MAINE GUIDE PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Whovneedsvavlicense?v-vAnswerv-vAnyonevwhovhuntsvwildvbirdsvorvanimalsvinvMaine
JuniorvHunterv-vAnswerv-vhuntersvundervthevagevofv16
Exceptionsv(assistingvinvavhunt)v-vAnswerv-
vyouvcanvdovthisvasvlongvasvyouvdon'tvcarryvanyvhuntingvequipment
LandownervPriviledgev-vAnswerv-
vMainevresidentvlandownersvandvimmediatevfamilyvmembersvcanvhuntvw/ovavlicensevonvlan
dvtheyvownvandvresidevuponvasvlongvasvitvisv10vorvmorevacresvandvusedvexclusivelyvforvagric
ulturalvpurposesv(doesvnotvapplyvtovrevokedvorvsuspendedvlicensesvorvmoosevhunting)
LicensevRequirements?v-vAnswerv-
veithervheldvavhuntingvlicensevinvavpriorvyearvorvtakenvavhuntervsafetyvcourse.
NativevAmericanvExceptionv-vAnswerv-
vNativevAmericansvarevexemptvfromvthevsafetyvcoursevrequirementvforvarchery,vcrossbowva
ndvtrapping
MilitaryvExceptionv-vAnswerv-vactive-
dutyvArmedvForcesvmembervstationedvoutsidevthevUSvwhovisvhomevonvleavevisvexemptvfro
mvhunter,varcheryvandvcrossbowvsafetyvrequirementsvifvtheyvcanvshowvproofvatvtimevofvlice
nsevapplicationvthatvtheirvhomevstatevofvrecordvisvMaine
Residentv(definition)v-vAnswerv-vUSvcitizenvorvnon-
citizenvwhovhasvbeenvdomiciledvinvthevStatevforv1vyearv+:v1)visvregisteredvtovvote,visvregister
edvinvthisvstatev+v2)visvlicensevtovdrivevavmotorvvehicle,vhasvmadevapplicationvforvorvpossess
esvavMainevdriver'svlicensev+v3)vhasvregisteredvinvMainevanyvmotorvvehiclesvtheyvownvthatva
revlocatedvwithinvthevstatev+v4)visvinvcompliancevwithvthevstatevincomevtaxvlawv+v5)visvavfull-
timevstudentvatvavMainevcollege/universityvwhovsatisfiesvabovevrequirements.
Nonresidentv(definition)v-vAnswerv-
vmeansvavpersonvwhovdoesvnotvfallvwithinvthevdefinitionvofvavresident
, ApprenticevHuntervLicensev-vAnswerv-
vavailablevtovanyonev16vorvoldervwhovhasvnevervheldvavhuntingvlicense.vCanvgetvthisvlicensev
5vtimesvmax.vMustvhuntvinvthevpresencevofvavlicensedvhuntervoverv18vyrsvold.
GHLv-vUnlawfulvConductv-vAnswerv-
vthevhunting,vpossession,vtransportingvofvanyvspeciesvofvwildvanimalvorvbirdv(orvpartsvthereo
f)vthatvdoesvnotvhavevanvopenvhuntingvseason.vItvisvalsovunlawfulvtovtake,vpossessvorvneedl
esslyvdestroyvthevnestvorveggsvofvanyvwildvbird.
GHLv-vNightvHuntingv-vAnswerv-
v1/2vhourvaftervsunsetvuntilv1/2vbeforevsunrisev(unlessvotherwisevprovided)
GHLv-ExceptionsvtovNightvHuntingv-vAnswerv-vmigratoryvgamevbirds,vraccoonvandvcoyote
GHLv-vRaccoonvHuntingv-vAnswerv-
vraccoonsvmayvbevhuntedvatvnightvduringvthevopenvseasonvifvthevhuntervis:v1)vAccompaniedv
byvavdogv#2)vusingvavriflevorvhandgunvnovmorevpowerfulvthanv.22LRv3)vLoadsvthevweaponvo
nlyvwhenvdispatchingvavraccoonvtreedvorvheldvatvbayvbyvdog(s)vandvID'dvbyvavflashlight
GHLv-vDefinitionvofv"Bait"v-vAnswerv-
v"Bait"vmeansvanvanimal,vplantvorvpartvthereofvusedvtovattractvwildvanimalsvforvthevpurposevo
fvhunting
GHLv-vPlacementvofvBaitv-vAnswerv-
vmustvhavev1)voralvorvwrittenvpermissionvfromvlandownerv2)vlabeledvthevbaitv2x4"vtagvwithvth
evnamevandvaddressvofvthevbaiterv3)vcleansvupvthevbaitvsitevimmediatelyvuponvlandownervre
questvorvwithingv20vdaysvofvlastvdayvthevsitevisvhunted.
GHLv-vHuntingvovervbaitv-vAnswerv-vyouvcannotvhuntvovervanyonevelse'svbaitvsite
GHLv-vDeervBaitingvLawsv-vAnswerv-vNovdeervbaitingvorvfeedingvJunev1v-vDecemberv1
GHLv-vTurkeyv&vMoosevBaitingvLawsv-vAnswerv-vNovturkeyvorvmoosevbaitingvfromvSeptv1v-
vDecv15.vNovbaitingvturkeyvduringvspringvturkeyvseasonveither.
GHLv-vMinimumvShootingvDistancesv-vAnswerv-
vCannotvshootvwithingv100vydsvofvavdwellingv(orvavstate-
ownedvboatvlaunch)...includesvcrossbow.
