Hunting and Fishing
The same in Maine like elsewhere, before engaging in any form of outdoor recreation
on property, which belongs to someone else, you must seek permission when it
comes to hunting preys. The state grants permits to hunt Any-Deer, Moose and
Wild Turkey, as also hunting season permits and hunter safety courses for locals
and visitors.
In fact, you can easily purchase a hunting license on the Internet through
a system called Moses. Moses is the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife offering an efficient online hunting and fishing licensing system,
available any time of the day or night, with the facility to print your license
in just minutes after it is delivered by email.
Licenses available are Hunting and Fishing Combo, single Fishing License or
single Hunting License, and visiting any fishing guides or hunting guides you
can easily plan your next trip to Maine. Some popular Fishing Guides include:
Dri-Ki Lodge, with many miles of streams, rivers, Grand lakes and ponds to
fish.
Caratunk Guide Service specialized in fly fishing trips for brook trout.
Bear Creek lodge with abundance of lakes, ponds, streams and rivers offering
excellent fishing.
Birchwood Cottages and Guide Service, with Bass Fishing and white perch fishing
in Jackson Brook Lake
Rocky Ridge Guide Service, offering guided fishing trips to Sebago Lake, Kezar
Lake and many other lakes and ponds
It is also possible to find experienced Hunting guides all over Maine, including
the following:
- The Ashland Bear Camp offering bear, deer and moose hunting in both Maine
and Canada.
- Gray's Guide Service, a native 40 years of experience Guide in Maine Wilderness
and Waterways.
- Cedar Ridge Outfitters with guided trips to hunting opportunities and other
outdoor activities.
- Maine Coast Experience, a service offering duck hunting along the Maine Coast.
- Rocky Ridge Guide Service, with a unique 6 days of hunting trip in the foothills
of the White Mountains.
You can find many other registered guides to assist you in your Maine's hunting
and fishing experience. Consult Maine Professional Guides Association Directory
to find them.
Further information on the Maine Endangered Species Act passed by the Maine
Legislature in 1975 due to concern that various species of fish and wildlife
were in danger of disappearing from the State. This act is also available through
the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
There are 33 species of fish and wildlife listed under Maine's Endangered Species
Act. 3 of those species are also federally listed under the U.S. Endangered
Species Act, the same as other 16 species currently or historically occurring
in Maine but not under the Maine Endangered Species Act, which is reviewed every
5 year for consideration of any additions, deletions, or status changes.
Maine is a premier hunting and fishing destination due its abundance of unspoiled
woods and waters. It is estimated that over 300,000 deers, 35,000 moose and
23,000 bear population all over the state.
Keeping this in mind, any hunter has excellent opportunities in getting a trophy
while they enjoy the most awesome scenarios of Maine, with abundance of upland
birds; there are uncountable acres of grouse, woodcock habitat, and countless
inland waterfowl opportunities for duck hunters.
With nearly 32,000 miles of water streams, fishing in rivers, lakes, ponds
and coasts, Maine offers the following list of species:
Alewife, Black sea bass, Blue shark, Blueback herring, Bluefin tuna, Bluefish,
Brown trout, Cod, Cusk, Cunner, Dogfish, Goosefish, Haddock, Hake, Halibut,
Herring, Mackerel, Mako shark, Menhaden, Ocean pout, Pollock, Porbeagle shark,
Redfish, Salmon, Sculpin, Sea raven, Shad, Skate, Smelt, Striped bass, Sturgeon,
Tautog, Thresher shark, Winter flounder, and Wolffish.
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