42- 7:19 6:18- 6:23 6:00- 4:38 6:35- 4:24 6:40- 4:48 6:09- 5:31 6:21- 7:09 5:24- 7:48 4:39- 8:25 4:19- 8:52 4:32- 8:50 5:05- 8:14
14 6:20- 6:22 6:01- 4:37 6:40- 4:49 6:07- 5:32 6:19- 7:10 5:22- 7:49 4:38- 8:26 4:33- 8:49 5:06- 8:13
15 5:44- 7:15 6:21- 6:20 6:03- 4:36 6:36- 4:25 6:39- 4:50 5:21- 7:50 4:37- 8:27 4:18- 8:53 4:33- 8:48 5:07- 8:11
16 5:45- 7:13 6:22- 6:18 6:37- 4:25 6:39- 4:52 6:04- 5:35 6:16- 7:13 5:19- 7:52 4:35- 8:28 4:19- 8:53 4:34- 8:48
17 5:47- 7:12 6:24- 6:16 6:05- 4:34 6:37- 4:25 6:38- 4:53 6:02- 5:36 6:14- 7:14 5:17- 7:53 4:19- 8:54 4:35- 8:47 5:10- 8:08
18 5:48- 7:10 6:25- 6:15 6:07- 4:34 6:38- 4:26 6:01- 5:38 6:12- 7:15 5:15- 7:54 4:33- 8:30 4:19- 8:54 4:36- 8:46 5:11- 8:06
19 5:49- 7:08 6:08- 4:33 6:39- 4:26 6:37- 4:56 5:59- 5:39 6:10- 7:16 4:32- 8:32 4:19- 8:54 5:12- 8:05
20 5:50- 7:06 6:27- 6:11 6:09- 4:32 6:39- 4:27 6:36- 4:57 5:58- 5:41 6:08- 7:18 5:12- 7:57 4:31- 8:33 4:19- 8:55 4:38- 8:44 5:13- 8:03
21 6:29- 6:10 6:11- 4:31 6:35- 4:58 5:56- 5:42 6:06- 7:19 5:10- 7:58 4:30- 8:34 4:39- 8:43 5:14- 8:01
22 5:53- 7:02 6:30- 6:08 6:12- 4:30 6:40- 4:28 6:34- 5:00 5:09- 7:59 4:30- 8:35 4:19- 8:55 4:40- 8:42 5:16- 8:00
23 5:54- 7:00 6:31- 6:07 6:41- 4:28 6:33- 5:01 5:53- 5:45 6:03- 7:21 5:07- 8:00 4:29- 8:36 4:20- 8:55 4:41- 8:41
24 5:55- 6:58 6:33- 6:05 6:14- 4:29 6:41- 4:29 6:33- 5:02 5:51- 5:46 6:01- 7:23 5:06- 8:02 4:20- 8:55 4:42- 8:40 5:18- 7:56
25 5:56- 6:56 6:34- 6:03 6:16- 4:28 6:41- 4:29 5:50- 5:47 5:59- 7:24 5:04- 8:03 4:27- 8:38 4:20- 8:55 4:43- 8:39 5:19- 7:54
26 5:57- 6:54 6:17- 4:28 6:42- 4:30 6:31- 5:05 5:48- 5:49 5:57- 7:25 4:26- 8:39 4:21- 8:55 5:20- 7:53
27 5:59- 6:53 6:37- 6:00 6:18- 4:27 6:42- 4:31 6:30- 5:07 5:46- 5:50 5:55- 7:27 5:01- 8:05 4:25- 8:40 4:21- 8:55 4:46- 8:37 5:22- 7:51
28 6:38- 5:59 6:19- 4:27 6:29- 5:08 5:44- 5:51 5:53- 7:28 4:59- 8:07 4:25- 8:41 4:47- 8:36 5:23- 7:49
29 6:01- 6:49 6:40- 5:57 6:21- 4:26 6:42- 4:32 6:28- 5:09 4:58- 8:08 4:24- 8:42 4:22- 8:55 4:48- 8:35 5:24- 7:47
30 6:02- 6:47 6:41- 5:56 6:43- 4:33 6:27- 5:11 5:49- 7:30 4:56- 8:09 4:23- 8:42 4:23- 8:55 4:49- 8:34
31 6:42- 5:55 6:43- 4:34 6:26- 5:12 5:48- 7:32 4:50- 8:32 5:26- 7:44
* Legal hunting hours are based on sunrise / sunset in Bangor, Maine( Eastern Standard Time) and are to be used statewide. Exceptions: Raccoon, Coyote, and Migratory Bird hunting( see separate legal hunting hours for these species).
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