ANSWERS
Whovneedsvavlicense?v-vAnswerv-vAnyonevwhovhuntsvwildvbirdsvorvanimalsvinvMaine
JuniorvHunterv-vAnswerv-vhuntersvundervthevagevofv16
Exceptionsv(assistingvinvavhunt)v-vAnswerv-
vyouvcanvdovthisvasvlongvasvyouvdon'tvcarryvanyvhuntingvequipment
LandownervPriviledgev-vAnswerv-
vMainevresidentvlandownersvandvimmediatevfamilyvmembersvcanvhuntvw/ovavlicensevonvlan
dvtheyvownvandvresidevuponvasvlongvasvitvisv10vorvmorevacresvandvusedvexclusivelyvforvagric
ulturalvpurposesv(doesvnotvapplyvtovrevokedvorvsuspendedvlicensesvorvmoosevhunting)
LicensevRequirements?v-vAnswerv-
veithervheldvavhuntingvlicensevinvavpriorvyearvorvtakenvavhuntervsafetyvcourse.
NativevAmericanvExceptionv-vAnswerv-
vNativevAmericansvarevexemptvfromvthevsafetyvcoursevrequirementvforvarchery,vcrossbowva
ndvtrapping
MilitaryvExceptionv-vAnswerv-vactive-
dutyvArmedvForcesvmembervstationedvoutsidevthevUSvwhovisvhomevonvleavevisvexemptvfro
mvhunter,varcheryvandvcrossbowvsafetyvrequirementsvifvtheyvcanvshowvproofvatvtimevofvlice
nsevapplicationvthatvtheirvhomevstatevofvrecordvisvMaine
Residentv(definition)v-vAnswerv-vUSvcitizenvorvnon-
citizenvwhovhasvbeenvdomiciledvinvthevStatevforv1vyearv+:v1)visvregisteredvtovvote,visvregister
edvinvthisvstatev+v2)visvlicensevtovdrivevavmotorvvehicle,vhasvmadevapplicationvforvorvpossess
esvavMainevdriver'svlicensev+v3)vhasvregisteredvinvMainevanyvmotorvvehiclesvtheyvownvthatva
revlocatedvwithinvthevstatev+v4)visvinvcompliancevwithvthevstatevincomevtaxvlawv+v5)visvavfull-
timevstudentvatvavMainevcollege/universityvwhovsatisfiesvabovevrequirements.
Nonresidentv(definition)v-vAnswerv-
vmeansvavpersonvwhovdoesvnotvfallvwithinvthevdefinitionvofvavresident
, ApprenticevHuntervLicensev-vAnswerv-
vavailablevtovanyonev16vorvoldervwhovhasvnevervheldvavhuntingvlicense.vCanvgetvthisvlicensev
5vtimesvmax.vMustvhuntvinvthevpresencevofvavlicensedvhuntervoverv18vyrsvold.
GHLv-vUnlawfulvConductv-vAnswerv-
vthevhunting,vpossession,vtransportingvofvanyvspeciesvofvwildvanimalvorvbirdv(orvpartsvthereo
f)vthatvdoesvnotvhavevanvopenvhuntingvseason.vItvisvalsovunlawfulvtovtake,vpossessvorvneedl
esslyvdestroyvthevnestvorveggsvofvanyvwildvbird.
GHLv-vNightvHuntingv-vAnswerv-
v1/2vhourvaftervsunsetvuntilv1/2vbeforevsunrisev(unlessvotherwisevprovided)
GHLv-ExceptionsvtovNightvHuntingv-vAnswerv-vmigratoryvgamevbirds,vraccoonvandvcoyote
GHLv-vRaccoonvHuntingv-vAnswerv-
vraccoonsvmayvbevhuntedvatvnightvduringvthevopenvseasonvifvthevhuntervis:v1)vAccompaniedv
byvavdogv#2)vusingvavriflevorvhandgunvnovmorevpowerfulvthanv.22LRv3)vLoadsvthevweaponvo
nlyvwhenvdispatchingvavraccoonvtreedvorvheldvatvbayvbyvdog(s)vandvID'dvbyvavflashlight
GHLv-vDefinitionvofv"Bait"v-vAnswerv-
v"Bait"vmeansvanvanimal,vplantvorvpartvthereofvusedvtovattractvwildvanimalsvforvthevpurposevo
fvhunting
GHLv-vPlacementvofvBaitv-vAnswerv-
vmustvhavev1)voralvorvwrittenvpermissionvfromvlandownerv2)vlabeledvthevbaitv2x4"vtagvwithvth
evnamevandvaddressvofvthevbaiterv3)vcleansvupvthevbaitvsitevimmediatelyvuponvlandownervre
questvorvwithingv20vdaysvofvlastvdayvthevsitevisvhunted.
GHLv-vHuntingvovervbaitv-vAnswerv-vyouvcannotvhuntvovervanyonevelse'svbaitvsite
GHLv-vDeervBaitingvLawsv-vAnswerv-vNovdeervbaitingvorvfeedingvJunev1v-vDecemberv1
GHLv-vTurkeyv&vMoosevBaitingvLawsv-vAnswerv-vNovturkeyvorvmoosevbaitingvfromvSeptv1v-
vDecv15.vNovbaitingvturkeyvduringvspringvturkeyvseasonveither.
GHLv-vMinimumvShootingvDistancesv-vAnswerv-
vCannotvshootvwithingv100vydsvofvavdwellingv(orvavstate-
ownedvboatvlaunch)...includesvcrossbow.
