Summary of Maine Hunting Laws 2025-26 | Page 7

2025-26 MAINE HUNTING SEASONS 5
FALL WILD TURKEY Archery equipment or shotgun
General Hunting Season
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WMDs
FIRST DAY
SEASONS
LAST DAY
LIMITS
SEASONAL BAG & POSSESSION
15-17, 20-25
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September 15, 2025
September 15, 2025
November 7, 2025
November 7, 2025
5 Wild Turkeys *
3 Wild Turkeys *
No more than two wild turkeys( eithersex, any age) may be
28
3, 6-8, 10-14,
18, 19, 27
& 29
September 15, 2025
September 15, 2025
November 7, 2025
November 7, 2025
2 Wild Turkeys *
1 Wild Turkey *
harvested per permit holder per day, but cannot exceed the
WMD bag limit.
1, 2, 4, 5, 9
Closed to taking of Wild Turkeys
Youth Fall Wild Turkey Day September 13, 2025 * May harvest up to 5 turkeys for the fall season, but an individual WMD bag limit cannot be exceeded. The order in which they are harvested from a WMD does not matter.
SPRING WILD TURKEY
Archery equipment or shotgun
WMDs
FIRST DAY
SEASONS
LAST DAY
LIMITS
SEASONAL BAG & POSSESSION
All Hunters
7 and 9-29
1-6 and 8
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
June 6, 2026
June 6, 2026
2 bearded Wild Turkeys **
1 bearded Wild Turkey **
Youth Spring Wild Turkey Day
May 2, 2026
May harvest up to 2 bearded Wild Turkeys from WMDs that have a 2 bird limit.
** May harvest up to 2 turkeys for the spring season, but an individual WMD bag limit cannot be exceeded. The order in which they are harvested from a WMD does not matter.
SEASONS LIMITS
UPLAND AND MIGRATORY BIRDS WMDs
FIRST DAY LAST DAY DAILY BAG POSSESSION Ruffed Grouse & Bobwhite Quail All September 27, 2025 December 31, 2025 4 8 Pheasant All September 27, 2025 December 31, 2025 2 4 Woodcock All September 27, 2025 November 18, 2025 3 9
Common Snipe
All
September 1, 2025
January 2, 2026
8
24
Ducks, Geese, Sea Ducks
( Scoter, Eider, Long-Tailed Duck)
See pg. 36
Sora & Virginia Rails( and Gallinules)
All
September 1, 2025 November 20, 2025
25
25
Crows
1-6
7-29
August 1, 2025
February 2, 2026
August 1, 2025
January 17, 2026
September 20, 2025
April 15, 2026
September 20, 2025
March 31, 2026
No daily bag or possession limit
OTHER SPECIES WMDs
SEASONS
LIMITS
FIRST DAY LAST DAY DAILY BAG POSSESSION Gray Squirrel All September 27, 2025 January 31, 2026 4 8 Gray Squirrel( Falconry) All September 27, 2025 February 28, 2026 4 8
All
September 27, 2025
March 31, 2026
Snowshoe Hare
Season on Island of Vinalhaven
September 27, 2025
February 28, 2026
4
8
Bobcat
All
December 1, 2025
February 21, 2026
No Limit
Fox All October 20, 2025 February 28, 2026 No Limit Raccoon All October 1, 2025 December 31, 2025 No Limit Skunk, Opossum All October 20, 2025 December 31, 2025 No Limit
Coyote
Woodchuck, Porcupine, Red Squirrel Spruce Grouse, Lynx, Cottontail Rabbit
All
During daylight hunting hours No Closed Season for Hunting
Night hunting December 16, 2025- August 31, 2026
No Limit
All No Closed Season No Limit No Open Season for Hunting
Note: Except for migratory game birds, there is no hunting season on any species of bird or animal which is not listed above. All dates are inclusive except that hunting is prohibited on Sunday.
2025-26 STATE OF MAINE SUMMARY OF LAWS & RULES HUNTING