Being a responsible user of the Maine outdoors means staying informed of, and complying with, the current laws and rules.
No Cell Coverage in the Woods? No problem. Just go to mefishwildlife. com / laws and browse by activity. Before you head into the woods, follow these instructions to save an offline law book or quick-reference guide to your mobile device.
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LAWS OF THE MAINE OUTDOORS- DIGITAL
LAWS OF THE MAINE OUTDOORS
Being a responsible user of the Maine outdoors means staying informed of, and complying with, the current laws and rules.
This book, published by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife( MDIFW), is designed to help you quickly find and understand the hunting laws and rules that apply to you. We’ ve also included handy tools to help you stay in compliance, like charts of legal hunting hours already adjusted for sunrise and sunset. Law summaries are available online at mefishwildlife. com / laws, in print, and through the Department’ s mobile app, ME Outdoors.
No Cell Coverage in the Woods? No problem. Just go to mefishwildlife. com / laws and browse by activity. Before you head into the woods, follow these instructions to save an offline law book or quick-reference guide to your mobile device.
FROM YOUR IPHONE
1. In Safari, go to: mefishwildlife. com / laws.
2. Click the link for the PDF you want to download.
3. When it opens, tap on the share icon in the bottom center of the screen, then tap the orange‘ Books’ icon. The file is now saved in your Books app for offline viewing.
FROM YOUR ANDROID
1. In Chrome, go to: mefishwildlife. com / laws.
2. Select the link for the PDF you want to download.
3. Choose to download the file to your Downloads folder
OR
4. Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader app and open the PDF.
FROM YOUR COMPUTER
Go to mefishwildlife. com / laws to save a copy and / or print just the pages you need.
Don’ t have home access to a computer or the Internet?
1. Consider asking a friend or family member to help.
2. Visit your local library.
2025-26 STATE OF MAINE SUMMARY OF LAWS & RULES HUNTING QUESTIONS? CALL 207 287-8000